Abstracts tagged "Joint Structure"

Abstract Number: 0610 • ACR Convergence 2022
Patient-derived Organoids Reveal Transcriptional Regulation of Synovial Lining Fibroblast Differentiation
Sonia Presti¹, Gerald FM Watts¹, Zhu Zhu¹, Kartik Bhamidipati¹, Junning Case¹, Yuhong Li¹, Teri Bowman¹, Suppawat Kongthong¹, ilya Korsunsky¹, Michael Brenner² and Kevin Wei³, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Synovial lining fibroblasts secrete factors into the joint cavity that promote joint lubrication1. In inflammatory arthritis, sublining fibroblasts undergo marked expansion while lining fibroblasts…
Abstract Number: 0803 • ACR Convergence 2022
Performance of Adenosine Deaminase Activity in Sinovial Fluid for the Early Diagnosis of Tuberculous Arthritis: A Meta Analysis
Juan Carlos Cortés-Quiroz¹, Javier Ena², José Antonio Bernal³ and José Rosas⁴, ¹Marina Baixa Hospital, Mutxamel, Spain, ²Department of Internal Medicine. Marina Baixa Hospital, Villajoyosa, Spain, ³Rheumatology Department. Marina Baixa Hospital, Alicante, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Department, Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, Spain
Background/Purpose: Adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity has shown good performance in diagnosing pleural, peritoneal, and meningeal tuberculosis. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of measuring…
Abstract Number: 0972 • ACR Convergence 2022
Automated Joint Space Width Measurement for Hand Osteoarthritis: A Deep Learning Approach
Zhiheng Chang¹, Juan Shan², Yue Wang², Xinyue Sun³, Jeffrey Driban⁴, Timothy McAlindon⁵, Jeffrey Duryea⁶, Lena Schaefer⁶, Charles Eaton⁷ and Ming Zhang⁸, ¹Wentworth Institute of Technol, Boston, MA, ²Pace University, New York, NY, ³Shandong University, Qing Dao, Shandong, China, ⁴Tufts Medical Center, Westborough, MA, ⁵Tufts Medical Center, Arlington, MA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Brown University, Pawtucket, RI, ⁸Boston University, Westford, MA
Background/Purpose: Hand osteoarthritis (OA) can be assessed visually through radiographs using Kellgren and Lawrence (KL) system. However, the KL grading system is not fully objective…
Abstract Number: 1511 • ACR Convergence 2022
Is There a Correlation Between Skin and Musculoskeletal Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis
Dafna Gladman¹, Ghaydaa Aldabie², Fangya Ma³, Mitchell Sutton⁴, Ker-Ai Lee³ and Richard Cook³, ¹Toronto Western Hospital, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, ⁴Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The majority of patients with PsA present with skin manifestations first. Several studies have examined the relationship between activity/severity of skin and joint manifestations,…
Abstract Number: 0159 • ACR Convergence 2021
Structural Damage in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Is There a Preferred Way to Assess Progression over Time?
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Valeria Rios Rodriguez², Murat Torgutalp², Anil Dilbaryan², Hildrun Haibel³, Maryna Verba⁴, Joachim Sieper³, Jürgen Braun¹, Martin Rudwaleit⁵ and Denis Poddubnyy⁶, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ²Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Berlin, Germany, ⁵University of Bielefeld, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the performance of the modified Stokes Ankylosing Spondylitis Scoring System (mSASSS) in assessing spinal radiographic damage…
Abstract Number: 0737 • ACR Convergence 2021
Enhanced Arthrocentesis of the Flexed Knee with Pneumatic Compression
Sumir Brahmbhatt¹, Ahsan Iqbal¹, Fatemeh Farshami², Maheswari Muruganandam³, Jaren Trost⁴, David Cisneros⁵, Adnan Kiani³, N. Suzanne Emil³, Sharon Nunez¹, William Hayward⁶, Philip Band⁷ and Wilmer Sibbitt³, ¹UNM, Albuquerque, NM, ²University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, MD, ³University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ⁴Optum, Albuquerque, NM, ⁵University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, ⁶New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM, ⁷NYU SOM, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: To explore an alternative to standard extended knee arthrocentesis using pneumatic compression of the flexed knee.Methods: Using a paired sample design, 41 consecutive effusive…
Abstract Number: 0930 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effect of Tofacitinib on Spinal Vertebral Body and Posterolateral Element Inflammation and Structural Lesions Using the Canada-Denmark MRI Scoring System in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Results from a Phase 2 Study
Mikkel Ostergaard¹, Joseph Wu², Lara Fallon³, Sarah P Sherlock⁴, Cunshan Wang², Dona L Fleishaker², Keith S Kanik² and Walter Maksymowych⁵, ¹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, ²Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ³Pfizer Canada, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Cambridge, MA, ⁵Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: The Canada-Denmark (CANDEN) MRI scoring system enables detailed anatomy-based evaluation of inflammatory and structural lesions in spinal vertebral bodies and posterior elements in patients…
Abstract Number: 1051 • ACR Convergence 2021
Variance of Joint Space Width Across the Tibiofemoral Joint on Knee Radiographs: A Novel Measure of Structure and Progression
Kent Kwoh¹, Erin Ashbeck², Edward Bedrick¹, Xiaoxiao Sun¹ and Jeffrey Duryea³, ¹University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ²University of Arizona Arthritis Center, Tucson, AZ, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The FDA accepts medial minimum joint space width (mJSW) in the tibiofemoral (TF) compartment as the standard for structural change in clinical trials of…
