The risk of fracture and prevalence of osteoporosis is elevated in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: cross-sectional study from a single Hungarian center

The risk of fracture and prevalence of osteoporosis is elevated in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: cross-sectional study from a single Hungarian center

Abstract Background The prevalence of osteoporosis and risk of fractures is elevated in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but we have limited information about the bone mineral density (BMD) and fracture risk in patients with inflammatory myopathies. We intended to ascertain and compare fracture risk, bone...

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Main Authors: Anett Vincze, Levente Bodoki, Katalin Szabó, Melinda Nagy-Vincze, Orsolya Szalmás, József Varga, Katalin Dankó, János Gaál, Zoltán Griger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Fracture risk
Vertebral fractures
Myositis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-020-03448-2

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