What Role Does Trabecular Bone Score Play in Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases?

What Role Does Trabecular Bone Score Play in Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases?

Patients suffering from rheumatic inflammatory diseases, e.g., systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spondylitis, are at risk of low bone mass. Dual-energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DXA) is the traditional radiological measurement technique for bone mineral density (BMD). The recently...

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Main Authors: Barbara Ruaro, Andrea Casabella, Luigi Molfetta, Francesco Salton, Paola Confalonieri, Marco Confalonieri, Elisa Baratella, Antonio De Tanti, Cosimo Bruni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
osteoporosis
rheumatic diseases
Trabecular Bone Score (TBS)
Bone Mineral Density (BMD)
osteopaenia
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.600697/full

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