Prevalence of Subclinical Vertebral Fractures in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis

Prevalence of Subclinical Vertebral Fractures in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis in Egyptian Patients and Its Relation to Some Clinical Data

Study of prevalence of subclinical vertebral fractures in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing spondylitis

Detection of the prevalence of subclinical vertebral fractures in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing spondylitis Study the relation between vertebral fractures and some clinical data like demographics data, disease duration and disease severity

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients fulfilling ACR/EULAR 2010 rheumatoid arthritis classification criteria.

Patients diagnosed as ankylosing spondylitis according to ASAS criteria (2000). Age (18-50).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient with other autoimmune Rheumatic disease other than RA and AS. Infections including hepatitis C or B, HIV, tuberculosis. RA and AS patients with known vertebral fractures. Malignancy, hypogonadism, thyroid problems, chronic kidney disease, Hypoparathyroidism, Type 1 DM.

Pregnancy and breast-feeding.