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  • Title: Height loss rate as a marker of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis.
    Author: Sanila M, Kotaniemi A, Viikari J, Isomäki H.
    Journal: Clin Rheumatol; 1994 Jun; 13(2):256-60. PubMed ID: 8088069.
    Abstract:
    The relation between the loss of height and bone mineral density (BMD) at the lumbar spine and proximal femur was determined in 61 women aged 56-70 years suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. Statistically highly significant negative correlations were found between the loss of height and the spinal and femoral BMD. A loss of 4 cm or more in height over 10 years seems to be associated with a significant decrease of BMD, and it can be recommended as a clinical marker of osteoporosis.
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