Abstract Number: 1185 • ACR Convergence 2023
Soluble Buffered Alendronate After Denosumab Discontinuation in Erosive Hand OA Patients
Background/Purpose: In osteoporotic patients, discontinuation of denosumab is associated with a rapid increase in bone turnover and bone loss. Denosumab was recently proven to have…Abstract Number: 1186 • ACR Convergence 2023
Presence of Erosions Is Not a Risk Factor for the Development of Knee OA in a Hand OA Population: The Framingham OA Study
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent musculoskeletal disease and can affect multiple joint sites in one patient. Studies have shown an association between hand and…Abstract Number: 1187 • ACR Convergence 2023
Post-hoc Analysis of Individual Questions from the Australian/Canadian Osteoarthritis Hand Index from a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of Patients with Hand OA
Background/Purpose: Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is a frequently occurring form of OA characterized by symptoms including joint pain, stiffness, and swelling which affect performance of activities…Abstract Number: 1190 • ACR Convergence 2023
Worsening of Pain as Perceived by Patients Is Not Reflected by an Annual Standardized Questionnaire
Background/Purpose: The course of pain in hand osteoarthritis (OA) is often investigated with repeated validated pain questionnaires. However, it is unknown whether these questionnaires reliably…Abstract Number: 1192 • ACR Convergence 2023
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Associates with Symptomatic Hand Osteoarthritis in Older Persons in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hand is associated with the presence of bony deformities in the proximal interphalangeal joints, distal interphalangeal joints, and first carpometacarpal…Abstract Number: 1274 • ACR Convergence 2023
Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients, Achieving Low Disease Activity State or Remission, Still Demonstrate Significant Hand Disability, as Assessed by Functional Dexterity Test: A Disconnection Between CDAI and Functional Hand Assessment
Background/Purpose: Direct functionality of the hand is not commonly assessed in daily practice or clinical trials in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Functional dexterity test…Abstract Number: 1223 • ACR Convergence 2022
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease Associates with Hand Pain in Older Adults in the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Background/Purpose: Chronic hand pain is a prominent symptom of many forms of arthritis and autoimmune disease. It is often the initial presentation of diseases marked…Abstract Number: 1252 • ACR Convergence 2022
Interrater Agreement of Hand Ultrasounds in Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) is an imaging modality that is more sensitive in identifying synovitis due to inflammatory arthritis than clinical examination. Little is known…Abstract Number: 1640 • ACR Convergence 2022
Tryptophan Metabolites Are Associated with Erosion and Symptoms in Hand Osteoarthritis: Results from the DIGICOD Cohort
Background/Purpose: Tryptophan (Trp) and its metabolites have been linked to inflammatory processes and associated with gut dysbiosis. However, their role in osteoarthritis (OA) is unknown.…Abstract Number: 1641 • ACR Convergence 2022
Determination and Characterization of Patient Subgroups with Different Pain Progression in Hand Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Pain is central to hand osteoarthritis (OA). Previous studies reported stable mean pain levels on the short to midterm. Subgroups with different pain trajectories…Abstract Number: 1903 • ACR Convergence 2022
Does Pain Sensitization by Pressure Pain Thresholds and Temporal Summation Predict Persistent Pain in Persons with Hand OA?
Background/Purpose: Pain sensitization is part of the complexity of osteoarthritis (OA) pain. We aimed to examine whether pain sensitization by pressure pain thresholds (PPT) and…Abstract Number: 1904 • ACR Convergence 2022
Is Treating Painful Hand Osteoarthritis with Hormone Replacement Therapy Feasible? Primary Results from a Randomised Controlled Trial in Post-menopausal Women
Background/Purpose: Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is more common in females and relative risk increases further around the age of menopause, potentially implicating sex hormone deficiency. There…Abstract Number: 2204 • ACR Convergence 2022
Interosseous Tendon Inflammation in the Hands: A Novel Feature of Developing Rheumatoid Arthritis? Results from a Large MRI Study in Clinically Suspect Arthralgia
Background/Purpose: Inflammation around the tendons of hand interosseous muscles (interosseous tendon inflammation; ITI) on MRI was recently reported for the first time in rheumatoid arthritis…Abstract Number: 0023 • ACR Convergence 2022
New Biomarkers in Hand Osteoarthritis: The Micro-RNA Signature
Background/Purpose: Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) is a highly prevalent disease, associated with important disability and socio-economic burden. Erosive HOA, almost exclusively found in women, induces more…Abstract Number: 0215 • ACR Convergence 2022
Online Teaching of Hand Examination Using Student-recorded Videos and Remotely Delivered Feedback: A Pilot Study
Background/Purpose: Enhancing physical examination skills improves the identification of clinical findings, decision-making and overall management. Feedback is a crucial factor in achieving effective learning but…
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