Bone erosion
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| Bone erosion | |
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| File:X-ray of right fourth PIP joint with bone erosions by rheumatoid arthritis.jpg | |
| Bone erosions by rheumatoid arthritis.[1] | |
| Specialty | Orthopedics |
Bone erosion is the loss of bone from disease processes. Erosive arthritis is joint inflammation (arthritis) with bone destruction, and such conditions include rheumatoid arthritis.[2] Bone erosion is the loss of bone in a certain area, rather than a change in bone density, which is found in osteoporosis. Surprisingly, bone erosion is not common in osteoarthritis, although there is a subtype of osteoarthritis (erosive osteoarthritis) that may result in bone erosion.[3]
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Erosive arthritis (differential) at Radiopaedia