Effect of rarefaction process on osteoporosis in rheumatoid arthritis
Holovach, I.I.
Likars'ka Sprava 2002(3-4): 54-57
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 1019-5297 PMID: 12145893 Document Number: 546980
In 68 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) changes were analysed in the osseous tissue structural-and-functional state depending on the activity of the inflammatory process. Ascertained in RA patients were regularities in the course of rarefication processes, rate of the bone mass loss relative to stages of RA activity. With the aid of the ultrasound densitometry and echoosteometry techniques systemic disorders were studied together with structural-and-functional changes in the bone tissue.