Correlation between bone quality and microvascular damage in systemic sclerosis patients

Rheumatology Oxford Journal

Fecha de publicación: 18 may 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/key130

Autores: Barbara Ruaro, Andrea Casabella, Sabrina Paolino, Carmen Pizzorni, Elisa Alessandri, Chiara Seriolo, Giulia Botticella, Luigi Molfetta, Patrizio Odetti, Vanessa Smith, Maurizio Cutolo

Background: SSc patients are recognized as presenting an increased risk of altered bone mass. The aim of this study was to assess the bone quality, by trabecular bone score (TBS), in SSc patients in correlation with different levels of microvascular damage, as evaluated by nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC), and to compare the results regarding bone quality with RA patients and healthy subjects (CNT).

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