Abstract Number: 2250 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Relationship Between Sex and Incident Knee Osteoarthritis Is Mediated By Shape
Background/Purpose: Incidence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) is higher in women than in men. We have previously shown that knee bone shape differs between men and…Abstract Number: 2251 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Current Tobacco Use and the Rates of Postoperative Complications after Total Knee Arthroplasty
Background/Purpose: To our knowledge, well-designed studies that have examined the risk of post-arthroplasty implant-related complications after TKA with tobacco use are lacking. Our objective was…Abstract Number: 2252 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Declining Post-Arthroplasty Mortality after Total Knee Arthroplasty in the U.S.: A Time-Trends Study
Background/Purpose: Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) is mostly an elective procedure that is effective in improving pain, function and quality of life in patients with end-stage…Abstract Number: 2253 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Racial Disparities in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Utilization and Outcomes Are Persisting
Background/Purpose: A recent study that used the 1993-2007 U.S. Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) reported that Blacks had lower overall Total Shoulder Arthroplasty (TSA) utilization rates…Abstract Number: 2254 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Socio-Economically Deprived Patients Have a Higher Likelihood for Having Any Type of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases and Have Higher Healthcare Costs – Results from a Population-Based Administrative Database Including 1.9 Million Persons (Basque country, Spain)
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) are prevalent and have a strong impact on health care costs. Some evidence in specific diseases indicates that patients…Abstract Number: 2255 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Capillaroscopic Patterns in a Healthy Population
Background/Purpose: Capillaroscopy is a noninvasive and safe method that allows visualization of the capillaries in the finger nailfold, it is useful in the evaluation of…Abstract Number: 2256 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Characteristics, Laboratory Findings and Nailfold Capillaroscopy Microscopy Patterns in a Monocentric Series of 123 Patients with Idiopathic Pernio
Background/Purpose: Few studies have looked at the characteristics of patients diagnosed with pernio and the significance of the use of capillaroscopy in these patients. The…Abstract Number: 2257 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Decline of Lung Function Is Associated with the Presence of Rheumatoid Factor in Korean Health Screening Subjects without Clinically Apparent Lung Diseases
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid factor (RF) is an autoantibody directed against the Fc component of IgG. It is present in approximately 70-80% of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients…Abstract Number: 2259 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence of Obesity, Diabetes and High Blood Pressure Associated with Arthritis: Analysis of the Canadian Longitudinal National Population Health Survey
Background/Purpose: While cross-sectional evidence points to a higher prevalence of cardiovascular (CVD) risk factors in persons with arthritis, longitudinal population based studies are lacking. The…Abstract Number: 2260 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Prevalence of Hypomagnesemia and Its Relation to BMI, Type 2 Diabetes, and Clinical Disease Measures in a VA Outpatient Rheumatology Clinic Population
Background/Purpose: Magnesium plays an essential role in multiple cellular reactions, and there is increasing interest in its role in inflammation and pain. It has been…Abstract Number: 2261 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Musculoskeletal Pain, Fat Mass and Fat Free Mass: Results from a Population-Based Study
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal pain has been shown to commonly occur at multiple sites. This is likely to have a greater impact on abilities to undertake activities…Abstract Number: 2262 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Novel Study Instrument to Identify Household Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders – Development and Validation
Background/Purpose: Household work is significant cause of musculoskeletal pain, particularly in the South Asian setting where household work is labour intensive and manually performed. But,…Abstract Number: 2263 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Construct and Convergent Validity of Four Global Measures of at-Work Productivity Loss in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Background/Purpose: Several global measures are available to assess at-work productivity loss in rheumatic diseases. Paucity in research exploring the construct validity of such measures contributes…Abstract Number: 2264 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence and Social Burden of Active Chronic Low Back Pain in the Adult Portuguese Population – Results from a National Survey
Background/Purpose: The prevalence and burden of chronic low back pain (CLBP) were ill defined in Portugal. The aim of this study was to determine, the…Abstract Number: 2265 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence and Physical and Mental Health Patterns of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases in Portugal: Results from a National Health Survey
Background/Purpose: Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (MSKD) are a prevalent leading cause of disability and consume a large amount of healthcare and social resources. MSKD have been…
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