Abstract Number: 243 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association Between Metabolic Syndrome and Hand Osteoarthritis – Data From The Framingham Study
Background/Purpose: Metabolic factors may have a negative effect on cartilage, and may be especially relevant in the pathogenesis of hand OA. Our aim was to…Abstract Number: 248 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hand Osteoarthritis Is Associated With Increased Type II Collagen Degradation In Women: The Ofely Study
Background/Purpose: Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common sites of OA and predominantly affects women. Patients with knee, hip or spine OA exhibit…Abstract Number: 1108 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Hylan G-F 20 for the Treatment of Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Painful carpometacarpal osteoarthritis (CMC OA) is associated with substantial impairment, and is often unresponsive to medical treatment. Hylan G-F 20 has been shown…Abstract Number: 1111 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Erosive Evolution in Hand Osteoarthritis Is Associated with Incident Joint Tenderness Independent of MRI-Defined Bone Marrow Lesions and Synovitis
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have shown no association between increased amount of radiographic hand osteoarthritis (OA) resulting in more hand pain/disabilities. In this longitudinal study, our…Abstract Number: 915 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence of Knee, Hip, and Hand Clinical Osteoarthritis: A Population-Based Cohort Study
TITLE: "Incidence of knee, hip, and hand clinical osteoarthritis: a population-based cohort study."AUTHORS: Daniel Prieto-Alhambra*, Aina Pag�s-Castellˆ, M Kassim Javaid, Andrew Judge, Cyrus Cooper, Nigel…Abstract Number: 2007 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Radiological Peripheral Involvement At Hands, Feet and Hips in Young Adults with Polyarticular Idiopathic Juvenile Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Radiographic damage was recently considered to be a feature of poor prognosis in cases of polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pJIA). However, most radiographic studies…Abstract Number: 1591 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Neoprene Wrist Supports for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Wrist joints are frequently damaged by rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Wrist supports are often used to reduce pain and strain on wrists when patients with…Abstract Number: 1137 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinimetric Properties of a New Outcome Measure:the Hand-Osteoarthritis Aesthetic Damage Index
Background/Purpose: The 2006 OARSI Guidelines for hand OA clinical trials, recognised the potential value of an aesthetic damage assessment, but acknowledged the absence of any…Abstract Number: 1097 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association of Fat Distribution and Clinically Defined Hand Osteoarthritis: The Netherlands Epidemiology of Obesity Study
Background/Purpose: Obesity, assessed as body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2, is an important risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA). BMI depends only upon height and…