Higher Bone Turnover Is Related to Spinal Radiographic Damage and Low Bone Mineral Density in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients with Active Disease: A Cross-Sectional Analysis

• Suzanne Arends ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Suzanne Arends, Anneke Spoorenberg

  * E-mail: s.arends@umcg.nl

  Affiliations Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

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• Anneke Spoorenberg ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Suzanne Arends, Anneke Spoorenberg

  Affiliation Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Monique Efde,

  Affiliation Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

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• Reinhard Bos,

  Affiliation Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands

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• Martha K. Leijsma,

  Affiliation Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Hendrika Bootsma,

  Affiliation Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Nic J. G. M. Veeger,

  Affiliation Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Elisabeth Brouwer,

  Affiliation Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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• Eveline van der Veer

  Affiliation Laboratory Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands

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