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Review
. 2012 Jul:89:36-8.
doi: 10.3899/jrheum.120240.

Osteoporosis and psoriatic arthritis

Antonio Del Puente  1 , Antonella Esposito, Anna Parisi, Mariangela Atteno, Simona Montalbano, Maria Vitiello, Carmela Esposito, Nicoletta Bertolini, Francesca Foglia, Luisa Costa, Raffaele Scarpa
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Osteoporosis and psoriatic arthritis

Antonio Del Puente et al. J Rheumatol Suppl. 2012 Jul.

Abstract

Osteoporosis (OP) is a skeletal disorder characterized by compromised bone strength that predisposes to an increased risk of fracture. The prevalence of OP in the general population is very high as established in several studies, and OP represents one of the possible aspects of bone involvement in arthritis. In psoriatic arthritis this involvement is particularly complex because it affects not only mechanisms of bone loss but also of bone formation. We will discuss these aspects and the available epidemiological data.

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