TY - JOUR AU - Klingberg, Eva AU - Lorentzon, Mattias AU - Göthlin, Jan AU - Mellström, Dan AU - Geijer, Mats AU - Ohlsson, Claes AU - Atkinson, Elizabeth J. AU - Khosla, Sundeep AU - Carlsten, Hans AU - Forsblad-d’Elia, Helena PY - 2013 DA - 2013/11/05 TI - Bone microarchitecture in ankylosing spondylitis and the association with bone mineral density, fractures, and syndesmophytes JO - Arthritis Research & Therapy SP - R179 VL - 15 IS - 6 AB - Osteoporosis of the axial skeleton is a known complication of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), but bone loss affecting the peripheral skeleton is less studied. This study on volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) and bone microarchitecture in AS was conducted to compare peripheral vBMD in AS patients with that in healthy controls, to study vBMD in axial compared with peripheral bone, and to explore the relation between vertebral fractures, spinal osteoproliferation, and peripheral bone microarchitecture and density. SN - 1478-6354 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/ar4368 DO - 10.1186/ar4368 ID - Klingberg2013 ER -