Background and Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess if there are structural and
functional changes of hands and legs already in early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA), compared …

Background The aim of this research was to assess if hand bone mineral density (HBMD)
changes associated with the appearance of erosions in early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA) …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) usually occurs as a symmetrical disease, which mainly affects the
small joints of the hands and feet. The correlation of handedness with radiological changes …

Objectives. RA is associated with joint destruction and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).
Possible predictors for CVD are early changes in body composition. We therefore evaluated …

Background and Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate body composition (BC) of
rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients at disease onset compared to population controls focusing …

Aim To explore the relationship between muscle strength and bone density in patients with
different rheumatic diseases and to examine whether inflammatory arthritis was more …

Osteoporosis in cases of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is multifactorial, and the pathogenesis of
bone loss induced by RA in postmenopausal women is not fully understood. The purpose of …

Objectives. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence and significance of hand
deformities during the first 10 years of RA. Methods. One hundred and eighty-three early RA …

Aim. The study aims to assess the potential influences of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and its
specific disease measures on lean body composition phenotypes of female patients …

Objective To study bone mineral density and body composition in patients with early
rheumatoid arthritis to determine the relationship of lean mass, fat mass and hand grip …