Does ultrasound guidance improve the outcomes of arthrocentesis and corticosteroid injection of the knee?

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess whether subclinical inflammatory changes are present on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and arthralgia. METHOD:In this pilot study, painful hand joints [metacarpophalangeal (MCP), proximal interphalangeal (PIP), and/or distal interphalangeal (DIP)...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Brakenhoff LK,Stomp W,van Gaalen FA,Hommes DW,Bloem JL,van der Heijde DM,Fidder HH,Reijnierse M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With improved disease survival, arterial thromboembolism has become an important cause of morbidity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A number of conventional and non-conventional risk factors are associated with accelerated atherosclerosis. Regular surveillance and control of traditional risk facto...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Mok CC

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the feasibility of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided high power focused ultrasound (FUS) to perform synovectomy noninvasively. METHODS:Five New Zealand white male rabbit knees with experimentally induced arthritis underwent MRI-guided thermal surgery by high power (60 W/10 s) sonication....

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Foldes K,Hynynen K,Shortkroff S,Winalski CS,Collucci V,Koskinen SK,McDannold N,Jolesz F

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Our previous study identified rs559946, a human urate transporter 1 (hURAT1) single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), as being significantly associated with risk of primary hyperuricaemia (HUA) in a Han Chinese population. In the current study we aimed to identify the genetic effects of rs559946 on gout suscept...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Li C,Yu Q,Han L,Wang C,Chu N,Liu S

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between trabecular bone score (TBS) and new bone formation in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients, and to investigate whether TBS is independently associated with new bone formation. METHOD:Sixty-eight patients with AS underwent spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and dual-en...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Kang KY,Jung JY,Lee SK,Min HK,Hong YS,Park SH,Ju JH

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Reactive arthritis (ReA) is a sterile joint inflammation triggered by a remote infection and associated with human leucocyte antigen (HLA)-B27. Its pathogenesis is unknown, but abnormal response to microbial structures or endogenous inflammatory mediators may be involved. We studied responses in leucocyte si...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Alanärä T,Aittomäki S,Kuuliala K,Kuuliala A,Siitonen S,Leirisalo-Repo M,Repo H

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently shown that synoviocytes and extracellular matrices exhibit distinct patterns of carbohydrate expression. Their biological relevance is however not known. The purpose of the present study was to find out whether human synovial tissue would also show a specific receptor pattern for complex sugar molecul...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Zschäbitz A,Gabius HJ,Stofft E,Reichel W

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:219 metatarsal (MTP) and 69 metacarpal (MCP) capitulae obtained during surgery from patients with definite rheumatoid arthritis (RA) were histologically evaluated. This evaluation, focussing on primary pathways of joint destruction by tumor-like proliferated synovial cell masses revealed 3 pathways of aggression: Path...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Fassbender HG,Seibel M,Hebert T

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to investigate the cost of living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and evaluate the influence of both demographics and specific disease characteristics on these costs. METHODS:We used a population-based questionnaire to survey 895 patients living in the city of Malmö, Sweden, during 2002. Data were o...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Jacobsson LT,Lindroth Y,Marsal L,Juran E,Bergström U,Kobelt G

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Foot orthoses are commonly prescribed as an intervention for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Data relating to the cost-effectiveness of foot orthoses in people with RA are limited. The aim was to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of two types of foot orthoses in people with established RA. ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Rome K,Clark H,Gray J,McMeekin P,Plant M,Dixon J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the role of crystal size in the biologic response, we quantitated the generation of reactive oxygen metabolites in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) or mononuclear leukocytes (MNs) with a chemiluminescence assay using 6 alpha-alumina preparations with average diameters of 0.6, 0.8, 3.2, 7.5, 28 and 6...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Nagase M,Nishiya H,Takeuchi H

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the prevalence of spondyloarthropathies (SpA) in an adult population in Marche, a region located in central Italy. METHODS:A cross-sectional population-based study was conducted on a target adult population of 20 882. Questionnaires were sent to a random sample of 3664 individuals aged 18 years a...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： De Angelis R,Salaffi F,Grassi W

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased catalytic activity of synovial-type (group II) phospholipase A2 (syn-PLA2), has been associated with cartilage erosions in rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. The catalytic activity of phospholipase A2 and the concentration of syn-PLA2 were measured in a prospective study in synovial fluid (SF) samples ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Kortekangas P,Aro HT,Nevalainen TJ

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the reliability of tender point assessment by manual palpation in patients with fibromyalgia, and to investigate the sources of variance, tender point scores by manual palpation were obtained in 30 fibromyalgia patients by 2 investigators; the assessments were repeated after 1 week. Test-retest stability ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Jacobs JW,Geenen R,van der Heide A,Rasker JJ,Bijlsma JW

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, autoimmune, inflammatory disease. Studies suggest that pro-inflammatory cytokines may be attenuated by the vagus nerve through the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway. We aimed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effects of short-term transcutaneous non-invasive vagus...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Drewes AM,Brock C,Rasmussen SE,Møller HJ,Brock B,Deleuran BW,Farmer AD,Pfeiffer-Jensen M

