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Abstract Number: 2189 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
TLR 4 Endogenous Ligand MRP8/14 Levels in Enthesitis Related Arthritis (ERA) and Its Association With Disease Activity and TLR 4 Expression
Amita Aggarwal¹, Mujeeb Rahman¹, Arpita Myles², Priyanka Gaur² and Ramnath Misra¹, ¹Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ²Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis related arthritis (ERA) is an inflammatory disease of childhood that lacks autoreactive T and B cells. We have previously shown that surface expressed…
Abstract Number: 2160 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Journey to Diagnosis in As/Axial Spondyloarthritis – the Psychological Impact of Delay
Jane Martindale^1,2 and Lynne Goodacre², ¹Physiotherapy, Wrightington Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust, Wigan, United Kingdom, ²Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: It is not uncommon for 8 to 11 years to pass between symptoms onset and definitive diagnosis of AS/axial SpA (Gran 1997, Feldtkeller, 2003).…
Abstract Number: 2150 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparative Effectiveness Of Pharmacological Interventions For Knee Osteoarthritis: A Network Meta-Analysis
Raveendhara R. Bannuru¹, Timothy E. McAlindon², John B. Wong³, David Kent⁴ and Christopher Schmid⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ³Medicine/Clinical Decision Making, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁵Evidence-Based Practice Center, Brown University, Providence, RI
Background/Purpose: With the rapidly aging US population and obesity epidemic, the prevalence of knee osteoarthritis (OA) is increasing exponentially. Although a wide variety of symptomatic…
Abstract Number: 2151 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synergistic Effect of Combining BioniCare® in an Unloading Brace for Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Thomas Zizic¹, David S. Hungerford², Edmund J. MacLaughlin³, Craig Mines⁴, Shaili Deveshwar⁵, Theresa Lawrence Ford⁶, Cynthia Elliott⁶, John R. Principe⁷, Jack S. Tuber⁸ and Joy Schechtman⁹, ¹Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Department of Ortho Surgery, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Cambridge, MD, ⁴East Side OrthoCare, Snellville, GA, ⁵Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Center, Greensboro, NC, ⁶North Georgia Rheumatology, Lawrenceville, GA, ⁷WellBeingMD, Palos Heights, IL, ⁸The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, Baltimore, MD, ⁹SunValley Arthritis Center, Peoria, AZ
Background/Purpose: The purpose of this study was to see if incorporating the BioniCare device into an unloading brace would produce more rapid improvement, greater compliance…
Abstract Number: 2152 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predicting Benefit From Lateral Wedge Orthotics Using Radiographic Parameters In Medial Knee Osteoarthritis
Berna Goker¹, Roy H. Lidtke², Laura E. Thorp³, Markus A. Wimmer⁴ and Joel A. Block², ¹Internal Medicine-Rheumatology, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, ²Section of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ³Anatomy and Cell Biology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁴Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Lateral wedge foot orthosis have been used therapeutically in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis (OA) with inconsistent results. The current theory suggests they reduce…
Abstract Number: 2153 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Arrest Of Progressive Loss Of Vibratory Perception In Knee Osteoarthritis: Effects Of a 48 Week Biomechanical Intervention
Najia Shakoor¹, Roy H. Lidtke², Louis F. Fogg³, Laura E. Thorp⁴, Markus A. Wimmer⁵, Rachel A. Mikolaitis² and Joel A. Block², ¹Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Section of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ³Department of Nursing, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁴Anatomy and Cell Biology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁵Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Somatosensory function has been shown to be altered in knee osteoarthritis (OA); for example, we previously observed that in knee OA there are…
Abstract Number: 2154 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement In Clinical Symptoms After 48 Weeks Of Wearing Flexible Footwear In Osteoarthritis Of Knee: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study
Najia Shakoor¹, Roy H. Lidtke², Louis F. Fogg³, Laura E. Thorp⁴, Markus A. Wimmer⁵, Rachel A. Mikolaitis² and Joel A. Block², ¹Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Section of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ³Department of Nursing, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁴Anatomy and Cell Biology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁵Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA), the most common form of arthritis, is a major cause of pain and disability. Biomechanical interventions that reduce dynamic loading are…
Abstract Number: 2155 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Beneficial Effect Of Long-Term Use Of a Low-Cost Minimalist Footwear On Joint Load, Clinical, and Functional Aspects Of Elderly Women With Knee Osteoarthritis
