Published 2014 | Version v1
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Interspinous bursitis is common in polymyalgia rheumatica, but is not associated with spinal pain

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Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory disease in older people characterized by shoulder and/or pelvic girdle, and cervical and, occasionally, lumbar pain. Interspinous bursitis has been suggested as a potential cause of spinal symptoms. We evaluated, by 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography integrated with computed tomography (PET/CT), the vertebral structures involved in PMR in a cohort of consecutive, untreated patients.

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http://hdl.handle.net/11567/809812
URN
urn:oai:iris.unige.it:11567/809812

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UNIGE