The relative value of spinal and thoracic mobility measurements in ankylosing spondylitis.

abstract：:The prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis in 1,287 persons living in densely populated areas and 1, 287 persons living in thinly populated areas, matched as to sex, age, occupation and geographical area, was compared. The patient material was obtained in an epidemiological survey of rheumatoid arthritis (ARA definition) ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Hellgren L

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the state of dentition between rheumatoid and control patients, ortopanthomograms were taken of 126 rheumatoid and 119 control patients. This roenthenologic examination revealed a signficantly higher incidence of teeth loss among the rheumatoid patients than among the control patients. To determine whether ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Malmström M,Calonius PE

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied HLA antigens in 105 unrelated American Caucasian patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), 70 of them with familial disease. HLA-DR4 was observed in 71% of familial RA, 63% of non-familial RA, and 27% of normal controls, confirming the already well-established association between HLA-DR4 and both familial an...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Khan MA,Wolfe F,Kleinheksel SM,Molta C

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Aseptic loosening is one of the most important problems that can occur after total hip arthroplasty (THA). In this study, we analysed levels of large tenascin-C (TN-C) variants and compared them in pseudosynovial fluid from patients with aseptic loosening after THA with those in synovial fluid from patients u...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Hasegawa M,Sudo A,Nagakura T,Hirata H,Kinoshita N,Yoshida T,Uchida A

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) parameter that best differentiates healthy persons and patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and to investigated responsiveness to treatment of various MRI parameters. METHOD:Conventional MRI and dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE)-MRI of the hand were p...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Axelsen MB,Ejbjerg BJ,Hetland ML,Skjødt H,Majgaard O,Lauridsen UB,Hørslev-Petersen K,Boesen M,Kubassova O,Bliddal H,Østergaard M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Interleukin-1 (IL-1) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several rheumatic inflammatory diseases, including adult-onset Still's disease (AOSD) and systemic-onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SoJIA). Several clinical trials also suggest that anakinra, a human recombinant interleukin-1 receptor antagon...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Youm JY,Woo JH,Kim TH,Bae SC,Yoo DH

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Chronic inflammation, as determined by persistently elevated acute-phase reactants in attack-free periods, can occasionally be observed in patients with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) and is suggested to be a risk factor for the development of amyloidosis. We aimed to investigate the underlying causes ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Varan O,Kucuk H,Babaoglu H,Tecer D,Atas N,Bilici Salman R,Satıs H,Ozturk MA,Haznedaroglu S,Goker B,Tufan A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The changes in MR-determined synovial membrane volume, early synovial enhancement, and cartilage and bone erosions after osmic acid knee synovectomy were studied. Gadolinium-DTPA enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of 18 knees with persistent arthritis was performed before and 1 month after treatment. The synovi...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Ostergaard M,Stoltenberg M,Gideon P,Wieslander S,Sonne-Holm S,Kryger P,Sonne M

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen consumption was investigated during phagocytosis by leukocytes in patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, dermatomyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus and scleroderma. Compared with the situation in normal persons, the mean oxygen consumption in the total patient group was ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Kvarstein B,Blichfeldt P

更新日期：1977-01-01 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：:The effects of rheumatoid arthritis on locomotion status were assessed in an epidemiologically representative Swedish population sample. In a steady community of 12,707 inhabitants, 82 patients were found fulfilling ARA criteria 5-8 (Rome 1961). Prevalence was 0.51% for men, 0.78 for women and 0.65 in the overall popu...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Jonsson B,Larsson SE

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the population of the city of Tampere, Finland, 66 patients with histologically verified temporal arteritis were identified during the 20-year period from 1969 to 89. The cases were followed up to March 31st in 1991. The annual age- and sex-adjusted incidence of temporal arteritis per 100,000 population aged 50 or ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Rajala SA,Ahvenainen JE,Mattila KJ,Saarni MI

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the frequence of deltoideal proximal insertion enthesitis (DPIE) in patients affected with spondyloarthritis (SpA) and to evaluate its clinical, sonographic and radiological characteristics. METHODS:A retrospective study of clinical, sonographic and radiological examinations of the shoulders of 100 ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Falsetti P,Frediani B,Filippou G,Acciai C,Baldi F,Storri L,Bisogno S,Marcolongo R

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine which variables at baseline are predictive for the development of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from palindromic rheumatism (PR) in a Japanese population. METHODS:Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies, joint involvement pattern, genotypes of HLA-DRB1, peptidylarginine deiminase (P...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Tamai M,Kawakami A,Iwamoto N,Arima K,Aoyagi K,Eguchi K

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using Doppler echocardiography (DE), we measured pulmonary arterial systolic pressure (PASP) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients without coexisting cardiopulmonary diseases. Accepting the normal upper limit of PASP as 30 mmHg, we found elevated PASP in 11 out of 40 (27.5%) RA patients, values being mostly 30-40 mmHg...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Keser G,Capar I,Aksu K,Inal V,Danaoğlu Z,Savas R,Oksel F,Tunc E,Kabasakal Y,Kitapcioglu G,Doganavsargil E

