A Contemporary View of the Diagnosis of Osteoporosis in Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis
Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily affects the axial joints. Altered bone metabolism associated with chronic inflammation leads to both new bone formation in the spine and increased bone loss. It is known that patients with axSpA have a high prevalence o...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2020-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2020.569449/full |