Plantar pressure and surgical indication of toe arthroplasty for rheumatoid forefoot deformity.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To evaluate, through a systematic review of the literature, the association between the use of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) and surgical site infection (SSI) or wound healing delay after orthopedic surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:A systematic review ...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Ito H,Kojima M,Nishida K,Matsushita I,Kojima T,Nakayama T,Endo H,Hirata S,Kaneko Y,Kawahito Y,Kishimoto M,Seto Y,Kamatani N,Tsutani K,Igarashi A,Hasegawa M,Miyasaka N,Yamanaka H

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the relationship between morphological features in the lower limbs and the progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA) in 6-years. METHODS:Volunteer subjects from Toei (101 women and 54 men). Knee OA was evaluated on whole-leg radiographs. Subjects were divided into group 1, no knee OA; group 2,...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Tran DH,Hoshino H,Matsuyama Y

更新日期：2020-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The present study aimed to conduct an epidemiological survey of Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI) scores in an older adult population and to investigate the association between the CSI scores, age, sex, pain intensity, site of pain, and health-related quality of life (QOL). METHODS:Participants were 373...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Ide K,Yasuda T,Hasegawa T,Yamato Y,Yoshida G,Banno T,Arima H,Oe S,Mihara Y,Ushirozako H,Yamada T,Watanabe Y,Nakai K,Hoshino H,Matsuyama Y

更新日期：2020-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract We report a case of hypocalcemic myopathy confounded by polymyositis due to an elevated level of serum creatine kinase (CK). A 30-year-old man was referred to our hospital for the treatment of provisionally diagnosed polymyositis. His presentation with tetany, hyporeflexia, and general fatigue, in addition to...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Hirata D,Nagashima T,Saito S,Okazaki H,Kano S,Minota S

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to investigate the effect and potential mechanism of Cysteine-rich 61 (Cyr61) on stimulating MMP-3 expression by fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. METHODS:Primarily cultured RA FLS were treated with exogenous Cyr61 protein or Cyr61-siRNA, t...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Zhai T,Gao C,Huo R,Sheng H,Sun S,Xie J,He Y,Gao H,Li H,Zhang J,Li H,Sun Y,Lin J,Shen B,Xiao L,Li N

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In this study, we aimed to assess the effect of combination of proliferative and membranous lesions (Class III + V or IV + V) on renal outcomes as an independent category distinct from Class III and IV. METHODS:We retrospectively analyzed 103 Japanese patients (14 male and 89 female) with Class III/IV LN, w...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Ikeuchi H,Hiromura K,Kayakabe K,Tshilela KA,Uchiyama K,Hamatani H,Sakairi T,Kaneko Y,Maeshima A,Nojima Y

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We here report a rare case of dual antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) in a 38-year-old Japanese woman previously diagnosed with mixed connective tissue disease. The patient was found to be positive for myeloperoxidase- and proteinase 3-ANCA, and was diagnosed with AAV following admi...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Murakami M,Shimane K,Takahashi H,Tomiyama J,Nagashima M

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abstract  This study examined the pathogenesis of large pseudocysts adjacent to knee joints in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The radiological and histopathological features of 17 large subarticular pseudocysts in 12 knee joints of 10 patients were analyzed. Nine of the 10 patients were classified as class 2 according to ...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Yoshida M,Ichinohe S,Uzuki M,Yoshida W,Sawai T,Shimamura T

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the association between hand dysfunction and ultrasound (US)-detected articular synovitis and tenosynovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS:Thirty RA patients were examined. In both hands of all subjects, articular synovitis and tenosynovitis were assessed by US at 22 joi...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Nishino A,Kawashiri SY,Shimizu T,Umeda M,Fukui S,Koga T,Iwamoto N,Ichinose K,Tamai M,Nakamura H,Origuchi T,Nagata Y,Maeda T,Aoyagi K,Kawakami A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We investigated the characteristics of circulating T-helper (Th) cells and CD4+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) in polyarteritis nodosa (PAN). METHODS:Peripheral blood samples were obtained from 14 patients with PAN. Nine patients having granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and 11 healthy individuals (HC) were...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Shimojima Y,Ishii W,Kishida D,Fukushima K,Ikeda SI

