Abstract Number: 1123 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Anatomic Knee Alignment On Physical Examination and Radiographs
Background/Purpose: Severity of knee malalignment is a risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA) progression. Currently the hip-knee-angle (mechanical axis), assessed on a full-limb radiograph, is the…Abstract Number: 795 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Racial Differences in Pain Coping Efficacy in Patients with Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Studies have shown that African Americans with osteoarthritis (OA) have greater pain than Caucasians. However, little is known about whether there are racial differences…Abstract Number: 17 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovial Overexpression of Wnt and Wnt-1-Induced Secreted Protein 1 Induces Cartilage Damage by Skewing of TGF-Beta Signaling and Reduction of the Anti-Hypertrophy Factor Sox9
Background/Purpose: Although many osteoarthritis (OA) patients show significant synovial involvement, consequences are largely unknown. We found highly increased expression of canonical Wnts 2b and 16…Abstract Number: 1129 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Symptomatic Basilar Thumb Joint Osteoarthritis in the General Population
Prevalence of symptomatic basilar thumb joint osteoarthritis in the general population Background/Purpose: While the radiographic prevalence of basilar thumb osteoarthritis (OA) is well described, little…Abstract Number: 799 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Unpredictable Intermittent Knee Pain Limit Functional Ability and Walking Frequency in Knee OA?
Background/Purpose: People with knee osteoarthritis (OA) reported that unpredictable pain restricts their ability to engage in physical activities in a qualitative study. Since walking is…Abstract Number: 18 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Identification of 14-3-3å As a New Subchondral Bone Mediator Involved in Cartilage Degradation During Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: OA is a complex disease not limited to cartilage degeneration. Indeed, several experiments suggest that subchondral bone remodeling could initiate and/or contribute to cartilage…Abstract Number: 1131 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intraarticular Infliximab for Knee Osteoarthritis: High Baseline Levels of Synovial Cellularity and High MRI Cartilage Injury At the Lateral Tibial Plateau Predict Improvement in Total WOMAC Score
Background/Purpose: Synovial tissue from patients with OA often demonstrates inflammation. We hypothesized that a single intraarticular (IA) injection of an anti-TNF drug would decrease inflammatory…Abstract Number: 733 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intra-Articular Injection of Adipose-Derived Stem Cells Inhibits Activation of the Synovium and Protects Against Cartilage Damage and Enthesophyte Formation in Murine Experimental Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: OA lesions are treated with mesenchymal stem cells aiming to enhance tissue repair by transformation to eg. chondrocytes. Recently it has been shown that…Abstract Number: 1132 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence of Knee Pain in Ultramarathon Runners
Prevalence of Knee Pain in Ultramarathon Runners Background/Purpose: Approximately one in four Americans suffer from frequent knee pain. While some studies have linked long-distance running…Abstract Number: 744 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Racial Differences in Reported Knee Pain Severity Persist Even After Adjustment for Knee Examination and Radiographic Findings: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Background/Purpose: African Americans have a higher prevalence of both radiographic and symptomatic radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA) than Caucasians. In addition, African Americans with knee OA…Abstract Number: 1134 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Are the Levels of Physical Activities and Their Associations with Quality of Life in Patients with Symptomatic Hip and/or Knee Osteoarthritis?
Background/Purpose: Physical activities (PA) practice is recommended by numerous public health organizations. According to international recommendations, patients with hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) should be…Abstract Number: 745 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Soft Drink Intake and Progression of Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Soft Drink Intake and Progression of Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis: Data from the Osteoarthritis InitiativeBackground/Purpose : Soft drink consumption has been associated with weight gain and…Abstract Number: 2630 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis in the Population: How Different Is the Impact?
Background/Purpose: It is a common perception that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a more severe and debilitating disease than osteoarthritis (OA); however, there have been many…Abstract Number: 1099 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Whole Blood Lead Is Associated with Symptoms, but Not Radiographic Osteoarthritis, in Multiple Joint Sites: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project
Background/Purpose: We have previously identified associations between whole blood lead (Pb) and knee osteoarthritis (OA) and with biomarkers of joint metabolism. We hypothesized that Pb…Abstract Number: 272 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interim Safety Analysis of a Phase 2, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Efficacy Study of Apremilast (CC10004) in Subjects with Erosive Hand Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Apremilast is a small molecule,specific phospodiesterase4 inhibitor under investigation for a number of inflammatory conditions, including psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. We report results of…