Abstract Number: 70 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Odds of Work Disability, Unemployment and Depending on Living Allowances Are More Influenced By the Number of Morbidities Than By the Presence of a Musculoskeletal Disease
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of multimorbidity (≥ 2 chronic morbidities in 1 person), is increasingly common also in patients at working age. Musculoskeletal diseases (MSKD) are…Abstract Number: 69 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Exercise Status in Routine Care Using Patient Reported Outcomes: Initiating Exercise Is Associated with Better Outcomes Than No Exercise
Background/Purpose: Extensive evidence indicates major benefits of exercise in rheumatoid arthritis1 and many other rheumatic diseases,2 not only for cardiovascular and general fitness, but also for…Abstract Number: 68 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physical Inactivity to Activity Associated with Less Decline in Physical Function
Background/Purpose: Regular physical activity has been demonstrated to improve quality of life for adults with chronic disease including osteoarthritis. Despite these benefits, half of adults…Abstract Number: 67 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effects of Exercise on Depressive Symptoms in Adults with Arthritis: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
Background/Purpose: Previous randomized controlled trials have led to conflicting findings regarding the effects of exercise on depressive symptoms in adults with arthritis and other rheumatic…Abstract Number: 66 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Knee Osteoarthritis and Limitations in Physical Function in a Rural Chinese Population: The Wuchuan OA Study
Background/Purpose knee osteoarthritis (OA) causes more limitations in physical function than other chronic conditions in Caucasians. Knee OA is known to be more prevalent among…Abstract Number: 65 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Dropout and Total Knee Replacement on Joint Space Narrowing Estimation: Data from Osteoarthritis Initiaive
Impact of dropout and TKR on Joint Space Narrowing estimation: data from Osteoarthritis InitiativeBackground/Purpose: Structural progression in knee osteoarthritis (OA) is often measured by Joint…Abstract Number: 63 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Spine Osteoarthritis Is Associated with All Cause Mortality in Older Men
Background/Purpose: Hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) was associated with higher cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Data on the cardiovascular status in men with spine OA are…Abstract Number: 62 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Severe Spine Osteoarthritis in Older Men Is Associated with the Risk of Incident Fragility Fracture
Background/Purpose: Data on the association of osteoarthritis (OA) with bone fragility are limited. In particular, data on the fracture risk in older men with spine…Abstract Number: 64 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Family Support on Short-and Intermediate Term Pain and Function Outcomes after Knee or Hip Replacement
Background/Purpose: Patients who undergo total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement (THR) need significant help in the immediate post-operative period, when discharged to home.…Abstract Number: 40 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Spondyloarthritis (ASAS Criteria) in First-Degree Relatives of Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: Spondyloarthritis (SpA), a group of inflammatory diseases which exhibit similar genetic background, clinical features and symptoms1, has an estimated prevalence of 0.5-1%2 in Spain.…Abstract Number: 38 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Angiopoietin-like 4 Is over-Expressed in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Potential Role in Pathological Bone Resorption
Background/Purpose In contrast to normal synovial tissue, rheumatoid synovium is hypoxic, and expresses the hypoxia-inducible transcription factors HIF-1α and HIF-2α which allow the transcription of…Abstract Number: 39 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Human CD14+ Monocytes Stimulated with a Combination of TNFα and IL-6 Differentiate into Osteoclast-like Cells with Bone-Resorption Activity
Background/Purpose Proinflammatory cytokines play an important role in bone destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as inferred by the efficacy of biologics. Previously, we reported that…Abstract Number: 37 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Regulation of Osteoclast and T Cell Differentiation By DC-STAMP and TRAF3
Background/Purpose DC-STAMP (Dendritic Cell-Specific Transmembrane Protein) is a 7-pass transmembrane protein essential for cell-to-cell fusion during OC differentiation. We have previously shown that DC-STAMP is…Abstract Number: 56 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Prevalence of Cervical Malignant and Premalignant Lesions Among Women with Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis
Background/Purpose Rheumatic diseases have been associated with an increased prevalence of malignancy. We aimed to examine the prevalence of precancerous lesions and malignancy in the entire…Abstract Number: 55 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of the Diagnosis of Avascular Necrosis of Bone in Administrative Data
Background/Purpose: Avascular necrosis (AVN) of bone is a painful, disabling condition. Studies aimed at improving the diagnosis or treatment of AVN require accurate case-finding methods.…
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