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Platelets are thought to participate in the pathogenesis of chronic inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We showed recently an in vivo increase in platelet-endothelial cell interactions in mice with antigen-induced arthritis (AiA). The underlying mechanisms are not yet clear. The aim of th...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Schmitt-Sody M,Metz P,Klose A,Gottschalk O,Zysk S,Hausdorf J,Veihelmann A,Jansson V

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In biopsies from normal-looking skin, immune complexes in the dermo-epidermal junction zone were found by a direct immunofluorescence technique in 14 of 17 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, in 6 of 12 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but in none of 10 patients with temporal arteritis and 25 normal control...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Permin H,Juhl F,Wiik A,Balslov JT

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hemorrhage is a rare, but serious manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Herein, we report 13 cases of severe pulmonary hemorrhage in SLE. Hemoptysis was present in 11 patients. All thirteen patients had active nephritis and were in the stage of nephrotic syndrome. A majority of the patients ha...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Liu MF,Lee JH,Weng TH,Lee YY

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A controlled cross over study on the effect of fasting on cyclic nucleotide and catecholamine excretion was carried out in 12 female RA patients. They were hospitalized during a control and fasting period. The fasting period started with 3 days of habituation to hospital conditions, followed by 7 days of total fasting...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Trang LE,Lövgren O,Norlund AE,Horn R,Walaas O

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of glycosaminoglycan polysulphate as medication for osteoarthritis was studied in an experimental model of osteoarthritis induced by periodic immobilization of rabbit knees. In a pilot experiment with 5 weeks of continuous immobilization there were indistinct differences between treated and control groups. ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Vanharanta H

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To study the link between metabolic syndrome (MetS), endothelial injury, and atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). METHODS:Consecutive SLE patients without a history of arterial thrombosis were screened for atherosclerosis at the carotid and coronary arteries by B-mode ultraso...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Mok CC,Poon WL,Lai JP,Wong CK,Chiu SM,Wong CK,Lun SW,Ko GT,Lam CW,Lam CS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is characterized by the obliteration of arterioles and a reduced capillary density in various tissues. In SSc, atrophic alterations of the choroid have been suggested based on morphological data acquired by optical coherence tomography (OCT). In this study, we aimed ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Ranjbar M,Rothe M,Klapa S,Lange T,Prasuhn M,Grisanti S,Riemekasten G,Humrich JY

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the prevalence of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with different forms of connective tissue disease (CTD) using non-invasive procedures including high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and to evaluate the relationship between the imaging and functional status of the patients. METHO...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Afeltra A,Zennaro D,Garzia P,Gigante A,Vadacca M,Ruggiero A,Dardes N,Navajas MF,Zobel BB,Amoroso A

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The occurrence of both multiple sclerosis (MS) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has previously been described in several members within the same family and in twins of successive generations, but the finding of both diseases in one patient is a great rarity. We here report on a rare coexistence of MS and SLE bot...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Hietaharju A,Peltola J,Seppä J,Luukkainen R,Dastidar P

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immobilization of a rabbit leg in extension results in the early development of an aseptic inflammation, synovial effusion and stiffening, and subsequent osteoarthritis of the knee. To study the pathogenesis of this experimental osteoarthritis, the hydrostatic pressures were measured in the knee, and distal metaphysis...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Kallio PE,Michelsson JE,Björkenheim JM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Serum interleukin-18 (IL-18) levels are increased in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD). In addition, IL-18 levels are increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and are associated with arthritis activity. We determined whether increased IL-18 levels are associated with ILD in RA. METHOD...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Matsuo T,Hashimoto M,Ito I,Kubo T,Uozumi R,Furu M,Ito H,Fujii T,Tanaka M,Terao C,Kono H,Mori M,Hamaguchi M,Yamamoto W,Ohmura K,Morita S,Mimori T

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protracted febrile myalgia (PFM) is a rare form of vasculitic disease that affects patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Mutation analysis performed in 15 patients who suffered from this disorder showed that 9 of the 15 patients were homozygous for M694V. FMF in these 9 patients was associated with more se...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Sidi G,Shinar Y,Livneh A,Langevitz P,Pras M,Pras E

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper reports the effects of peroral administration of the two non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs ibuprofen and flubiprofen on orthotopic and induced heterotopic bone. The treatment induced no effects on the mineral or hydroxyproline contents of femur compared with a control group. Nor could any generalized toxi...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Törnkvist H,Nilsson OS,Bauer FC,Lindholm TS

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of gold-induced enterocolitis in a 69-year-old female with rheumatoid arthritis who had received the new gold compound by oral administration (Auranofin (AF) for 4 weeks) is reported. Mild diarrhoea is a commonly described side effect accompanying AF, but in this case a severe colitis developed. The course of t...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Jarner D,Nielsen AM

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The intestinal permeability to polyethyleneglycols (PEGs) of varying size in patients with rheumatoid arthritis has been investigated. Permeability was determined by measuring the 6-hour urinary recovery of different-sized PEGs after oral intake of PEG 400, PEG 1000, or PEG 3000. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis exc...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Tagesson C,Bengtsson A

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00