Francis Trombini-Souza¹, Alessandra Matias¹, Mariane Yokota¹, Marco Butugan¹, Ivye Pereira¹, Claudia Goldenstein-Schainberg², Ricardo Fuller³ and Isabel C.N. Sacco¹, ¹Physical Therapy, Speech and Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Reumatologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Division of Rheumatology - Hospital das Clinicas - Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Positive outcomes of minimalist shoes on reduction of overload in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) have been highlighted. We have recently shown beneficial effects…
Abstract Number: 2156 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Weight Change Has A Disease Modifying Effect On Knee Structure and Symptoms In Obese Individuals Without Diagnosed Knee Osteoarthritis
Andrew Teichtahl¹, Anita Wluka², Stephanie Tanamas³, Yuanyuan Wang³, Boyd Strauss³, Joseph Proietto⁴, John Dixon⁵, Graeme Jones⁶, Andrew Forbes³ and Flavia Cicuttini⁷, ¹Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ²Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ³Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ⁴University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ⁵Baker Institute, Melbourne, Australia, ⁶Menzies Research Institute, Tasmania, Australia, ⁷Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, 3004, Australia
Background/Purpose: Although the strongest modifiable risk factor for the development of knee osteoarthritis (OA) is obesity, there are a paucity of data examining the effects…
Abstract Number: 2157 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Understanding Differences Between Black and White Patients’ Reactions to New Treatment
Liana Fraenkel¹, Richard L. Street Jr.² and Ellen Peters³, ¹Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT, ²Department of Communication, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, ³Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Numerous studies have found that Black patients are more risk averse than their White counterparts. In clinical practice, patients make judgments based on oral…
Abstract Number: 2158 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Do Numbers Make a Difference?
Liana Fraenkel¹, Evan Wilhelms² and Valerie Reyna², ¹Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT, ²Cornell University, Ithica, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients frequently overweigh the risks associated with rare adverse events (AEs). This is particularly true for biologics associated with extremely rare AEs. As a…
Abstract Number: 2159 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Understanding the Preference to Stay With the Status Quo
Liana Fraenkel¹, Meaghan Cunningham² and Ellen Peters³, ¹Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT, ²Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ³Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Preference for the status quo is prevalent in patients with rheumatic disease and may be harmful in decisions for which there is strong evidence…
Abstract Number: 2161 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biopsychosocial Typologies of Pain in a Cohort of Patients With Systemic Sclerosis
Erin L. Merz¹, Vanessa L. Malcarne¹, Shervin Assassi², Deepthi Nair², Tiffany Graham², Brayden Yellman², Rosa M. Estrada-Y-Martin³ and Maureen D. Mayes², ¹SDSU/UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego, CA, ²Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ³Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Despite being a common problem in Systemic Sclerosis, the extant literature on pain has primarily focused on biomedical correlates, or bivariate relationships with a…
Abstract Number: 2162 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physical, Psychological, and Social Impacts Of Restricting Back Pain: The Older Person’s Perspective
Una E. Makris¹, Trisha V. Melhado², Simon C. Lee³, Heidi A. Hamann², Lisa M. Walke⁴, Thomas M. Gill⁴ and Liana Fraenkel⁵, ¹Rheumatology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Clinical Sciences, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ⁴Internal Medicine, Section of Geriatrics, Yale University, New Haven, CT, ⁵Medicine, Section of Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Although back pain is the most common type of pain reported by older adults, we have a limited understanding of its impact on the…
Abstract Number: 2163 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors Of No Improvement In Subjective Health Perception In Newly Diagnosed Rheumatoid Athritis Patients With a Good DAS28 Response At 12 Months In The Dutch Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring Tight Control Cohort
Martijn Oude Voshaar¹, Erik Taal², Peter M. ten Klooster³, Harald E. Vonkeman^2,4 and Mart A.F.J. van De Laar⁵, ¹Department of Psychology, Health & Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ²Psychology, Health and Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ³Psychology, Health & Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente & University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Modern treatment strategies are highly successful in reducing disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, changes in clinical measures of disease activity may not…

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