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fc-receptors for IgG (Fc gamma R) are important triggers of effector function in macrophages. We have investigated the distribution of cells bearing Fc gamma R I, Fc gamma R II, and Fc gamma R III in 14 synovia and 3 nodules from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, using monoclonal antibodies on serial cryostat sectio...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Bröker BM,Edwards JC,Fanger MW,Lydyard PM

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostically important signs and symptoms in the early stage of rheumatoid arthritis were studied in 136 patients selected and treated in Moscow and in 139 patients in Heinola, Finland. The follow-up time was 3 years. The outcome was poor in patients with early signs of radiological destruction in the joints, wi...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Isomäki H,Martio J,Sarna S,Kiviniemi P,Akimova T,Ievleva L,Mylov N,Trofimova T

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to relate postural control, as measured on a quantitative test battery as standing balance on an AMTI force platform, to results of muscle function of the lower extremities, aerobic capacity, disease characteristics, attitudes revealing anxiety, and demographic variables in patients wi...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Ekdahl C

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biopsy specimens of human articular cartilage were taken from the caudal summits and from the posterior part of both epicondyles of the right lower femoral epiphysis of 20 individuals within 12 hours post mortem. 12 articular surfaces were normal and 8 included changes attributable to osteoarthrosis. In one individual...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Bjelle A

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is thought that glucocorticosteroids impair the clearance of immune complexes by the mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS). We studied the effect of a five day course of prednisone (1 mg/kg body weight per day) on MPS function in 10 healthy volunteers, using soluble radiolabeled aggregates of human immunoglobulin G as...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Halma C,Daha MR,Evers-Schouten JH,Pauwels EK,van Es LA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Involvement of brain parenchyma or meninges in ANCA-associated small-vessel vasculitis such as Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is not uncommon. In contrast, involvement of the pituitary is exceedingly rare with only a few cases reported so far. The diagnosis is usually made on the basis of imaging techniques and abnorma...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Woywodt A,Knoblauch H,Kettritz R,Schneider W,Göbel U

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the frequency of gut inflammation and the role of gut lesion in the pathogenesis of the ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in Korean patients. Ileocolonoscopy and biopsy of the colon and terminal ileum were performed on 24 Korean patients with AS. Endoscopic lesions were observed in 7 patients (29.2%). The le...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Lee YH,Ji JD,Kim JS,Bak YT,Lee CH,Kim CH,Chae YS,Song GG

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objective: Erosion healing in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is difficult to demonstrate. This extension study aimed to determine whether 2 years of teriparatide (TPTD) produces erosion healing. Method: Subjects in a previous 12 month randomized controlled trial of TPTD in RA were invited to receive 12 additional months of...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Duryea J,Gravallese EM,Wortman JR,Xu C,Lu B,Kay J,Solomon DH

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the impact on quality of life (QoL) of omeprazole and misoprostol during healing, and omeprazole, misoprostol, and placebo during maintenance treatment in chronic NSAID users with NSAID-associated gastroduodenal lesions. METHODS:Validated baseline and follow-up QoL questionnaires were completed by...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Yeomans N,Wilson I,Långström G,Hawkey C,Naesdal J,Walan A,Wiklund I

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four patients with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) were treated with (D)-penicillamine (1.2-1.8 g/d) for 18-60 months. All patients improved. Vital capillary microscopy demonstrated that the number of visible skin capillaries increased during therapy, thus indicating a more efficient nutritional circulation. ...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Mellstedt H,Fagrell B,Holm G,Björkholm M

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The aims of this study were to measure the levels of interleukin (IL)-33 and ST2 and T-helper (Th)2-associated cytokines (IL-13, IL-4, IL-5) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and examine the correlation of serum cytokine levels with disease activity and laboratory parameters. METHOD:Serum IL-33,...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Li GX,Wang S,Duan ZH,Zeng Z,Pan FM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The study was done to determine whether the new SCORE (Simple Calculated Osteoporosis Risk Estimation) index might reduce the utilization of bone mineral density (BMD) measurement. METHODS:989 consecutive patients who were referred by a range of physicians for BMD assessments at one of two clinics had a SCO...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Russell AS,Morrison RT

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Out of a total of 150 patients attending an out-patient clinic for anticoagulant therapy, 12 had disorders which normally would indicate a prolonged use of an antirheumatic drug. To 6 of these patients, naproxen (1/4 g twice daily) was given while anticoagulant treatment with phenprocoumon was continued in an unchange...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Petersen PB,Husted S,Mortensen A,Andreasen F

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shoulder muscle performance was tested in 8 working ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients and compared with 10 healthy male referents. The AS patients were all in a non-active state and had no shoulder symptoms. Electromyographic fatigue development in the descending part of the trapezius muscle was significantly faste...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Hagberg M,Hagner IM,Bjelle A

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a blood flow restriction (BFR) training regimen in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA); and to compare the effects of 4 weeks of BFR training with low-intensity strength training on muscle strength, muscle endurance, and joint pain in patients with RA. Met...

journal_title：Scandinavian journal of rheumatology

authors： Jønsson AB,Johansen CV,Rolving N,Pfeiffer-Jensen M

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00