Abstract Number: 1150 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adverse Events in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Results From the Enhanced Drug Safety Surveillance (EDSS) Pilot Project
Background/Purpose: There are few data available regarding the rates of serious and important medical events (SAEs and IMEs) for most of the medications used to…Abstract Number: 1151 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low-Dose Methotrexate and the Selective Accumulation of Intracellular Aminoimidazolecarboxamide Ribotide
Background/Purpose: Current evidence suggests that the anti-folate methotrexate (MTX) mediates its anti-inflammatory effects through inhibition of the purine synthesis pathway causing the accumulation of…Abstract Number: 1152 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life for Children with Juvenile Ideopathic Arthritis After Start of Treatment with Etanercept
Background/Purpose: The concept of Health-related quality of life (HrQoL) has been widely accepted as a burden of disease measure in recent years. The improvement in…Abstract Number: 1153 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Perceived Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Determining Factors in Children with Recent-Onset JIA
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic rheumatic disease and a major cause of chronic disability in children aged below 16 years.…Abstract Number: 1154 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of FokI VDR and TNFalpha–308 Polymorphism On Disease Severity and Long Term Outcome in JIA Patients On Anti-TNF Treatment
Background/Purpose: Genetic contribution of SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) of TNFα–308 promoter and FoxI for VDR (vitamin D receptor) polymorphism on disease severity and outcome in…Abstract Number: 1155 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A New Measure of Visual Function for Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Uveitis
Background/Purpose: Studies on outcomes of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis (JIA-U) focus on the clinical ocular exam and physical disability secondary to arthritis. This…Abstract Number: 1116 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Value of Internal Rotation Measurement in Patients with Cam- and Pincer-Type Deformities of the Hip
Background/Purpose: It has been proposed that femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) causes early osteoarthritis (OA) in non-dysplastic hips. FAI occurs predominantly in two different types, ”cam” or…Abstract Number: 1117 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Hip Bone Marrow Lesions (BMLs) and Bone Mineral Density: A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Population-Based Study
Background/Purpose: Bone marrow lesions (BMLs) have been identified one of the key pathologic features in knee osteoarthritis (OA) 1. However, there is limited data on…Abstract Number: 1118 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Hip and Knee Cartilage Measured Using Radiographs and Magnetic Resonance Imaging: The Tasmanian Older Adult Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Cartilage loss is the key pathological feature of osteoarthritis (OA) and can be assessed indirectly using radiography or directly through magnetic resonance imaging…Abstract Number: 1119 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prediction of MRI-Detected Cartilage Loss Over 30 Months Using Simplified Radiographic and Clinical Stratification: The MOST Study
Background/Purpose: MRI-detected cartilage loss is the main structural outcome measure in large studies of knee OA. Definition of subjects at high risk for cartilage loss…Abstract Number: 1120 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cartilage Volume Loss Occurs in Most Older Adults and the Rate of Loss Increases with Age
Background/Purpose: Radiographic data suggests knee osteoarthritis is a relatively static disease even over the long term. It is uncertain how much this is influenced by…Abstract Number: 1121 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Degenerative Medial Meniscal Pathology May Initiate in the Posterior Horn: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Background/Purpose: Meniscal pathology is highly prevalent in knee Osteoarthritis (OA). However, details regarding the distribution of pathology within the meniscus has yet to be described…Abstract Number: 1122 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identifying Radiographic Phenotypes of Early Knee Osteoarthritis Using Separate Quantitative Features Might Improve Patient Selection for More Targeted Treatment
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint disease characterized by pain and functional disability. The expression of OA varies significantly between individuals and over time,…Abstract Number: 1123 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Anatomic Knee Alignment On Physical Examination and Radiographs
Background/Purpose: Severity of knee malalignment is a risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA) progression. Currently the hip-knee-angle (mechanical axis), assessed on a full-limb radiograph, is the…Abstract Number: 1124 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Total Knee Replacement As an Osteoarthritis Study Outcome: Predictors Derived From Long-Term Observation Following a Randomized Clinical Trial
Background/Purpose: Using data from a 4-year follow-up of knee OA patients who formerly received treatment with chondroitin sulfate (CS) within a 6-month clinical trial, we…