title: [Acro-osteosclerosis of the fingers, a normal sex- and age-dependent endosteal reaction].
abstract: Acro-osteosclerosis (AOS) of the distal phalanges was estimated in a semi-quantitative manner in a sample of patients with polyarthritis and compared with a sample of non-rheumatic patients, corresponding in age and sex incidence. AOS must be regarded as a normal endosteal process which occurs particularly in women; it begins in early adult life and regresses with old age. There was no relationship between AOS and chronic polyarthritis; nevertheless, the bone 'terrain' in chronic polyarthritis is not identical with that in normals.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D001168:Arthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010026:Osteosclerosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Akroosteosklerose der Finger, eine normale geschlechts- und altersabhängige endostale Reaktion.