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this study is to develop clinical practice guideline (CPG) for Sjögren's syndrome (SS) based on recently available clinical and therapeutic evidences. METHODS:The CPG committee for SS was organized by the Research Team for Autoimmune Diseases, Research Program for Intractable Disease of the...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Sumida T,Azuma N,Moriyama M,Takahashi H,Asashima H,Honda F,Abe S,Ono Y,Hirota T,Hirata S,Tanaka Y,Shimizu T,Nakamura H,Kawakami A,Sano H,Ogawa Y,Tsubota K,Ryo K,Saito I,Tanaka A,Nakamura S,Takamura E,Tanaka M

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To understand the status of mizoribine use in patients with lupus nephritis (LN) and to collect safety- and efficacy-related data on 2-year treatment with mizoribine. METHODS:A continuous survey was conducted between March 2010 and July 2015. RESULTS:The analysis set included 559 patients (mean age 39.5 ye...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Takeuchi T,Okada K,Yoshida H,Yagi N

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a multisystem disease related to helper T cell responses. We recently experienced the case of a 57-year-old woman with sarcoidosis complicated by crescentic glomerulonephritis with low levels of myeloperoxidase-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody. We herein describe the details of her clinical course an...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Kabara M,Nakagawa N,Matsuki M,Chinda J,Fujino T,Hasebe N

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare disease of unknown etiology causing systematic inflammation and resulting in destruction of cartilaginous tissues. We describe here an 18-year-old Japanese woman who developed severe airway stenosis as the initial symptom with auricular, nasal, and ocular inflammation. The effec...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Yamaoka K,Saito K,Hanami K,Nakayamada S,Nawata M,Iwata S,Azuma T,Tanaka Y

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the efficacy and safety of intravenous (IV) belimumab plus standard systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) therapy standard of care (SoC) in Japanese patients with SLE. METHODS:A Phase 3, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 52-week study (BEL 113750; NCT01345253) in patients with SLE, rando...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Tanaka Y,Bass D,Chu M,Egginton S,Ji B,Struemper H,Roth D

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has improved over the last 10 years. These changes have been monitored in the Institute of Rheumatology, Rheumatoid Arthritis (IORRA) observational cohort, and clinical remission has become a realistic goal. However, we should recognize that the ultimate goal of treatment is to ...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Yamanaka H,Seto Y,Tanaka E,Furuya T,Nakajima A,Ikari K,Taniguchi A,Momohara S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: To assess the clinicopathologic features of Multicentric Castleman disease (MCD) patients in Japan.Methods: We assessed baseline data for 342 Japanese MCD patients with a biopsy-proven diagnosis, enrolled in a prospective, observational study for tocilizumab treatment.Results: Of 342 patients, 86.0% had pl...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Murakami M,Johkoh T,Hayashi S,Ohshima S,Mizuki M,Nakatsuka SI,Tomobe M,Kuroyanagi K,Nakasone A,Nishimoto N

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A postoperative lung cancer patient presented with lymphadenopathy, pleural thickening, and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake on a positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) scan. Lung cancer recurrence was initially suspected, but bilateral submandibular masses with 18F-FDG uptake indicated the possi...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Nakazawa S,Shimizu K,Nakano T,Kakegawa S,Atsumi J,Kamiyoshihara M,Hirato J,Takeyoshi I

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For over 10 years there have been no clinical studies about adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) in Japan. We aimed to investigate recent clinical features and treatment of AOSD and to evaluate the efficacy of cyclosporin A (CyA) in the treatment of AOSD. The data from 34 patients with AOSD who were admitted to our hosp...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Mitamura M,Tada Y,Koarada S,Inoue H,Suematsu R,Ohta A,Nagasawa K

