Prevalence and clinical association with acro-osteolysis in early systemic sclerosis.

Objectives: Acro-osteolysis is often associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc). However, the severity of acro-osteolysis and its clinical association among SSc patients is limited. Our aims were to assess the prevalence of acro-osteolysis and the clinical association with acro-osteolysis among SSc patients at early onset of the disease.