Abstract
Category B is the mineralization and shape of the bones. This category includes bone mineralization, erosions, bone cysts, and osteophyte formation. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), marginal erosion is a hallmark of the disease and occurs in the bare areas of the bone. Especially, juxta-articular osteoporosis is the earliest change in plain radiograph of patients with RA.
Keywords: Bone mineralization, Cone cysts, Erosions, Juxta-articular osteoporosis, Osteopytes, Rheumatoid arthritis.
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Syuichi Koarada, Yuri Sadanaga ;B: Bone Mineralization and Shape, Frontiers in Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Approach (2018) 3: 73. https://doi.org/10.2174/9781681086613118030005
DOI https://doi.org/10.2174/9781681086613118030005 |
Print ISSN 2468-6662 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2468-6670 |