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the utility of HEp-2 cells transfected with the 60 kDa SS-A/Ro as a substrate for indirect immunofluorescence (IIF-HEp-2000) to compare several methods for screening Japanese serum samples for anti-SS-A/Ro antibodies. Serum samples from 243 Japanese patients were analyzed by IIF for anti-nuclear antibodie...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Tanaka N,Muro Y,Sugiura K,Tomita Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the precise modality of association between SAA1 gene polymorphisms and the development of AA amyloidosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Japanese patients with RA (n=153), among whom 29 were histologically diagnosed as having amyloidosis, were genotyped for three single nucleotide polymorph...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Ajiro J,Narita I,Sato F,Saga D,Hasegawa H,Kuroda T,Nakano M,Gejyo F

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 8-year-old girl with systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) required surgical reduction for a dislocated left hip joint following failure of skin traction for 1 week. Unaided walking was achieved by 3 months postoperatively. Incongruence and irregularity of the hip joint remained but may resolve with ma...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Inui K,Maeno T,Tada M,Takaoka K,Koike T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methotrexate (MTX) is indispensable for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, a small number of patients treated with MTX occasionally encounter some life-threatening events, including myelosuppression. Renal insufficiency, one of risk factors for these events, is difficult to assess because the serum c...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Hayashi T,Ito S,Goto D,Matsumoto I,Sumida T

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the present study was to analyze the score of fatigue in a large cohort of Brazilian patients with SpA, comparing different disease patterns and its association with demographic and disease-specific variables. METHODS:A common protocol of investigation was prospectively applied to 1492 Brazilian ...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Bianchi WA,Elias FR,Carneiro S,Bortoluzzo AB,Gonçalves CR,da Silva JA,Ximenes AC,Bértolo MB,Ribeiro SL,Keiserman M,Skare TL,Menin R,Azevedo VF,Vieira WP,Albuquerque EN,Bonfiglioli R,Campanholo C,Carvalho HM,Costa IP,

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This retrospective study was designed to evaluate the outcomes of four different surgical reconstructions for extensor tendon ruptures in ulnar three fingers in 48 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. METHODS:The following four techniques were performed; palmaris longus tendon grafting (PL group; n = 9), exte...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Suzuki T,Iwamoto T,Ikegami H,Sakuma Y,Ikari K,Matsumura N,Ochi K,Sato K,Nakamura M,Matsumoto M,Momohara S

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In recent years, concern has been raised about Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) that it could be associated with an increased risk for malignancies. Therefore, the cancer incidence in the JIA patients was evaluated and compared to the cancer incidence in the German population. METHODS:A retrospective sin...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Barth S,Schlichtiger J,Hartmann B,Bisdorff B,Michels H,Radon K,Hügle B,Walsh L,Haas JP

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa (CPAN) is a form of necrotizing vasculitis of small and medium-sized arteries. It is limited to the skin and has a recurrent and chronic course, possibly associated with fever, arthralgia, myalgia and neuropathy, but without visceral involvement. We report the clinical case of a 7-year-o...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Valor L,Monteagudo I,de la Torre I,Fernández CG,Montoro M,Longo JL,Carreño L

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal injury is one of the most prevalent clinical problems that jeopardize the activities of daily life, especially in our aging society. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) play pivotal roles in regenerating bones after bone injury. MSCs come from the surrounding tissues and/or circulation. Cell sources may be the bone...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Ito H

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective study was performed to investigate the clinical and radiological results of the Sauvé-Kapandji (S-K) procedure for the rheumatoid wrist. One hundred and eight rheumatoid wrists in 98 patients were operated on in our institute from 1992 to 2000, and in 82 wrists we used the S-K procedure. In other cases...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Momohara S,Mamizuka K,Yonemoto K,Tomatsu T,Inoue K

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the therapeutic effect of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid (HA) on the progression of joint pain and cartilage degeneration in a rabbit osteoarthritis (OA) model. The OA model was induced by partial meniscectomy. In the time course study, cartilage degeneration was assessed at 3, 7 and 14 days after o...

journal_title：Modern rheumatology

authors： Hashizume M,Koike N,Yoshida H,Suzuki M,Mihara M

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00