The World War I (1914-1918) and rheumatology.
Published in Joint bone spine
Quantitative X-ray microradiography for high-throughput phenotyping of osteoarthritis in mice.
Published in Osteoarthritis and cartilage
To investigate and validate digital X-ray microradiography as a novel, high-throughput and cost-effective screening approach to identify abnormal joint phenotypes in mice. Digital X-ray microradiography was used to quantify the subchondral bone mineral content (BMC) in the medial tibial plateau. Accuracy and reproducibility of the method were deter...
Obstructive sleep apnea in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Correlation with disease activity and pulmonary function ...
Published in The Egyptian Rheumatologist
Review: Exercise interventions improve pain and function in people with knee osteoarthritis compared with no exercise.
Published in Evidence-based nursing
Current Practice Patterns and Educational Needs of Rheumatologists Who Manage Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Published in Rheumatology and Therapy
IntroductionAs the therapeutic landscape for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) continues to change, it is relevant to examine current treatment patterns among rheumatologists. The purpose of this study was to identify attitudes and practices of US rheumatologists with respect to RA.MethodsNine-hundred and one US-practicing rheumatologists were sent electro...
Nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is associated with hypophosphataemia: a case-control study.
Published in Rheumatology (Oxford, England)
Differences in phosphorus metabolism may exist between patients with stage 5 CKD and NSF compared with patients with stage 5 CKD without NSF.
Therapeutic Options After Treatment Failure in Rheumatoid Arthritis or Spondyloarthritides
...Published in Advances in Therapy
The prognosis for patients with rheumatoid arthritis or spondyloarthritides has improved dramatically due to earlier diagnosis, recognition of the need to treat early with conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (csDMARDs), alone or in combinations, the establishment of treatment targets, and the development of biological DMARD...
Schnittstellen in der ambulanten und stationären rheumatologischen Versorgung
Published in Zeitschrift für Rheumatologie
Schnittstellen beschreiben in der medizinischen Versorgung die Kommunikation und Arbeitsteilung zwischen verschiedenen Versorgungsebenen und zwischen den verschiedenen Fachgruppen. Sie vereinfachen die Zusammenarbeit, dienen einer konfliktfreien Kooperation und sind geeignet zur Verbesserung der Versorgung auch unter wirtschaftlichen Aspekten beizu...
Clinical implementation of musculoskeletal ultrasound in rheumatology in Austria
Published in Rheumatology International
The aim of the study is to assess the clinical implementation of musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) in rheumatology in Austria. A survey was conducted among Austrian rheumatologists and physicians of other specialties with a focus on rheumatology. The questionnaire was designed by the members of the Austrian Radiology–Rheumatology Initiative for Mus...
Rheumatoid factor and anti-CCP do not predict progressive joint damage in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis treat...
Published in BMJ open
To analyse if predictors of radiographic progression differ between patients treated with or without prednisolone in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Radiographs of hands and feet were assessed using the modified Sharp/van der Heijde score and radiographic progression was defined as an increase in the total Sharp score above 5.8 (the smallest detec...
