title: High bone turnover in fibromyalgia.
abstract: This paper seeks to determine if patients with a fibromyalgic syndrome have specific abnormalities of skeletal homeostasis. Radioisotopic evaluation of skeletal remodeling showed higher Fogelman index and increased 24-hour pyrophosphate retention in the group of fibromyalgics (n = 28) when compared to the control group (n = 16). Bone density (lumbar vertebrae and femoral neck) was not significantly different from control subjects. These data might suggest an accelerated bone metabolism in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Erasmus University Hospital, University of Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Appelboom
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schoutens
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015519:Bone Density; D001862:Bone Resorption / Q000378:metabolism; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism*; D011756:Diphosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005356:Fibromyalgia / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010012:Osteogenesis / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D011756:Diphosphates