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Haugen IK, Østergaard M, Eshed I, McQueen FM, Bird P, Gandjbakhch F, Foltz V, Genant H, Peterfy C, Lillegraven S, Haavardsholm EA, Bøyesen P, Conaghan PG. Iterative Development and Reliability of the OMERACT Hand Osteoarthritis MRI Scoring System. J Rheumatol 2013; 41:386-91. [DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.131086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Objective.To develop and test the interreader reliability of the OMERACT Hand Osteoarthritis Magnetic Resonance Scoring System (HOAMRIS) for assessment of structural and inflammatory hand OA features in the interphalangeal joints.Methods.The HOAMRIS was developed through an iterative process. Selection of features and their scaling was agreed upon through consensus by members of the OMERACT Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Task Force, using the Oslo Hand Osteoarthritis (OA) MRI Score system as a template. Two reliability exercises were performed, in which 6 and 4 readers participated, respectively. After the first exercise, an atlas was developed and used in the second exercise to facilitate reading. In each exercise, readers independently scored 8 MRI scans from the Oslo Hand OA cohort (coronal/axial short-tau inversion recovery and coronal/axial/sagittal T1-weighted fat-suppressed pre-/post-Gadolinium images). Interreader reliability was assessed by intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), percentage exact and close agreement (PEA/PCA).Results.The preliminary OMERACT HOAMRIS included assessment of synovitis, erosive damage, cysts, osteophytes, cartilage space loss, malalignment, and bone marrow lesions (BML), of which all were scored on a 0–3 scale for normal, mild, moderate, and severe (increments of 0.5 for synovitis, erosive damage, and BML). In the first exercise, most features showed good to very good ICC values (0.64–0.94), except synovitis (0.34). In the second exercise using the atlas, the ICC values were > 0.74 for all MRI features, and the PEA/PCA values were higher than in the first exercise.Conclusion.A preliminary HOAMRIS with good to very good interreader reliability was developed. Longitudinal studies are needed to assess its sensitivity to change.
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Hermann M, Nilsen T, Eriksen CS, Slatkowsky-Christensen B, Haugen IK, Kjeken I. Effects of a soft prefabricated thumb orthosis in carpometacarpal osteoarthritis. Scand J Occup Ther 2013; 21:31-9. [PMID: 24215554 DOI: 10.3109/11038128.2013.851735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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AIMS To explore the feasibility and assess the effect of a prefabricated soft thumb-base orthosis on pain, hand strength, and activity performance in persons with osteoarthritis of the CMC joint. METHODS In this randomized controlled trial, 29 patients received hand exercises only (control group) and 30 patients received hand exercises and an orthosis (orthosis group). The primary outcome was pain, while secondary outcomes included grip and pinch strength, and self-reported symptoms and activity performance. Outcome assessments, and measures of grip strength and pain with and without orthosis in the orthosis group, were made after two months. RESULTS 55 participants (mean age 70.5 years) completed all assessments. There were no significant differences between the groups in primary or secondary outcomes after two months. However, in the orthosis group, pain was significantly less when wearing the orthosis than when not wearing it. Participants reported that the orthosis felt uncomfortable during activities involving water and one-third wanted more support of the CMC joint. CONCLUSIONS A soft prefabricated orthosis seems to have an immediate pain-relieving effect during use, but no effects in terms of less hand pain, or improved strength or activity performance when not worn.
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- Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital , Oslo , Norway
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Marshall M, Peat G, Nicholls E, van der Windt D, Myers H, Dziedzic K. Subsets of symptomatic hand osteoarthritis in community-dwelling older adults in the United Kingdom: prevalence, inter-relationships, risk factor profiles and clinical characteristics at baseline and 3-years. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2013; 21:1674-84. [PMID: 23954700 PMCID: PMC3819994 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Revised: 07/04/2013] [Accepted: 08/03/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the population prevalence, inter-relationships, risk factor profiles and clinical characteristics of subsets of symptomatic hand osteoarthritis (OA) with a view to understanding their relative frequency and distinctiveness. METHOD 1076 community-dwelling adults with hand symptoms (60% women, mean age 64.7 years) were recruited and classified into pre-defined subsets using physical examination and standardised hand radiographs, scored with the Kellgren & Lawrence (K&L) and Verbruggen-Veys grading systems. Detailed information on selected risk factors was obtained from direct measurement (Body Mass Index (BMI)), self-complete questionnaires (excessive use of hands, previous hand injury) and medical record review (hypertension, dyslipidaemia, type 2 diabetes). Hand pain and disability were self-reported at baseline and 3-year follow-up using Australian/Canadian Osteoarthritis Hand Index (AUSCAN). RESULTS Crude population prevalence estimates for symptomatic hand OA subsets in the adult population aged 50 years and over were: thumb base OA (22.4%), nodal interphalangeal joint (IPJ) OA (15.5%), generalised hand OA (10.4%), non-nodal IPJ OA (4.9%), erosive OA (1.0%). Apart from thumb base OA, there was considerable overlap between the subsets. Erosive OA appeared the most distinctive with the highest female: male ratio, and the most disability at baseline and 3-years. A higher frequency of obesity, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, and metabolic syndrome was observed in this subset. CONCLUSION Overlap in the occurrence of hand OA subsets poses conceptual and practical challenges to the pursuit of distinct phenotypes. Erosive OA may nevertheless provide particular insight into the role of metabolic and cardiovascular risk factors in the pathogenesis of OA.
