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Isokinetic knee muscle evaluation and DEXASCAN and their relation to disability in rheumatoid arthritis /

Mahmoud Mohammed Ismail

Isokinetic knee muscle evaluation and DEXASCAN and their relation to disability in rheumatoid arthritis / التقييم العضلى لمفصل الركبة وقياس كثافة العظام وعلاقتهم بمرض الروماتويد المفصلى Mahmoud Mohammed Ismail ; Supervised Samia Zaki , Manal Sedky Abdu - Cairo : Mahmoud Mohammed Ismail , 2007 - 201P. : ill ; 25cm

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty Of Medicine - Department Of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Rheumatoid arthitis (RA) is a systemic chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that leads to progressive joint , functional disability and extra - articular manifestations.Osteoporosis is a progressive systemic skeletal disease characterized by low bone mass density and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue , with a consequent increase in bone fragility and susceptibility to fracture



Bone mineral density Isokinetic knee muscle evaluation Rheumatoid arthritis