Trabecular Bone Score and Bone Quality in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients

Background: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients run a higher risk of having low bone mass due to multifactorial events that include physical inactivity, persistent inflammation, low vitamin D levels, and glucocorticoid treatment. This study aimed at obtaining a comparison between bone involv...

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Main Authors: Barbara Ruaro, Andrea Casabella, Sabrina Paolino, Elisa Alessandri, Massimo Patané, Emanuele Gotelli, Alberto Sulli, Maurizio Cutolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmed.2020.574842/full