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- M. Marshall
- Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, United Kingdom
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- Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, United Kingdom
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- Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, United Kingdom
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- Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, United Kingdom
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- Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, United Kingdom
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- Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire ST5 5BG, United Kingdom
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Marshall M, Nicholls E, Kwok WY, Peat G, Kloppenburg M, van der Windt D, Myers H, Dziedzic K. Erosive osteoarthritis: a more severe form of radiographic hand osteoarthritis rather than a distinct entity? Ann Rheum Dis 2013; 74:136-41. [PMID: 24095935 PMCID: PMC4283656 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Objectives To determine whether erosive osteoarthritis shares the same pattern of joint involvement and risk profile as increasing grades of non-erosive hand osteoarthritis. Methods Participants were from two population-based cohorts, aged ≥50 years, reporting hand symptoms in the previous month. Interphalangeal joints were assessed for erosive osteoarthritis (Verbruggen–Veys erosive or remodelled phase) and radiographic osteoarthritis (sliding cut-offs of K&L≥2, K&L≥3 and K&L=4). At the joint level, similarities in the frequency and pattern of erosive and non-erosive osteoarthritis were assessed by Spearman's rank correlation coefficients and generalised estimating equations. At the person level, individuals with erosive osteoarthritis were compared to those with non-erosive osteoarthritis using logistic regression, adjusted for age and gender (aOR), for the following exposures: family history, previous injury, overuse and metabolic factors (BMI, dyslipidaemia, hypertension, diabetes). Results In 1076 symptomatic participants the ranked frequency of involvement for erosive joints was comparable to joints with K&L≥3 and K&L=4 (r>0.95). Patterns of joint involvement in erosive osteoarthritis were strongest for symmetry (aOR=6.5; 95% CI 3.0 to 14.1), followed by row (2.0; 0.8 to 5.0) and ray (0.3; 0.0 to 2.5), which was similar to joints with K&L≥3 and K&L=4. Individuals with erosive osteoarthritis (n=80) had an increased risk of metabolic syndrome (2.7; 1.0 to 7.1), notably dyslipidaemia (4.7; 2.1 to 10.6) compared with non-erosive osteoarthritis classed K&L≥3 (n=193). Conclusions The similar frequency of radiographic joint involvement and patterning in erosive osteoarthritis and more severe non-erosive osteoarthritis is consistent with prevalent erosive osteoarthritis being a severe form of hand osteoarthritis rather than a distinct entity. Metabolic exposures, dyslipidaemia in particular, may be implicated in erosive osteoarthritis.
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- Michelle Marshall
- Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
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- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
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- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
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- Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Primary Care Sciences, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
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Haugen IK, Ramachandran VS, Misra D, Neogi T, Niu J, Yang T, Zhang Y, Felson DT. Hand osteoarthritis in relation to mortality and incidence of cardiovascular disease: data from the Framingham heart study. Ann Rheum Dis 2013; 74:74-81. [PMID: 24047870 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To study whether hand osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with increased mortality and cardiovascular events in a large community based cohort (Framingham Heart Study) in which OA, mortality and cardiovascular events have been carefully assessed. METHODS We examined whether symptomatic (≥1 joint(s) with radiographic OA and pain in the same joint) and radiographic hand OA (≥1 joint(s) with radiographic OA without pain) were associated with mortality and incident cardiovascular events (coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure and/or atherothrombotic brain infarction) using Cox proportional hazards models. In the adjusted models, we included possible confounding factors from baseline (eg, metabolic factors, medication use, smoking/alcohol). We also adjusted for the number of painful joints in the lower limb and physical inactivity. RESULTS We evaluated 1348 participants (53.8% women) with mean (SD) age of 62.2 (8.2) years, of whom 540 (40.1%) and 186 (13.8%) had radiographic and symptomatic hand OA, respectively. There was no association between hand OA and mortality. Although there was no significant relation to incident cardiovascular events overall or a relation of radiographic hand OA with events, we found a significant association between symptomatic hand OA and incident coronary heart disease (myocardial infarction/coronary insufficiency syndrome) (HR 2.26, 95% CI 1.22 to 4.18). The association remained after additional adjustment for pain in the lower limb or physical inactivity. CONCLUSIONS Symptomatic hand OA, but not radiographic hand OA, was associated with an increased risk of coronary heart disease events. The results suggest an effect of pain, which may be a possible marker of inflammation.
