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  • Abstract Number: 1004 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Prevalence and Cross-Sectional Risk Factors of Ankle Osteoarthritis in a Community-Based Cohort

    Shahmeer Lateef1, Yvonne M. Golightly2, Jordan B. Renner3, Joanne M. Jordan1 and Amanda E. Nelson1, 1Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 2Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 3Radiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

    Background/Purpose: Historically, ankle osteoarthritis (OA) has been considered uncommon, and its development has been thought of as a consequence of primarily ankle injury. Other etiologies…
  • Abstract Number: 1005 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Association of Baseline Knee Sagittal Dynamic Joint Stiffness during Gait and 2-Year Cartilage Damage Progression in Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)

    Alison H. Chang1, Joan S. Chmiel2, Orit Almagor3, Kirsten C. Moisio3, Laura Belisle3, Yunhui Zhang3, Karen W. Hayes4 and Leena Sharma5, 1PT & Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 2Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 3Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 4Department of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 5Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose:   While patellofemoral (PF) OA has been found to have substantial impact on pain and function, most studies continue to focus on tibiofemoral (TF)…
  • Abstract Number: 1006 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Incident Frequent Knee Pain Is Associated with Changes in Semi-Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers of Inflammation

    C.Kent Kwoh1, Michael J. Hannon2, Tomoko Fujii3, Frank W Roemer4, Ali Guermazi5, David Hunter6, Felix Eckstein7 and Robert M. Boudreau8, 1Department of Medicine, The University of Arizona Arthritis Center and Division of Rheumatology, Tucson, AZ, 2Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, 3University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 4Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 5Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 6Rheumatology, Institute of Bone and Joint Research, Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 7Paracelsus Med Univ, Chondrometrics GmbH, Salzburg, Austria, 8Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

    Background/Purpose: The cause of knee pain in osteoarthritis (OA) is multi-factorial, and there is increasing evidence of the role of inflammation in OA. The goal…
  • Abstract Number: 1007 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Change in Semi-Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers Predicts Knee Osteoarthritis Progression: Data from the Fnih OA Biomarkers Consortium

    Jamie E. Collins1, Elena Losina2, Michael C. Nevitt3, Frank W. Roemer4, Ali Guermazi4, John A. Lynch5, Jeffrey N. Katz2, C. Kent Kwoh6, Joanne M. Jordan7, Virginia Kraus8 and David Hunter9, 1Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 2Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 3University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 4Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 5University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 6University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 7Thurston Arthritis Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, 8Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 9University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

    Background/Purpose: Semi-quantitative scoring of magnetic resonance images (MRIs) is a valuable method for performing multi-feature assessment of the knee joint. The goal of this study…
  • Abstract Number: 1008 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Morphometric Study of Algerian Hips: An Etiological Study to Explain the Low Prevalence of Hip Osteoarthritis in Algeria

    Samy Slimani1, Aicha Ladjouze-Rezig2, Khalid Testas3, Imen Bencharif4, Mohamed Boukredera5 and Riad Chiheub5, 1Department of Medicine, University of Batna, Batna, Algeria, 2Department of Rheumatology, EHS Ben Aknoun, Algiers, Algeria, 3Department of Medicine, Khroub Hospital, Constantine, Algeria, 4Department of Medicine, University of Constantine 1, Constantine, Algeria, 5Rheumatology office, Constantine, Algeria

    Background/Purpose: In western countries, hip osteoarthritis (OA) is the third osteoarthritic location in terms of prevalence, with a ratio hip/knee OA of 1:2 to 1:3. However,…
  • Abstract Number: 1009 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Promoting Professional Development of Medical Educators in Rheumatology: Perspectives of Clinician Scholar Educators

    Juliet Aizer1 and Jeanne Bitterman2, 1Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 2Adult Learning and Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Recognizing the importance of supporting educators to improve patient care, the Rheumatology Research Foundation (RRF) offers competitive awards for Clinician Scholar Educators (CSE) in…
  • Abstract Number: 1010 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Differing Perspectives Between Doctor, Nurse and Patient Views on Professionalism and Empathy: An Inter-Professional 360-Degree Rheumatology Objective Structured Clinical Examination

    Jessica Berman1, Juliet Aizer2, Meng Zhang3, Anne R. Bass2, Irene Blanco4, Anne Davidson5, Theodore R. Fields2, Jane Kang6, Leslie Kerr7, Deana M. Lazaro8, Stephen A. Paget9 and Michael H. Pillinger10, 1Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, 2Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 3Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 4Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 5Autoimmunity and Musculoskeletal Diseases, Feinstein Inst for Med Rsch, Manhasset, NY, 6Medicine, Columbia School of Medicine, New York, NY, 7Associate Professor of Medicine & Geriatrics, Mount Sinai Medical Ctr, New York, NY, 8Rheumatology, Box 42, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, 9Division of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 10Medicine/Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine/NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: The New York City Rheumatology Objective Self Assessment Clinical Exam (NYC-ROSCE) annually assesses 1st and 2nd year fellow competencies in areas such as professionalism…
  • Abstract Number: 1011 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Impact of a Musculoskeletal “Mini-Residency” Continuing Professional Education Program on Knee MRI Orders By Primary Care Providers

