Opportunistic computed tomography screening shows a high incidence of osteoporosis in ankylosing spondylitis patients with acute vertebral fractures

Journal of Clinical Densitometry

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 17-21

  Emohare, Osa ^a   Cagan, Amanda ^b   Polly, David W ^c   Gertner, Elie ^a,c  

^a REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HEALTHPARTNERS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Bone mineral density; CT attenuation; Fracture; Osteoporosis; Vertebral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINE FRACTURE; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; COMPLICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FRACTURE FIXATION; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL RECORD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHOTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL FRACTURES; UNITED STATES;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; AGED; BONE DENSITY; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS, PROBLEM-ORIENTED; MINNESOTA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84921732767     PISSN: 10946950     EISSN: 15590747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2014.07.006     Document Type: Article

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