Identification of Vertebral Fractures in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Using Bone Mineral Density and Trabecular Bone Score (TBS)
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2019
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Bone involvement is the main joint complication of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Patients with RA have a greater risk of osteoporosis and fracture than the general population. The prevalence of osteoporosis in RA is 20% to 30% in the spine and 7-26% in the hip. Clinical studies show that TBS is lower in patients with RA with a fracture compared to those without fracture, regardless of BMD outcomes and major clinical risk factors