Abstract Number: 1349 • ACR Convergence 2021
Joint-specific Responses to Tofacitinib and Adalimumab in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Post Hoc Analysis of a Phase 3 Study
Adrian Ciurea¹, Tim Killeen², Raphael Micheroli¹, Norina N Gassman², Hyejin Jo³, Kenneth Kwok⁴, Elizabeth Kudlacz⁴, Oliver Distler¹, Caroline Ospelt⁵ and Mojca Frank-Bertoncelj¹, ¹Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich/University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Pfizer AG, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁴Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁵Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Peripheral joint involvement in PsA varies. In RA, varied joint involvement may reflect site-specific differences in stromal cell transcriptome, including Janus kinase-signal transducer and…
Abstract Number: 1778 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Role of Cathepsin G in Joint Destruction in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Mariela Geneva-Popova¹, Stanislava Popova¹ and Anastas Batalov², ¹Medical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Propedeutic of Internal Diseases, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ²UMHAT KASPELA, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Background/Purpose: Cathepsin G (CTSG) is a member of the serine protease family. It is stored in primary granules of myeloid cells, dendritic cells, plasma cells,…
Abstract Number: 1663 • ACR Convergence 2020
Walking for Exercise May Be Symptom and Structure Modifying for Those with Established OA and with Varus Alignment – Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Grace Lo¹, Surabhi Vinod², Matthew Harkey³, Timothy McAlindon⁴, Andrea Kriska⁵, Bonny Rockette-Wagner⁵, Charles Eaton⁶, Marc Hochberg⁷, Rebecca Jackson⁸, C. Kent Kwoh⁹, Michael Nevitt¹⁰ and Jeffrey Driban⁴, ¹Michael E. Debakey VA Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, ³University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, ⁴Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁵University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Department of Family Medicine and Epidemiology, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University,Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health of Brown University, Providence, RI, ⁷University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁸Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁹The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ¹⁰University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Walking for exercise is recommended for knee osteoarthritis (OA) management though benefits have not been demonstrated in epidemiologic studies. We aimed to assess the…
Abstract Number: 1969 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Dynamics of Macrophage Sub-Populations in the Inflammatory Phase Following Joint Trauma
Samuel Hamilton¹, Anna Montgomery¹, Niamh Fahy², Maximilian Mayr¹, Shang-Yang Chen¹, Gaurav Gadhvi¹, Yvonne Bastiaansen-Jenniskens² and Deborah Winter³, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Northwestern University Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Macrophages fulfill critical functions in maintaining tissue homeostasis in steady-state, as well as in inflammation and immune response. In the joint synovium, we have…
Abstract Number: 2017 • ACR Convergence 2020
Machine Learning Identifies an Association Between Pre-existing Radiographic Damage and Long-term Clinical Outcomes with Secukinumab Therapy in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis
Philip Mease¹, Désirée van der Heijde², Bruce Kirkham³, Georg Schett⁴, Ana-Maria Orbai⁵, Christopher Ritchlin⁶, Joseph Merola⁷, Luminita Pricop⁸, Xuan Zhu⁹, DavidA James⁹ and Gregory Ligozio⁹, ¹Seattle Rheumatology Associates, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen- Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁷Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁸Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, ⁹Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ
Background/Purpose: Assessment of radiographic joint damage extent and progression is important in clinical trials evaluating treatments for psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Joint damage in patients with…
Abstract Number: 0493 • ACR Convergence 2020
Automatic Joint Space Assessment in Hand Radiographs with Deep Learning Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yun-Ju Huang¹, Chang-Fu Kuo¹, Fakai Wang², Shun Miao², Kang Zheng² and Le Lu², ¹Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Republic of China), ²PAII labs, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Assessment of joint space is the fundamental radiographic task to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to assess the severity and progression of the disease.…
Abstract Number: 0696 • ACR Convergence 2020
Femoral Cartilage Ultrasound Echo-Intensity Associates with Arthroscopic Cartilage Damage in People Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Matthew Harkey¹, Erin Little², Mikaela Thompson³, Ming Zhang⁴, Jeffrey Driban⁴ and Matthew Salzler³, ¹University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, ²Tufts Medical Center, Cambridge, MA, ³Tufts Medical Center, Boston, ⁴Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Over one-third of people will develop knee osteoarthritis within 10 years of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Ultrasound may be used to monitor…

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