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…Abstract Number: 331 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are Metabolic Factors Associated with Shoulder Osteoarthritis? a Multicentric Study.
Background/Purpose: Aging, trauma and obesity are the 3 main risk factors for knee, hip and hand osteoarthritis (OA). It is noteworthy that risk factors for…