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Nottingham knee osteoarthritis risk prediction models

Objectives (1) To develop risk prediction models for knee osteoarthritis (OA) and (2) to estimate the risk reduction that results from modification of potential risk factors. Method This was a 12-year ...
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Mycobacterial diseases and antitumour necrosis factor therapy in USA

1 Departments of Infectious Diseases (KLW), Public Health and Preventive Medicine (DC, KLW, DA), Ophthalmology (EBS, JTR, KLW, CDV), and Rheumatology (JTR), Oregon Health & Science University, ...
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Clinical classification criteria for knee osteoarthritis: performance in the general population and primary care

Primary Care Sciences Research Centre, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, UK Correspondence to: G Peat Primary Care Sciences Research Centre, Keele University ...
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Lipoma arborescens co-existing with psoriatic arthritis releases tumour necrosis factor alpha and matrix metalloproteinase 3

A 41-year-old man was referred with bilateral swollen knees. He reported a 6-year history of pain and swelling in the knees and feet. Past medical history revealed psoriasis and a recent diagnosis of ...
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Novel and reliable DACTylitis glObal Sonographic (DACTOS) score in psoriatic arthritis

Correspondence to Professor Annamaria Iagnocco, Scienze Cliniche e Biologiche, Università degli Studi di Torino, Turin 10043, Italy; annamaria.iagnocco1{at}gmail.com Objectives Dactylitis is one of ...
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Defining active sacroiliitis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for classification of axial spondyloarthritis: a consensual approach by the ASAS/OMERACT MRI group

Department of Rheumatology, Charité University Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of sacroiliac joints has evolved as the most relevant ...
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Patient and provider barriers to effective management of gout in general practice: a qualitative study

Correspondence to Michael Doherty, University of Nottingham, Department of Academic Rheumatology, Academic Rheumatology Clinical Sciences Building City Hospital, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK; ...
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Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation reduces pain and fatigue in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a randomised, double-blind, sham-controlled pilot trial

Objectives Musculoskeletal pain and fatigue are common features in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway is a physiological mechanism diminishing inflammation, ...
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Guidelines for musculoskeletal ultrasound in rheumatology

aDepartment of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Hospital, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, bDepartment of Rheumatology and Physical Medicine, University Hospital, Zurich, ...
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Inflammation in ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic description of the extent and frequency of acute spinal changes using magnetic resonance imaging

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is increasingly used to detect inflammation in the spine of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Objectives: To detect differentially the presence ...
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Dactylitis in psoriatic arthritis: a marker for disease severity?

1 The Psoriatic Arthritis Program, Centre for Prognosis Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases, University Health Network, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2 University of Toronto ...
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2022 American College of Rheumatology/European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology classification criteria for granulomatosis with polyangiitis

Objective To develop and validate revised classification criteria for granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA). Methods Patients with vasculitis or comparator diseases were recruited into an ...