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BEST PRACTICE & RESEARCH IN CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY
Volume 30, Issue 4, Pages 751-765Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.berh.2016.08.010
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Osteoporosis; Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases; Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry; Quantitative ultrasound; Quantitative computed tomography; Arthritis
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Osteoporosis is a common comorbidity of all major rheumatic diseases, and manifests itself both systemically and locally. Systemic bone loss manifests because of several factors, primarily inflammation, immobility, and commonly used medical treatment for rheumatic diseases. Local bone loss manifests as periarticular demineralization and bone erosion due to local release of inflammatory agents and cytokines, which promote bone resorption. All these factors contribute to the phenomenon of arthritis-associated osteoporosis. This review summarized the currently available and used methods that play a role in the diagnosis and monitoring of osteoporosis and in the detection of osteoporotic fractures. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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