One of the most frequent causes for local bone erosion, however, is arthritis, which involves destruction of juxta-articular bone. This process is a hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but it also occurs within the context of other chronic forms of arthritis, particularly in psoriatic arthritis (Figure (Figure1). 1).
Alexandria is a city in and the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state. It is the principal city of the Alexandria metropolitan area (population 153,922) which encompasses all of Rapides and Grant parishes. Its neighboring city is Pineville. In 2010, the population was 47,723, an increase of 3 percent from the 2000 census.
The Katz family still runs Security Sporting Goods, which opened in Alexandria in 1949 and despite a fire and a move remains the âpremier sporting goods store with the most complete selection of merchandise in Louisiana.â In recent decades, the Jewish population of Alexandria has declined sharply. In 1980, 760 Jews lived in Alexandria, by 2001 there were only 175. Despite this drop in population, Alexandria has come to cherish the rich history of its Jews in recent years. In 2002, the high schoolâs theater troupe put on a production of âFiddler on the Roof.â