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SUBMITTER: Kim HN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4773924 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kim Ha Neul HN Jung Joon-Yong JY Hong Yeon Sik YS Park Sung-Hwan SH Kang Kwi Young KY
Scientific reports 20160302
To determine the association between inflammatory and structural lesions on sacroiliac joint (SIJ) MRI and BMD and to identify risk factors for low BMD in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Seventy-six patients who fulfilled the ASAS axSpA criteria were enrolled. All underwent SIJ MRI and BMD measurement at the lumbar spine, femoral neck, and total hip. Inflammatory and structural lesions on SIJ MRI were scored. Laboratory tests and assessment of radiographic and disease activity wer ...[more]