HEIGHT LOSS RATE AS A MARKER OF OSTEOPOROSIS IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH RHEUMATOID-ARTHRITIS

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SANILA, M
KOTANIEMI, A
VIIKARI, J
ISOMAKI, H
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OSTEOPOROSIS; HEIGHT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;
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The relation between the loss of height and bone mineral density (BMD) at the lumbar spine and proximal femur was determined in 61 women aged 56-70 years suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. Statistically highly significant negative correlations were found between the loss of height and the spinal and femoral BMD. A loss of 4 cm or more in height over 10 years seems to be associated with a significant decrease of BMD, and it can be recommended as a clinical marker of osteoporosis.
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