The UltraSound-CLinical ARthritis Activity (US-CLARA) index: Properties of a new composite disease activity index for rheumatoid arthritis
To assess validity, responsiveness and interpretability of the UltraSound-CLinical ARthritis Activity (US-CLARA) index in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). (Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism)
Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - September 26, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Fausto Salaffi, Marco Di Carlo, Florenzo Iannone, Anna Laura Fedele, Oscar Massimiliano Epis, Raffaele Pellerito, Rosario Foti, Giuseppe Passiu, Leonardo Punzi, Federica Furini, Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini, Antonio Carletto, Elisa Gremese, Giovanni Lapadula, Source Type: research

Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in patients with gout: A meta-analysis
This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of ultrasound (US) for patients with gout. (Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism)
Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - September 26, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Young Ho Lee, Gwan Gyu Song Source Type: research

The UltraSound-CLinical ARthritis Activity (US-CLARA) index: properties of a new composite disease activity index for rheumatoid arthritis
To assess validity, responsiveness and interpretability of the UltraSound-CLinical ARthritis Activity (US-CLARA) index in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). (Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism)
Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - September 26, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Fausto Salaffi, Marco Di Carlo, Florenzo Iannone, Anna Laura Fedele, Oscar Massimiliano Epis, Raffaele Pellerito, Rosario Foti, Giuseppe Passiu, Leonardo Punzi, Federica Furini, Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini, Antonio Carletto, Elisa Gremese, Giovanni Lapadula, Source Type: research

Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in patients with gout: A meta-analysis
This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of ultrasound (US) for patients with gout. (Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism)
Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - September 26, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Young Ho Lee, Gwan Gyu Song Source Type: research

Blau syndrome with good Reponses to Tocilizumab: A case report and focused literature review
The objective of this study is to describe the case of a BS patient benefiting from Tocilizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody against interleukin 6 receptor. (Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism)
Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - September 25, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Li Lu, Min Shen, Dongbin Jiang, Yanmin Li, Xiaolong Zheng, Yao Li, Zhixun Li, Leilei Zhang, Jungen Tang, Yanke Guo, Shengyun Liu, Zhaohui Zheng, Guanmin Gao, Quancheng Kan Source Type: research

Sensorimotor performance and function in people with osteoarthritis of the hand: A case –control comparison
To determine whether hand left/right judgements, tactile acuity, and body perception are impaired in people with hand OA. To examine the relationships between left right judgements, tactile acuity and hand pain. To explore the relationships between sensorimotor measures (left/right judgements and tactile acuity) and measures of hand function in people with hand OA. (Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism)
Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - September 25, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Nicol ó Edoardo Magni, Peter John McNair, David Andrew Rice Source Type: research

Blau syndrome with good Reponses to Tocilizumab: A case report and focused literature review
The objective of this study is to describe the case of a BS patient benefiting from Tocilizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody against interleukin 6 receptor. (Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism)
Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - September 25, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Li Lu, Min Shen, Dongbin Jiang, Yanmin Li, Xiaolong Zheng, Yao Li, Zhixun Li, Leilei Zhang, Jungen Tang, Yanke Guo, Shengyun Liu, Zhaohui Zheng, Guanmin Gao, Quancheng Kan Source Type: research

Blau syndrome with good reponse to tocilizumab: A case report and focused literature review
The objective of this study is to describe a case of BS benefit from Tocilizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody against interleukin 6 receptor. (Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism)
Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - September 25, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Li Lu, Min Shen, Dongbin Jiang, Yanmin Li, Xiaolong Zheng, Yao Li, Zhixun Li, Leilei Zhang, Jungen Tang, Yanke Guo, Shengyun Liu, Zhaohui Zheng, Guanmin Gao, Quancheng Kan Source Type: research

Sensorimotor performance and function in people with osteoarthritis of the hand: A case-control comparison
To determine whether hand left/right judgements, tactile acuity, and body perception are impaired in people with hand OA. To examine the relationships between left right judgements, tactile acuity and hand pain. To explore the relationships between sensorimotor measures (left/right judgements, tactile acuity) and measures of hand function in people with hand OA. (Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism)
Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - September 25, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Nicol ó Edoardo Magni, Peter John McNair, David Andrew Rice Source Type: research

International patellofemoral osteoarthritis consortium: Consensus statement on the diagnosis, burden, outcome measures, prognosis, risk factors and treatment
To present the current status of knowledge in the field of patellofemoral (PF) osteoarthritis (OA) and formulate a research agenda in order to guide future research on this topic. (Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism)
Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - September 23, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Marienke van Middelkoop, Kim L. Bennell, Michael J. Callaghan, Natalie J. Collins, Philip G. Conaghan, Kay M. Crossley, Joost J.F.A. Eijkenboom, Rianne A. van der Heijden, Rana S. Hinman, David J. Hunter, Duncan E. Meuffels, Kathryn Mills, Edwin H.G. Oei, Source Type: research

Association between NICE guidance on biologic therapies with rates of hip and knee replacement among rheumatoid arthritis patients in England and Wales: An interrupted time-series analysis
To estimate the impact of NICE approval of tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) therapies on the incidence of total hip replacement (THR) and total knee replacement (TKR) among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in England and Wales. (Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism)
Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - September 23, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Samuel Hawley, Ren é Cordtz, Lene Dreyer, Christopher J. Edwards, Nigel K. Arden, Antonella Delmestri, Alan Silman, Cyrus Cooper, Andrew Judge, Daniel Prieto-Alhambra Source Type: research

Methods for segmentation of rheumatoid arthritis bone erosions in high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT)
The comparison between different techniques to quantify the 3-dimensional size of inflammatory bone erosions in rheumatoid arthritis(RA) patients. (Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism)
Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - September 23, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Camille P. Figueiredo, Arnd Kleyer, David Simon, Fabian Stemmler, Isabelle d ’Oliveira, Anja Weissenfels, Oleg Museyko, Andreas Friedberger, Axel J. Hueber, Judith Haschka, Matthias Englbrecht, Rosa M.R. Pereira, Juergen Rech, Georg Schett, Klaus Engelk Source Type: research

International patellofemoral osteoarthritis consortium: consensus statement on the diagnosis, burden, outcome measures, prognosis, risk factors and treatment
To present the current status of knowledge in the field of patellofemoral (PF) osteoarthritis (OA) and formulate a research agenda in order to guide future research on this topic. (Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism)
Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - September 23, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Marienke van Middelkoop, Kim L. Bennell, Michael J. Callaghan, Natalie J. Collins, Philip G. Conaghan, Kay M. Crossley, Joost J.F.A. Eijkenboom, Rianne A. van der Heijden, Rana S. Hinman, David J. Hunter, Duncan E. Meuffels, Kathryn Mills, Edwin H.G. Oei, Source Type: research

Association between NICE guidance on biologic therapies with rates of hip and knee replacement among rheumatoid arthritis patients in England and Wales: An interrupted time-series analysis
To estimate the impact of NICE approval of tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) therapies on the incidence of total hip replacement (THR) and total knee replacement (TKR) among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in England and Wales. (Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism)
Source: Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism - September 23, 2017 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Samuel Hawley, Ren é Cordtz, Lene Dreyer, Christopher J. Edwards, Nigel K. Arden, Antonella Delmestri, Alan Silman, Cyrus Cooper, Andrew Judge, Daniel Prieto-Alhambra Source Type: research