No relationship between bone mineral density and syndesmophyte formation at the same level in the lumbar spine of patients with radiographic axial Spondyloarthritis

Objective To investigate if in radiographic axial Spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA) low vertebral bone mineral density (BMD) is associated with development of new syndesmophytes at the same vertebral level.Methods In a post-hoc analysis from the ASSERT trial (infliximab vs placebo), dual-energy X-ray abso...

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Main Authors: Floris A van Gaalen, Mary Lucy Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-11-01
Series:RMD Open
Online Access:https://rmdopen.bmj.com/content/6/3/e001391.full