Abstract Number: 2178 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Juvenile Onset Systemic Sclerosis: Clinical and Serological Features, and Mortality In Comparison With Adult Onset Disease
Background/Purpose: Currently data regarding long-term outcome of juvenile systemic sclerosis (jSSc) is scarce. To describe the differences between patients with jSSc versus adult onset evaluated at a single medical…Abstract Number: 2179 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Consensus: What Agent To Use When First-Line Vasodilatadors Fail In Raynaud´s Phenomenon Or Digital Ulcers Secondary To Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis?
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis (JSS) is characterized by Raynaud`s phenomenon (RP) and digital ulcers (DU).Conventional therapy includes calcium channel blockers (CCB). A growing number of…Abstract Number: 2180 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment Of Chronic Recurrent Multifocal Osteomyelitis
Background/Purpose: Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis (CRMO) is a rare, non-infectious inflammatory bone disorder in children. Knowledge about the disorder is limited secondary to its rare…Abstract Number: 2181 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Methotrexate and Infliximab With Or Without Zoledronic Acid Improve Disease Activity and Prevent Damage Progression In Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis
Background/Purpose: Chronic nonbacterial osteomyelitis (CNO) is an inflammatory bone disease that causes pain, disability, and sometimes permanent skeletal damage. MRI allows for visualization of bone…Abstract Number: 2182 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Spectrum Of Musculoskeletal Inpatient Diagnoses At The Largest Pediatric Center In East Africa In 2011
Background/Purpose: Pediatric rheumatic diseases are among the most common chronic illnesses of childhood and can cause considerable disease burden and disability. The frequency and outcomes…Abstract Number: 2183 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Spectrum Of Outpatient Musculoskeletal Visits At The Largest Pediatric Center In East Africa In 2011
Background/Purpose: Pediatric rheumatic diseases are a major cause of morbidity, frequently leading to permanent disability, impaired functional status and quality of life, and significant direct…Abstract Number: 2184 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Application Of The Bonexpert Method For Bone Age and Bone Health Assessment In Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Both the maturation of bone and its mineral density are affected by chronic inflammation in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Bone age is in most…Abstract Number: 2185 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Three Middle Finger Width Correlates With Maximum Mouth Opening and Is a New Reliable Parameter To Identify Joint Hypermobility In Schoolchildren
Background/Purpose: Maximum mouth opening (MMO) is a useful parameter to identify common temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders. Up to now, a few studies addressed the issue…Abstract Number: 2186 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lower Extremity Strength Is Related To Diminished Quality Of Life In Obese Children
Background/Purpose: Obese children have a higher prevalence of lower extremity (LE) pain, with associated diminished quality of life, greater knee malalignment, generate less knee extensor…Abstract Number: 2187 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inter-Rater Reliability Of Jumping Mechanography In Healthy Children and Adults
Background/Purpose: Muscle function can be affected by many chronic disorders of childhood including Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Whereas the term “muscle strength” is often used…Abstract Number: 2188 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Role of Interleukin-1 in Abnormal Monocyte Phenotype in Systemic Onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Monocytes undergo phenotype changes when exposed to different microenvironments: the classic proinflammatory M1 phenotype, alternative regulatory M2 phenotype and M2-like phenotype, are each regulated…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
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
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
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
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…