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ArticleJournal of orthopaedics2017

Correlation between hand bone mineral density and joint destruction in established rheumatoid arthritis.

Takeshi Mochizuki, Koichiro Yano, Katsunori Ikari, Ryo Hiroshima, Yu Sakuma, Shigeki Momohara

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Takeshi MochizukiDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kamagaya General Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
Koichiro YanoInstitute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Katsunori IkariInstitute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Ryo HiroshimaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kamagaya General Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
Yu SakumaInstitute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Shigeki MomoharaDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.

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objectiveWe aimed to clarify the correlation between bone mineral density (BMD) and the modified total Sharp score of the hand in Japanese patients with established rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

methodsWe examined the hands of 57 patients who had RA for more than 20 years. BMD for the whole hand was measured using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Concurrently, the hands were analyzed using radiography to estimate the van der Heijde-modified total Sharp score (vdH-S).

resultsThe patients were all women with a median age of 69.7 years and RA disease duration of 29.9 years. The correlation coefficients were -0.513 (P < 0.0001) for hand BMD and vdH-S of the hand, -0.576 (P < 0.0001) for hand BMD and the erosion score of the vdH-S, and -0.339 (P < 0.0001) for hand BMD and the joint narrowing score of the vdH-S.

conclusionsHand BMD is correlated with the vdH-S in long-established RA. The hand BMD is important for structural assessment of the hand. Additionally, we may be able to predict the vdH-S of the hand on the basis of the hand BMD in long-established RA.

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Bone mineral densityHandModified total sharp scoreRheumatoid arthritis

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PMID28831233
PMCPMC5552017

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