Inflammation and degradation of bone are two closely linked processes. Chronic inflammatory arthritis not only leads to inflammatory bone loss but it also involves local erosion of articular bone. This osteo-destructive feature of chronic inflammatory arthritis is a major cause of disability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
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Over the next two weeks, you'll hear the stories behind these numbers, which range from zero to 1 trillion. The civil war in Syria presents so many staggering figures â millions of refugees, billions of dollars in destruction â looking back to its beginning in the spring of 2011. But there is one number that seems to encapsulate the tragedy like no other: 11,420. YouTube.