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- Ida K Haugen
- Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Section of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Department of Cardiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Kwok WY, Kloppenburg M, Marshall M, Nicholls E, Rosendaal FR, van der Windt DA, Peat G. Comparison of clinical burden between patients with erosive hand osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis in symptomatic community-dwelling adults: the Keele clinical assessment studies. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2013; 52:2260-7. [PMID: 24046470 PMCID: PMC3828511 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate in the general population the clinical impact of erosive OA in interphalangeal joints (IPJs) compared with symptomatic radiographic hand OA and inflammatory arthritis. METHODS Standardized assessments with hand radiographs were performed in participants of two population-based cohorts in North Staffordshire with hand symptoms lasting ≥1 day in the past month. Erosive OA was defined as the presence of an eroded or remodelled phase in ≥1 IPJ using the Verbruggen-Veys method. Radiographic hand OA was defined as the presence of ≥1 IPJ/first carpometacarpal joint with a Kellgren-Lawrence score of ≥2. Diagnoses of inflammatory arthritis were based on medical records. Hand pain and disability were assessed with the Australian/Canadian Hand Osteoarthritis Index (AUSCAN). Linear regression analyses were used to compare clinical determinants between groups and calculate mean differences with 95% CIs, adjusted for age and sex. RESULTS Of 1076 participants with hand symptoms [60% women, mean age 64.8 years (s.d. 8.3 years)]; 80 persons (7.4%) had erosive OA. The population prevalence of erosive OA in ≥1 IPJ was 2.4% (95% CI 1.8, 3.0). Persons with erosive OA reported more pain and disability than persons with symptomatic radiographic hand OA [adjusted mean difference 1.3 (95% CI 0.3, 2.3) and 2.3 (95% CI 0.4, 4.2), respectively]. Individuals with inflammatory arthritis (n = 44) reported more pain and disability than those with erosive OA [adjusted mean difference 1.7 (95% CI 0.05, 3.4) and 6.3 (95% CI 2.8, 9.9), respectively]. CONCLUSION While erosive OA has a greater impact than symptomatic radiographic hand OA in the general population, it is not as severe in terms of hand pain and disability as inflammatory RA.
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- Department of Rheumatology, C1-R, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Neogi T. The epidemiology and impact of pain in osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2013; 21:1145-53. [PMID: 23973124 PMCID: PMC3753584 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 937] [Impact Index Per Article: 85.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2013] [Revised: 03/27/2013] [Accepted: 03/29/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and a leading cause of disability worldwide, largely due to pain, the primary symptom of the disease. The pain experience in knee OA in particular is well-recognized as typically transitioning from intermittent weight-bearing pain to a more persistent, chronic pain. Methods to validly assess pain in OA studies have been developed to address the complex nature of the pain experience. The etiology of pain in OA is recognized to be multifactorial, with both intra-articular and extra-articular risk factors. Nonetheless, greater insights are needed into pain mechanisms in OA to enable rational mechanism-based management of pain. Consequences of pain related to OA contribute to a substantial socioeconomic burden.
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- T Neogi
- Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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Haugen IK, Slatkowsky-Christensen B, Bøyesen P, van der Heijde D, Kvien TK. Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between radiographic features and measures of pain and physical function in hand osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2013; 21:1191-8. [PMID: 23973130 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2012] [Revised: 03/11/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Previous longitudinal studies have shown no associations between increasing amount of radiographic hand osteoarthritis (OA) and levels of hand pain/disability. In this longitudinal study, we aimed to study whether radiographic hand OA was related to pain/disability in cross-sectional and longitudinal settings focusing on joint-specific analyses. METHODS We included 190 patients (173 women, mean (standard deviation, SD) age 61.5 (5.7) years) from the Oslo hand OA cohort, of whom 112 had 7-year follow-up data. Finger joints were scored for radiographic OA according to the Kellgren-Lawrence scale and Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) atlas. Pain and function were assessed by clinical examination (joint tenderness), grip strength and the Australian/Canadian (AUSCAN) questionnaire. Associations between radiographic hand OA and tenderness in the same joint were examined by logistic regression analyses with Generalized Estimating Equations, whereas associations between overall amount of radiographic OA and hand pain/disability were assessed by linear regression (adjusted for age and sex). RESULTS A dose-dependent association was found between the severity of radiographic OA and tenderness in the same joint. Joints that progressed into severe radiographic OA during follow-up had the highest odds of developing tenderness (OR = 11, 95% confidence interval (CI) 4.0-33). Incident erosions seemed to be the most important individual feature associated with incident tenderness (OR = 6.2, 95% CI 3.2-12). Weak associations were found between the amount of radiographic hand OA and overall hand pain/disability. CONCLUSION Radiographic hand OA is associated with tenderness in the same joint, and erosive development strongly predicts future joint tenderness independent of other radiographic features.
