Prevalence of vertebral fractures in a disease activity steered cohort of patients with early active rheumatoid arthritis

Prevalence of vertebral fractures in a disease activity steered cohort of patients with early active rheumatoid arthritis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Objective</p> <p>To determine the prevalence of vertebral fractures (VFs) after 5 years of disease activity score (DAS)-steered treatment in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to investigate the association of VFs with disease activity,...

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Main Authors: Dirven Linda, van den Broek M, van Groenendael J H L M, de Beus W M, Kerstens P J S M, Huizinga T W J, Allaart C F, Lems W F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Rheumatoid arthritis
Vertebral fractures
Bone mineral density
Functional ability
Disease activity
Treatment strategy
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/13/125

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