    Matthew Call1,2, Andrea M. Barker3, Grant W. Cannon4, Phillip Lawrence5 and Michael J. Battistone6, 1Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 3General Internal Medicine, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 4Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 5Pharmacology, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 6Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

    Background/Purpose: The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has developed a national continuing professional development program to train primary care providers (PCPs) in the evaluation…
  • Abstract Number: 1012 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Use of Social Media By Rheumatology Fellows in North America

    Jonathan S. Hausmann1,2, Jayanth Doss3 and Laura Cappelli4, 1Rheumatology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, 2Rheumatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 3Division of Rheumatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 4Ste 4500, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

    Background/Purpose: Social media, now used by 79% of US adults with internet access, has the potential to change the way in which physicians, patients, and…
  • Abstract Number: 1013 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Fellow As Clinical Teacher Curriculum: Improving Rheumatology Fellows’ Teaching Skills during Inpatient Consultation

    Eli Miloslavsky1, Lisa Criscione-Schrieber2, Beth Jonas3, Kenneth S. O'Rourke4, Jakob McSparron5 and Marcy B. Bolster6, 1Division of Rheumatology, Massachusetts General Hopsital, Boston, MA, 2Rheumatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 3Thurston Arthritis Research Ct, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, 4Section on Rheumatology and Immunology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, 5Divsion of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, 6Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Enhancing rheumatology fellows’ teaching skills in the setting of inpatient consultation may have a broad positive impact.  Such efforts may improve fellows’ clinical skills…
  • Abstract Number: 1014 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Improvement in Mentoring Associated with Implementation of an Inter-Institutional Mentoring Program within Pediatric Rheumatology

    Lakshmi N. Moorthy1, Eyal Muscal2, Meredith Riebschleger3, Marisa S. Klein-Gitelman4, Lise E. Nigrovic5, Kelly A. Rouster-Stevens6, Polly J. Ferguson7, B. Anne Eberhard8, Hermine I. Brunner9, Sampath Prahalad10, Rayfel Schneider11 and Peter A. Nigrovic12, 1Pediatric Rheumatology, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, 2Pediatric Rheumatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, 3Pediatric Rheumatology & Health Services Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 4Division of Rheumatology, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 5Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, 6Pediatric Rheumatology, Emory Univ School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 7Dept of Pediatrics--Rheum, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 8Schneider Children's Hospital, New Hyde Park, NY, 9Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 10Emory University School of Medicine and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, 11Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 12Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose:  Mentoring is a key contributor to success in academic medicine. In pediatric rheumatology, surveys have repeatedly identified mentoring as a major career unmet need…
  • Abstract Number: 1015 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Contribution of TNF and Type I Interferon to the Development of Persistent Post-Inflammatory Mechanical Allodynia in Arthritic Mice

    Sarah Woller1, Cody Ocheltree2, Tony Yaksh1 and Maripat Corr2, 1Anesthesiology, UCSD, La Jolla, CA, 2Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, UCSD, La Jolla, CA

    Background/Purpose: Male C57Bl/6 (WT) mice develop transient inflammation in response to K/BxN serum transfer and show a corresponding pain state, which persists beyond the resolution…
  • Abstract Number: 1016 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Collagen Antibodies Induce Pain-like Behavior in Mice Independent of Inflammation and Complement Activation but Requires Fcγrs

    Gustaf Wigerblad1, Katalin Sandor1, Kutty Selva Nandakumar2, Rikard Holmdahl3 and Camilla Svensson1, 1Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 2Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 3Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

    Background/Purpose: Collagen Antibody Induced Arthritis (CAIA) is an acute mouse model of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is induced by an intravenous injection of a cocktail…
  • Abstract Number: 1017 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    A Novel Mechanism of Arthritis-Induced Pain: Activation of Sensory Neurons By Autoantibodies

    Duygu Bas1, Alex Bersellini Farinotti1, Jon Sinclair2, Gustaf Wigerblad3, Kutty Selva Nandakumar4, Rikard Holmdahl5, Bo Rydqvist2 and Camilla Svensson3, 1Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 2Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 3Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 4Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 5Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

    Background/Purpose: Joint pain is one of the main reasons for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to seek medical care. Collagen type II (CII) antibodies (Abs)…
  • Abstract Number: 1018 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    A 32-Mer Aggrecan Fragment Generated through Adamts-4/5 and MMP-Mediated Cleavage Can Directly Excite Nociceptive Neurons

    Rachel E. Miller1, Richard J. Miller2, Abdelhak Belmadani3, Suzanne Golub4, Amanda J. Fosang4 and Anne-Marie Malfait5, 1Biochemistry, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 2Molecular Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 3Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 4University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 5Rush University Medeical Center, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: Cleavage of aggrecan in the interglobular domain (E373-374A) by ADAMTS-4/5 is an early event in osteoarthritis pathogenesis. Further cleavage by MMPs (N341-342F) releases a…
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