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- I K Haugen
- Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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Sunk IG, Amoyo-Minar L, Stamm T, Haider S, Niederreiter B, Supp G, Soleiman A, Kainberger F, Smolen JS, Bobacz K. Interphalangeal Osteoarthritis Radiographic Simplified (iOARS) score: a radiographic method to detect osteoarthritis of the interphalangeal finger joints based on its histopathological alterations. Ann Rheum Dis 2013; 73:1983-9. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-203117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Østerås N, Risberg MA, Kvien TK, Engebretsen L, Nordsletten L, Bruusgaard D, Schjervheim UB, Haugen IK, Hammer HB, Provan S, Øiestad BE, Semb AG, Rollefstad S, Hagen KB, Uhlig T, Slatkowsky-Christensen B, Kjeken I, Flugsrud G, Grotle M, Sesseng S, Edvardsen H, Natvig B. Hand, hip and knee osteoarthritis in a Norwegian population-based study--the MUST protocol. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2013; 14:201. [PMID: 23826721 PMCID: PMC3704709 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Knowledge about the prevalence and consequences of osteoarthritis (OA) in the Norwegian population is limited. This study has been designed to gain a greater understanding of musculoskeletal pain in the general population with a focus on clinically and radiologically confirmed OA, as well as risk factors, consequences, and management of OA. METHODS/DESIGN The Musculoskeletal pain in Ullensaker STudy (MUST) has been designed as an observational study comprising a population-based postal survey and a comprehensive clinical examination of a sub-sample with self-reported OA (MUST OA cohort). All inhabitants in Ullensaker municipality, Norway, aged 40 to 79 years receive the initial population-based postal survey questionnaire with questions about life style, general health, musculoskeletal pain, self-reported OA, comorbidities, health care utilisation, medication use, and functional ability. Participants who self-report OA in their hip, knee and/or hand joints are asked to attend a comprehensive clinical examination at Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, including a comprehensive medical examination, performance-based functional tests, different imaging modalities, cardiovascular assessment, blood and urine samples, and a number of patient-reported questionnaires including five OA disease specific instruments. Data will be merged with six national data registries. A subsample of those who receive the questionnaire has previously participated in postal surveys conducted in 1990, 1994, and 2004 with data on musculoskeletal pain and functional ability in addition to demographic characteristics and a number of health related factors. This subsample constitutes a population based cohort with 20 years follow-up. DISCUSSION This protocol describes the design of an observational population-based study that will involve the collection of data from a postal survey on musculoskeletal pain, and a comprehensive clinical examination on those with self-reported hand, hip and/or knee OA. These data, in addition to data from national registries, will provide unique insights into clinically and radiologically confirmed OA with respect to risk factors, consequences, and management.
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- Nina Østerås
- National Resource, Center for rehabilitation in Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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Prieto-Alhambra D, Judge A, Javaid MK, Cooper C, Diez-Perez A, Arden NK. Incidence and risk factors for clinically diagnosed knee, hip and hand osteoarthritis: influences of age, gender and osteoarthritis affecting other joints. Ann Rheum Dis 2013; 73:1659-64. [PMID: 23744977 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2013-203355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 502] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVES Data on the incidence of symptomatic osteoarthritis (OA) are scarce. We estimated incidence of clinical hip, knee and hand OA, and studied the effect of prevalent OA on joint-specific incident OA. METHODS SIDIAP contains primary care records for>5 million people from Catalonia (Spain). Participants aged ≥40 years with an incident diagnosis of knee, hip or hand OA between 2006 and 2010 were identified using International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-10 codes. Incidence rates and female-to-male rate ratios (RRs) for each joint site were calculated. Age, gender and body mass index-adjusted HR for future joint-specific OA according to prevalent OA at other sites were estimated using Cox regression. RESULTS 3 266 826 participants were studied for a median of 4.45 years. Knee and hip OA rates increased continuously with age, and female-to-male RRs were highest at age 70-75 years. In contrast, female hand OA risk peaked at age 60-64 years, and corresponding female-to-male RR was highest at age 50-55 years. Adjusted HR for prevalent knee OA on risk of hip OA was 1.35 (99% CI 1.28 to 1.43); prevalent hip OA on incident knee OA: HR 1.15 (1.08 to 1.23). Prevalent hand OA predicted incident knee and hip OA: HR 1.20 (1.14 to 1.26) and 1.23 (1.13 to 1.34), respectively. CONCLUSIONS The effect of age is greatest in the elderly for knee and hip OA, but around the menopause for hand OA. OA clusters within individuals, with higher risk of incident knee and hip disease from prevalent lower limb and hand OA.
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- Daniel Prieto-Alhambra
- Oxford NIHR Musculoskeletal BRU, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK GREMPAL Research Group, IDIAP Jordi Gol Primary Care Research Institute, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK URFOA-IMIM and RETICEF, Parc Salut Mar & Instituto de Salud Carlos III-FEDER, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oxford NIHR Musculoskeletal BRU, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Oxford NIHR Musculoskeletal BRU, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Oxford NIHR Musculoskeletal BRU, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- URFOA-IMIM and RETICEF, Parc Salut Mar & Instituto de Salud Carlos III-FEDER, Barcelona, Spain
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- Oxford NIHR Musculoskeletal BRU, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Bobacz K. Pharmacologic treatment of hand-, knee- and hip-osteoarthritis. Wien Med Wochenschr 2013; 163:236-42. [PMID: 23715933 DOI: 10.1007/s10354-013-0203-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2012] [Accepted: 03/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a joint disease of high prevalence and affects > 90 % of the population, depending on several risk factors. Symptomatic OA is less frequent, but requires an individually tailored therapeutic regimen consisting of non-pharmacological and pharmacological treatment modalities. Pharmacologic therapy, however, is mainly limited to analgetic and anti-inflammatory agents; structure modifying remedies do not exist. The therapeutic approach to hand-, knee- and hip-OA is basically similar and differs only at some minor points. Generally, topical agents or paracetamol are recommended as first-line agents. If unsuccessful oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or COX-2-selctive inhibitors should be introduced. Tramadol is an option in the case patients will not respond satisfactorily to NSAIDs. Glucosamine and chondroitine sulphate are no longer recommended in knee and hip OA, but chondroitine might be efficient in treating hand OA. Oral NSAIDs should be prescribed with caution due to potential side effects. Opioids are not recommended as their benefits are outweighed by an increased risk for serious adverse events.
