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Defining active sacroiliitis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for classification of axial spondyloarthritis: a consensual approach by the ASAS/OMERACT MRI group

Department of Rheumatology, Charité University Medicine, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of sacroiliac joints has evolved as the most relevant ...
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Gout is associated with more comorbidities, poorer health-related quality of life and higher healthcare utilisation in US veterans

Center for Chronic Disease Outcomes Research at the VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Objective: To better understand the impact of gout on functional status, health-related quality of ...
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The efficacy of anti-TNF in rheumatoid arthritis, a comparison between randomised controlled trials and clinical practice

Background: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the efficacy of antagonists to tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) showed high response percentages in the groups treated with active drugs.
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OSKIRA-4: a phase IIb randomised, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy and safety of fostamatinib monotherapy

Objectives OSKIRA-4 evaluated the efficacy of fostamatinib monotherapy versus placebo on the signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis over 6 weeks by Disease Activity Score C reactive protein ...
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Interferon β is associated with type 1 interferon-inducible gene expression in dermatomyositis

1 Department of Neurology, Division of Neuromuscular Disease, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 2 Department ...
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CDAI and DAS28 in the management of rheumatoid arthritis in clinical practice

The primary therapeutic target for rheumatoid arthritis is remission, assessed using validated composited measures.1 Currently, index-based remission frequently used in clinical practice are disease ...
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Epidemiology of whiplash: an international dilemma

562 Heritage Medical Research Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada TG6 2S2 Whiplash associated disorders have become an international medicolegal and social dilemma. Physicians are ...
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Diagnosis and management of adult onset Still’s disease

1 Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, New Jersey Medical School, UMDNJ, Newark, NJ 07101, USA 2 Department of Medicine, Weill Medical College of Cornell ...
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Development and validation of the Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) Enthesitis Index

Background: Enthesitis is a recommended core domain for assessment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), but no measurement has yet been validated according to Outcome Measures in Rheumatoid Arthritis ...
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Anti-infliximab and anti-adalimumab antibodies in relation to response to adalimumab in infliximab switchers and anti-tumour necrosis factor naive patients: a cohort study

2 Academic Medical Centre/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 3 VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 4 Landsteiner Laboratory Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, The ...
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ASDAS, a highly discriminatory ASAS-endorsed disease activity score in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

7 Maastricht University Medical Center and CAPHRI Research Institute, Maastricht, The Netherlands Correspondence to Professor D van der Heijde, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical ...
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Effect of assistive technology in hand osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled trial

1 National Resource Center for Rehabilitation in Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway 2 Department of Rheumatology, St Olav's Hospital, Trondheim, Norway ...