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ba0003pp9 | Arthritis and other joint diseases: translational and clinical | ECTS2014

The characteristics of bone mineral density, erosive and destructive changes in joints of hands and feet, vertebral deformities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Petrova Elena , Dydykina Irina , Smirnov Aleksandr , Podvorotova Marina , Taskina Elena , Dydykina Polina , Nasonov Evgeniy

There is discussed an interrelation of BMD, progressing of erosive and destructive changes in hands and feet with development of vertebral deformations in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).The aim: To receive data on bone mineral density (BMD), erosive and destructive changes in hands and feet and vertebral deformations in patients with RA.Materials/methods: In this research, it was included 106 women, with RA, age 23–69 years. In all...