Abstract Number: 1355 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia Is Associated with Increased Prevalence of Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
Background/Purpose: Inflammation plays a pathogenetic role in OA, and catabolic cytokines including IL-1β potentiate joint space narrowing. Elevated serum urate (sUA) levels promote crystal-induced stimulation…