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- Klaus Bobacz
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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The influence of evidence in the surgical treatment of thumb basilar joint arthritis. Plast Reconstr Surg 2013; 131:816-828. [PMID: 23542253 DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e3182818d08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND For surgical treatment of thumb carpometacarpal joint arthritis, current evidence suggests that simple trapeziectomy is as effective as and may be safer than trapeziectomy and ligament reconstruction with or without tendon interposition. The authors examined whether current practice patterns in the surgical treatment of thumb carpometacarpal joint arthritis reflect adoption of simple trapeziectomy as best practice, and investigated whether surgeon preferences and third-party payer patterns are associated with use of simple trapeziectomy. METHODS The authors performed a retrospective cross-sectional study of 6776 surgical treatments for thumb carpometacarpal joint arthritis using the all-payer State Ambulatory Surgery Database for Florida, from 2006 to 2009. Multinomial regression analysis was applied to examine associations between covariates, describing surgeon and third-party payer factors and type of procedure performed. An intraclass correlation coefficient was calculated to determine how much of the difference in patient outcome (procedure type) is attributable to differences between surgeons. RESULTS Across surgeon characteristics included in the analysis, patients' outcome probabilities were over 90 percent in favor of treatment with trapeziectomy and ligament reconstruction with or without tendon interposition. The level of intraclass correlation among patients clustered within a surgeon showed that individual surgeons contribute substantially to determining what procedure type a patient undergoes. CONCLUSIONS In this multiyear, one-state study, current evidence demonstrating the equivalent effectiveness of simple trapeziectomy compared with more involved alternatives did not result in wide adoption of the technique. This finding is consistent with studies in many clinical disciplines that highlight the difficulty of influencing clinical practice with available evidence.
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Bijsterbosch J, Meulenbelt I, Watt I, Rosendaal FR, Huizinga TWJ, Kloppenburg M. Clustering of hand osteoarthritis progression and its relationship to progression of osteoarthritis at the knee. Ann Rheum Dis 2013; 73:567-72. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-202461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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ObjectiveTo investigate patterns of osteoarthritis (OA) progression within hand joints and the relationship between hand OA progression and progression of OA at the knee.MethodsRadiographic progression over 6 years, defined as change in osteophytes or joint space narrowing above the smallest detectable change, was assessed on hand and knee radiographs of 236 hand OA patients participating in the Genetics, Arthrosis and Progression (GARP) sibling pair cohort study using OARSI atlas. Clustering of radiographic progression between hand joint groups (DIP, PIP, IP-1 and CMC-1) was assessed using χ2 test. Symmetry, clustering by row and ray and familial aggregation in sibling pairs were also evaluated. The association between hand OA progression and progression of OA at the knee was assessed using generalised estimating equation analysis.ResultsThere was clustering of OA progression between hand joint groups, the strongest relationship among DIP, PIP and IP-1 joints. Other patterns were symmetry (OR 4.7 (95% CI 3.3 to 6.5)) and clustering by row (OR 2.9 (95% CI 1.9 to 4.6)) but not by ray (OR 1.3 (95% CI 0.7 to 2.4)). There was familial aggregation of hand OA progression. Patients with progression of hand OA had a higher risk for radiographic change at the knee than those without hand OA progression (OR 2.3 (95% CI 1.3 to 4.0)).ConclusionsProgression of hand OA clusters between hand joint groups, especially between IP joints, and within sibling pairs. It is associated with OA change at the knee. These findings contribute to defining hand OA subsets and suggest a role for systemic factors.
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Sautner J, Schueller-Weidekamm C. Radiological aspects of osteoarthritis. Wien Med Wochenschr 2013; 163:220-7. [PMID: 23413010 DOI: 10.1007/s10354-013-0184-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2012] [Accepted: 01/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most frequent indications in musculoskeletal imaging because OA is the most prevalent musculoskeletal disease in developed countries. As the population becomes older and older, the need for adequate imaging techniques also increases. The various forms of osteoarthritis are associated with a high degree of illness-induced physical disability and reduced life quality. In some forms, the pathogenesis is complex and can require the discrimination of a variety of predisposing diseases. The specific forms of osteoarthritis will be highlighted in this article. In addition, the value of each imaging modality will be assessed, with special regard to the most common sites: hand, hip, and knee.
