Bone erosion

Bone erosion is the loss of bone from disease processes like rheumatoid arthritis. 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 found in osteoarthritis.

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