Bone erosion explained

Field:	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.^[1] 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.^[2]

External links

• Erosive arthritis (differential) at Radiopaedia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Osteoarthritis. jblack03. 9 July 2012. 5 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316211302/http://www.orthop.washington.edu/?q=patient-care%2Farticles%2Farthritis%2Fosteoarthritis.html. 16 March 2018. dead.
2. Ulusoy. Hasan. Akgöl. Gürkan. Acet. Günseli KARACA. Kaya. Arzu. Kamanli. Ayhan. 2011. Erosive Osteoarthritis: Presentation of a Treatment-Resistant Case. Archives of Rheumatology. 26. 1. 053–057. 10.5606/tjr.2011.008. 2148-5046. free.