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Ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and reactive arthritis show increased bone resorption, but differ with regard to bone formation.

Johannes Grisar, P. Bernecker, Martin Aringer, Kurt Redlich, Markus Sedlak, Wolfgang Wolozcszuk, Susanne Spitzauer, S. Grampp, F. Kainberger, Wolfgang Ebner,

PubMed · 2002 · 109 citations · 0 references

Abstract

Our data indicate high and, particularly in AS, unbalanced bone turnover in SSpA, consistent with the decrease in BMD found in patients with AS.