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Osteoporosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Management of Fractures in Severely Osteoporotic Bone

Abstract

Bone loss has been recognized as a complication of the rheumatoid process for more than a century. Barwel was the first to apply the term “osteoporosis” to the bone disease in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) [1]. Osteoporosis, as recognized by Soila [2], McConkey et al. [3], Saville and Kharmosh [4] and Kennedy and Lindsay [5], may be localized, occurring close to the site of inflamed joints, or generalized, involving the whole skeleton.

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Dequeker, J., Westhovens, R., Ravelingien, I. (2000). Osteoporosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis. In: Obrant, K. (eds) Management of Fractures in Severely Osteoporotic Bone. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3825-9_36

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