Osteoarthritis and osteoporosis: correlations between two clinical entities

Submitted: 28 October 2012
Accepted: 2 May 2013
Published: 27 May 2013
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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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I. Bertoldi, Sezione di Reumatologia Università di Siena
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Bertoldi, I., & Frediani, B. (2013). Osteoarthritis and osteoporosis: correlations between two clinical entities. Reumatismo, 65(2), 51–54. https://doi.org/10.4081/reumatismo.2013.51