Acro-osteolysis in systemic sclerosis is associated with digital ischaemia and severe calcinosis

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2234-2238

  Johnstone, Emma M ^a   Hutchinson, Charles E ^b   Vail, Andy ^a   Chevance, Aurelie ^a   Herrick, Ariane L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acro osteolysis; Calcinosis; Digital ischaemia; Hand radiographs; Raynaud's phenomenon; SSc

Indexed keywords

ACROOSTEOLYSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; CALCINOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINGER ISCHEMIA; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CODING; PHALANX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SMOKING; SYSTEMIC SCLEROSIS;

ACRO-OSTEOLYSIS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCLERODERMA, SYSTEMIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870317388     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes214     Document Type: Article

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