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- Judith Sautner
- Landesklinikum Weinviertel Stockerau, 2. Medizinische Abteilung, Karl Landsteiner Institut für klinische Rheumatologie, Landstraße 18, 2000 Stockerau, Austria.
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis in the United States and is a leading cause of disability. It is typically defined in epidemiologic studies by radiographic findings and consideration of symptoms. Its incidence and prevalence are rising, likely related to the aging of the population and increasing obesity. Risk factors for OA include numerous person-level factors, such as age, sex, obesity, and genetics, as well as joint-specific factors that are likely reflective of abnormal loading of the joints. In studying OA, several methodologic challenges exist that can hamper our ability to identify pertinent relationships.
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- Tuhina Neogi
- Sections of Clinical Epidemiology Research, Training Unit and Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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Dallos T, Sahinbegovic E, Stamm T, Aigner E, Axmann R, Stadlmayr A, Englbrecht M, Datz C, Schett G, Zwerina J. Idiopathic hand osteoarthritis vs haemochromatosis arthropathy--a clinical, functional and radiographic study. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2013; 52:910-5. [DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hochberg MC. Osteoarthritis year 2012 in review: clinical. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2012; 20:1465-9. [PMID: 22885568 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2012.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Revised: 07/18/2012] [Accepted: 07/24/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Epidemiologic and clinical research in osteoarthritis (OA) continues to focus on analytic and descriptive epidemiology, and the role of both nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapies in the management of OA, respectively. A systematic literature review was conducted using PubMed for the period between September 1, 2011 and March 31, 2012. Selected articles in these areas are discussed in this narrative review article.
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- M C Hochberg
- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Bos SD, Beekman M, Maier AB, Karsdal MA, Kwok WY, Bay-Jensen AC, Kloppenburg M, Slagboom PE, Meulenbelt I. Metabolic health in families enriched for longevity is associated with low prevalence of hand osteoarthritis and influences OA biomarker profiles. Ann Rheum Dis 2012; 72:1669-74. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-202013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Suri P, Morgenroth DC, Hunter DJ. Epidemiology of osteoarthritis and associated comorbidities. PM R 2012; 4:S10-9. [PMID: 22632687 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2012.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2012] [Accepted: 01/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common cause of walking-related disability among older adults in the United States, and the prevalence and incidence of OA are increasing rapidly. Systemic and local risk factors for knee OA have been identified, and obesity and joint injury appear to be the strongest risk factors that are both modifiable and have the potential for substantial impact on a population level. The risk factors for functional decline and disability in persons with symptomatic OA have been examined in relatively few studies. The course of functional decline in persons with symptomatic OA on a population level is generally one of stable to slowly deteriorating function, but on an individual level, many patients maintain function or improve during the first 3 years of follow-up. Obesity stands out as one of few modifiable risk factors of OA that also is a potentially modifiable predictor of functional decline. Physical activity also appears to have a substantial protective impact on future OA-related disability. Further epidemiologic studies and randomized controlled trials are needed to prioritize prevention through targeting these modifiable risk factors for OA and related disability.
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- Pradeep Suri
- Division of PM&R, VA Boston Healthcare System-JP Campus, 150 S Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02130, USA.
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Klum M, Wolf MB, Hahn P, Leclère FM, Bruckner T, Unglaub F. Normative data on wrist function. J Hand Surg Am 2012; 37:2050-60. [PMID: 22960029 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.06.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2011] [Revised: 06/25/2012] [Accepted: 06/25/2012] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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PURPOSE In clinical day-to-day life, grip strength, key pinch, and range of motion (ROM) serve to objectively evaluate treatment outcomes on wrist interventions. The goals of this study were to generate normative values of wrist function including the parameters of grip strength, key pinch, wrist ROM, and Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) scores in a healthy, working population, and to investigate the influence of age, sex, body weight and height, handedness, and work strain. METHODS We clinically examined 750 volunteer working subjects (363 women and 387 men, all white). We divided subjects into 2 groups depending on whether their labor involved high or low manual strain. We recorded participants' height, weight, grip strength, pinch strength, and wrist ROM. Each participant filled out a DASH questionnaire. RESULTS Grip strength and pinch strength showed a maximum at between 30 and 49 years of age. In men, body mass index, body height, and weight all correlated with grip strength and pinch grip. Whereas women exhibited greater grip strength on the right side, men showed nonsignificant greater grip strength on the left side. Wrist ROM was greatest for ages ranging between 18 and 29 years. The average DASH value for all male subjects was significantly less than that of female subjects. In a healthy working population, the DASH score increased yearly by an average of 0.2 points in men and 0.3 points in women. CONCLUSIONS This study showed that in a healthy working population, people 30 to 49 years of age had the highest grip strength and pinch strength. Age positively correlated with the DASH score and inversely related to wrist ROM. Persons employed in jobs with high manual strain presented with lower wrist ROM and higher DASH scores. CLINICAL RELEVANCE These data help to objectively evaluate wrist function and the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
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- Matthias Klum
- Department of Hand Surgery, Vulpius Klinik, Bad Rappenau, Germany
