Abstract Number: 919 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sedentary Time, Physical Activity, and Concurrent Blood Pressure in Osteoarthritis Initiative Participants
Background/Purpose: The inactivity physiology hypothesis suggests that sedentarism is a cardiovascular risk factor independent of time spent in moderate-vigorous activity (MV). Previous research suggests that…Abstract Number: 246 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID3) Is a Valid Index for Routine Care in Patients with Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: RAPID3 (routine assessment of patient index data) is an arithmetic composite index of three Core Data Set, patient self-report, measures: physical function (0-3 converted…Abstract Number: 1136 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Aesthetic Dissatisfaction in Hand Osteoarthritis Patients, Its Impact and Risk Factors
Background/Purpose: Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) leads to aesthetic damage and is rarely studied. We aim to investigate in HOA patients the prevalence of dissatisfaction with the…Abstract Number: 895 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Transcriptomics of Synovial Tissue of Early Human (CHECK) and Experimental OA Identify Pathways Associated with Cartilage Damage
Background/Purpose: Many osteoarthritis (OA) patients show synovial inflammation, even relatively early during the disease. Mechanisms through which synovial activation contributes to the joint pathology that…Abstract Number: 105 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Combined Synovial and Structural Ultrasound Score for the Diagnosis of RA
Background/Purpose: Current ultrasonographic scoring systems used to assess the degree of finger joint synovitis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are not designed for distinguishing healthy or…Abstract Number: 1138 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Nonpharmacologic and Pharmacologic Therapy Utilization by Primary Care Providers for Hand Osteoarthritis-Comparative Review by Electronic Health Record Data Mining and in-Home Visit Verification
Background/Purpose: To compare current utilization of usual nonpharmacologic (NP) and pharmacologic (P) therapies for hand osteoarthritis (OA) by primary care providers (PCPs) and patients (Pts)…Abstract Number: 908 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Race, Gender and Total Knee Replacement Consideration: The Role of Social Support
Background/Purpose: There is marked variation in patient preference (i.e. willingness) regarding total knee replacement (TKR), an effective treatment option for end-stage osteoarthritis (OA). Studies have…Abstract Number: 46 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Synovitis in Secondary Osteoarthritis Due to Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by considerable synovial inflammation which may result in secondary osteoarthritis (sOA). Primary OA (pOA) occurs in patients without predisposing…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…