Editorials
27 May 2013
Vol. 65 No. 2 (2013)
https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2013.51

Osteoarthritis and osteoporosis: correlations between two clinical entities

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I. Bertoldi
bertoldiilaria@libero.it
Sezione di Reumatologia Università di Siena, Italy.
B. Frediani
Centro per l’Osteoporosi e la Diagnosi Strumentale OsteoArticolare, Sezione di Reumatologia, Università di Siena, Italy.
Osteoarthritis (OA) and osteoporosis (OP) are two common muscoloskeletal diseases, especially in the elderly, which have a significant socio-economic impact. Both conditions are multi-factorial. OP is a systemic disease of the skeleton characterized by reduced mass and qualitative alterations of the bone, leading to increased risk of fracture; OA is an imbalance in tissue homeostasis, which leads to cartilage deterioration, sclerosis of subchondral bone and osteophytosis...

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Osteoarthritis and osteoporosis: correlations between two clinical entities. (2013). Reumatismo, 65(2), 51-54. https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2013.51

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