Abstract Number: 721 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Measurement of the Nail Bed Matrix Thickness as a Useful Marker for Scleroderma-Related Interstitial Lung Disease
Background/Purpose: Lung involvement is the leading cause of death in systemic sclerosis (SSc) (1). Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and chest high-resolution CT scan (HRCT) are…Abstract Number: 1170 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Cortical Bone Erosion in the 2nd Metacarpal Bone Head: Association with Its Bone Mineral Density by HR-pQCT in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Periarticular trabecular bone loss and local cortical bone erosions are typical features of bone disease in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) 1 . Little, however, is…Abstract Number: 1759 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Methotrexate in Patients with Hand Erosive Osteoarthritis Refractory to Usual Treatments: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial
Background/Purpose: No studies have assessed the effect of methotrexate (MTX) in osteoarthritis of the hand (HOA). The purpose of our study was to examine the…Abstract Number: 1363 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Progression of Pain, Stiffness, Function Changes, and Ultrasound Detected Synovitis and Osteophyte Formation in Patients with Hand Osteoarthritis over Three Years
Background/Purpose: Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) is a common and frequent cause of pain. HOA is a heterogeneous group of disorders with two main subsets including non-erosive…Abstract Number: 2469 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Referral and Flare´s Control Prevent Orthopaedic and Hand Surgery Indication in a Dynamic Cohort of Hispanic Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients from Latin-America present distinctive characteristics when compared to Caucasians, that are known to impact patient´s outcomes. Despite early and more…Abstract Number: 2208 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Novel Omeract MRI Scoring System Providing Insights in the Association of MRI Synovitis and Bone Marrow Lesions with Pain in Thumb Base Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) in the thumb base joints (first carpometacarpal [CMC1] and scaphotrapeziotrapezoid [STT]) is highly prevalent and disabling, however much is still unknown about…Abstract Number: 2210 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Thumb Base Osteoarthritis: Associations between Pain and Synovitis on Ultrasound
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) in the first carpometacarpal (CMC1) joint in the thumb base is frequent and has a large contribution in hand pain and disability.…Abstract Number: 266 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence and Pattern of Hand Osteoarthritis in a Working Population Using Ultrasound
Background/Purpose: The estimated prevalence of hand osteoarthritis (HOA) varies severely according to the selection of different diagnostic modalities, items of interest and subject samples. In…Abstract Number: 917 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prospective Association of Metabolic Syndrome with Incident Symptomatic Interphalangeal Osteoarthritis but Not Thumb Based or Erosive Hand Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Symptomatic Hand Osteoarthritis (SxHOA) is a painful, destructive and deforming polyarticular disorder that is highly prevalent. The epidemiology of incident SxHOA and its association…Abstract Number: 1875 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Structural Damage of the Thumb Base in Patients with Hand Osteoarthritis: Comparing the Newly Developed Omeract Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scoring System with Standard Radiography
Background/Purpose: Thumb base osteoarthritis (OA) is characterized by structural damage, most commonly evaluated by radiography. However radiography is insensitive. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging could be…Abstract Number: 2006 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Altered Microcirculation As a Proxy for Inflammation in Hand Osteoarthritis Can Reliably be Assessed Using Fluorescence Optical Imaging
Background/Purpose: Previous studies in systemic inflammatory joint diseases have suggested that Fluorescence Optical Imaging (FOI) is a reliable and sensitive tool for the detection of…Abstract Number: 2181 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is a Decrease in MRI-Defined Inflammation Associated with a Decrease in Pain in Patients with Hand Osteoarthritis? a Two-Year Follow-up Study
Background/Purpose: Joint pain in hand osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with synovitis in cross-sectional studies. Therefore we hypothesized that synovitis could be a target for treatment.…Abstract Number: 2189 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Metabolic Syndrome Influences the Radiographic Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis and Condition the Risk of Erosive Hand OA
Background/Purpose: The contribution of metabolic factors in the development of OA has not been fully elucidated. The aim of this work is to analyze the…Abstract Number: 156 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Detection of Finger Joint Osteophytes and Bone Erosions By Ultrasound; A Comparison to Computed Tomography and Histology
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) is an emerging technique for the examination of osteoarthritis of the hands (HOA).Bone erosions and osteophytes are hallmarks of advanced HOA. We…Abstract Number: 289 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Metabolic and Inflammatory Links to Development of Rotator Cuff Tear in Hand Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Rotator cuff tear (RCT) and hand osteroarthritis (HOA) are commonly accompanied because they share a similar pathogenesis. However, there was no previous study investigating…
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