Assessment of bone in Ehlers Danlos syndrome by ultrasound and densitometry
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Assessment of bone in Ehlers Danlos syndrome by ultrasound and densitometry.
OBJECTIVE Ehlers Danlos syndrome (EDS) is an inherited disorder of connective tissue characterised by hyperextensible skin, joint laxity, and easy bruising. There are phenotypic similarities with osteogenesis imperfecta, but in EDS a tendency to fracture or altered bone mass has not previously been considered to be a cardinal feature. METHOD This case-control design study investigates whether...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.57.10.630