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Fejer R, Ruhe A. What is the prevalence of musculoskeletal problems in the elderly population in developed countries? A systematic critical literature review. Chiropr Man Therap 2012; 20:31. [PMID: 23006836 PMCID: PMC3507809 DOI: 10.1186/2045-709x-20-31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2012] [Accepted: 09/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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UNLABELLED BACKGROUND The proportion of older people will be tripled by the year 2050. In addition, the incidence of chronic musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions will also increase among the elderly people. Thus, in order to prepare for future health care demands, the magnitude and impact of MSK conditions from this growing population is needed. The objective of this literature review is to determine the current prevalence of MSK disorders in the elderly population. METHODS A systematic literature search was conducted in Pubmed on articles in English, published between January 2000 and July 2011. Studies from developed countries with prevalence estimates on elderly people (60+) on the following MSK conditions were included: Non-specific extremity pain, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, and back pain. The included articles were extracted for information and assessed for risk of bias. RESULTS A total of 85 articles were included with 173 different prevalence estimates. Musculoskeletal disorders are common in the elderly population, but due to heterogeneity of the studies, no general estimate on the prevalence of MSK can be determined. Women report more often MSK pain than men. Overall, prevalence estimates either remain fairly constant or increase slightly with increasing age, but with a tendency to decrease in the oldest (80+) people. CONCLUSIONS Musculoskeletal disorders remain prevalent in the elderly population. Given the increasing proportion of elderly population in the world population and the burden of MSK diseases among the elderly people, efforts must be made to maintain their functional capacity for as long as possible through optimal primary and secondary health care.
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- René Fejer
- The Research Department, the Spine Centre of Southern Denmark, Hospital Lillebaelt, Middelfart, Denmark
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- Private practice, Praxis fuer Chiropraktik Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany
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Wenham CYJ, Hensor EMA, Grainger AJ, Hodgson R, Balamoody S, Doré CJ, Emery P, Conaghan PG. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of low-dose oral prednisolone for treating painful hand osteoarthritis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2012; 51:2286-94. [PMID: 22956551 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Anti-inflammatory therapies are effective analgesics for OA. This study determined whether low-dose oral prednisolone (PNL) was an effective analgesic for hand OA. METHODS This was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of people with ACR criteria hand OA and baseline hand pain visual analogue scale (VAS) of >40/100 mm. Participants received 5 mg PNL or placebo daily for 4 weeks. Pain VAS, disease activity VAS, Australian/Canadian Hand Osteoarthritis Index and joint counts were performed at baseline, 4 and 12 weeks. Primary outcome was the change in hand pain VAS at 4 weeks. Analysis of covariance was used for analysis, controlling for baseline values. To explore potential mechanism of action of PNL, non-contrast 0.2 Tesla MRI was performed on the most painful hand at baseline and 4 weeks. RESULTS A total of 70 participants were recruited (57 women, mean age 61 years, mean baseline pain VAS 61.5 mm); 75% had more than one joint with definite MRI synovitis/effusion. At 4 weeks the adjusted mean reduction in pain VAS was 19.9 mm (PNL group) and 16.8 mm (placebo group) (P = 0.54). There were no statistically significant differences in VAS, Australian/Canadian Hand Osteoarthritis Index or joint counts between placebo and PNL groups at 4 or 12 weeks. A total of 20 participants in each group achieved an Outcome Measures in Rheumatology-Osteoarthritis Research Society International response. Baseline synovitis/effusion did not predict response to treatment. CONCLUSION This is the first randomized controlled trial of low-dose corticosteroid alone for painful hand OA, which demonstrated that short-term low-dose oral PNL is not an effective analgesic treatment for hand OA. TRIAL REGISTRATION International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number Register, www.isrctn.org, Trial number 99697616.
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- Claire Y J Wenham
- NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK
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Moe RH, Grotle M, Kjeken I, Hagen KB, Kvien TK, Uhlig T. Disease impact of hand OA compared with hip, knee and generalized disease in specialist rheumatology health care. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2012; 52:189-96. [PMID: 22923755 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To describe and compare disease impact in patients with hand OA with those with hip, knee and generalized disease. METHODS Patients with OA referred to a specialized rheumatology clinic (408 patients, 86% women) were included in a cross-sectional study. They were examined by a rheumatologist and classified into primary hand, hip, knee and/or generalized (more than two joint localizations) OA. Patient-reported disease impact was collected on numeric rating scales (pain, fatigue), Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (emotional distress), Western Ontario and McMaster and Australian/Canadian Hand OA indexes (disease-specific functioning), Short Form 36 (generic health-related quality of life) and a comorbidity checklist. RESULTS Considerable disease impact was detected across all localizations: patients scored >5 on pain (range 0-10), had on average two comorbidities and scored >1.5 on emotional distress (Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25, range 1-4). Patients with hand OA scored poor on disease-specific functioning of the lower extremities, and patients with lower extremity OA also scored poor on disease-specific hand functioning. Patients with hand OA scored better on pain (P = 0.001, one-way analyses of variance) and the Short Form 36 Health Survey physical component (P < 0.001), whereas no major differences were observed for the mental component (P = 0.07). CONCLUSION OA patients referred to specialist care reported considerable levels of disease impact across localizations. Regardless of functional impairments related to the primary OA localization, patients generally reported high levels of impaired disease-specific functioning at other sites. In the management of OA clinicians should also consider functioning in joint sites other than the primary OA localization. Trial registration. Current controlled trials, www.controlled-trials.com, ISRCTN25778426.
