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Progressive vertebral deformities despite unchanged bone mineral density in patients with sarcoidosis: a 4-year follow-up study.
Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA - 1 Jun 2008
Heijckmann A C, Drent M, Dumitrescu B, De Vries J, Nieuwenhuijzen Kruseman A C, Wolffenbuttel B H R, Geusens P, Huijberts M S P
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: To evaluate the incidence of new and/or progressive vertebral deformities and changes in bone mineral density, we re-examined 66 patients with sarcoidosis after a follow-up period of four years. In 17 subjects (26%) new and/or progressive vertebral deformities were found, though BMD did not change significantly. INTRODUCTION: Previous studies from our group have shown that morphometric vertebral...
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