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Two phenotypes of arthropathy in long-term controlled acromegaly? A comparison between patients with and without joint space narrowing (JSN).
Growth hormone & IGF research : official journal of the Growth Hormone Research Society and the International IGF Research Society - 1 Oct 2013
Claessen K M J A, Kloppenburg M, Kroon H M, Romijn J A, Pereira A M, Biermasz N R
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BACKGROUND: Arthropathy is an invalidating complication of acromegaly, also in long-term controlled patients, and is radiographically characterized by osteophytes and preserved joint spaces. However, joint space narrowing (JSN) is observed in the minority of patients. It is unknown whether JSN is the end-stage of acromegalic arthropathy or whether this feature develops independently of acromegaly. OBJECTIVE: To...
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