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- Rikke H Moe
- Department of Rheumatology, National Resource Center for Rehabilitation in Rheumatology (NRRK), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, PO Box 23, Vinderen, No-0319 Oslo.
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Kovács C, Pecze M, Tihanyi Á, Kovács L, Balogh S, Bender T. The effect of sulphurous water in patients with osteoarthritis of hand. Double-blind, randomized, controlled follow-up study. Clin Rheumatol 2012; 31:1437-42. [PMID: 22843170 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-012-2026-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2012] [Revised: 05/30/2012] [Accepted: 06/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The aim of the study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of sulphurous water in patients with osteoarthritis of the hand. Forty-seven patients with osteoarthritis of the hand were enrolled into the double-blind, randomized, controlled study, satisfying ACR criteria. One group of the patients (n = 24) received balneotherapy, bathing in sulphurous thermal water for 20 min per occasion, 15 times in all during a period of 3 weeks. The control group (n = 21) had a bath exclusively in warm tap water. Assessments were carried out in both groups on four occasions: at the beginning and at the end of the treatment, and 3 and 6 months after the beginning of the treatment. The parameters studied were the following: pain in the hand, morning stiffness in the joints, grip strength of both hands, and Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ) and AUSCAN Hand Osteoarthritis Index and EuroQol quality of life questionnaire. At the end of treatment, the improvement was more pronounced in the patient group treated with the sulphurous water. After 3 months, significant improvement could be detected in all parameters, except the morning stiffness and EQ5D. After 6 months, the values of pain, HAQ and AUSCAN continued to be significantly better in comparison with the baseline values. The improvement in quality of life was significant only at the end of the treatment, 6 months later not any longer. The difference between the two groups was significant after 3 months in point of pain and EQVAS. Balneotherapy and within this the sulphurous spa water alone may be effective for the attenuation of pain in patients with hand osteoarthrosis.
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- Csaba Kovács
- Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Center, Mezőkövesd, Mezőkövesd, Hungary
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Racaza GZ, Salido EO, Penserga EG. Clinical profile of Filipino patients with osteoarthritis seen at two arthritis clinics. Int J Rheum Dis 2012; 15:399-406. [PMID: 22898220 DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-185x.2012.01758.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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AIM To describe a cohort of Filipinos with primary osteoarthritis (OA). METHOD Charts with diagnosis of OA from two arthritis clinics (Philippine General Hospital and a private clinic) from January 2008 to May 2011, were reviewed for demographics, clinical presentation, risk factors and management. Descriptive statistics were applied. RESULTS Eight hundred and fifty-nine (859) patients had primary OA. Female-to-male ratio was 3 : 1. Mean age at diagnosis was 63 years, onset at 59 years. Men consulted 10 months later. Mean body mass index was 27.1 kg/m(2). Women were overweight, men, obese. Co-morbid conditions included hypertension (53%), dyslipidemia (16%) and diabetes (13%). Women (94.7%) developed symptoms 12 years after menopause. One-third of patients were of low socioeconomic status. Chief complaint was pain in 92.8%. Joint findings included crepitus (70.8%) and Heberden's nodes (13.0%) for knees and hands, respectively. Commonly involved joints were knees (62.5%), knees and hands (14.3%), and generalized joint involvement (13.5%). The hip was involved in 2.9% of cases. Radiographs showed Kellgren-Lawrence score of 2 in 56.6%. Less than 25% received physical therapy. Most prescribed drugs were glucosamine sulfate (45.5%), paracetamol (42.8%) and coxibs (40.6%). Less than 8% received intra-articular treatment, or were referred for surgery. CONCLUSION We described a large cohort of Filipino OA patients. Clinical characteristics show more women than men, with knees as the most common and hips as the least involved joints. Medical management was based on a local practice guideline. Compared to the literature, this cohort had more overweight than obese subjects and low surgical referral. A coordinated registry with orthopedics and physiatry departments is currently underway.
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- Geraldine Zamora Racaza
- Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of the Philippines College of Medicine - Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines
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Haugen IK, Felson DT, Englund M, Wang K, Aliabadi P, Guermazi A, Roemer FW, Neogi T. The association between erosive hand osteoarthritis and subchondral bone attrition of the knee: the Framingham Osteoarthritis Study. Ann Rheum Dis 2012; 71:1698-701. [PMID: 22730369 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-201659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine whether erosive hand osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with knee subchondral bone attrition (SBA) and systemic bone mineral density (BMD). METHODS Associations of MRI-defined knee SBA with radiographic erosive hand OA were evaluated in 1253 Framingham participants using logistic regression with generalised estimating equations. We also examined the association between the number of erosive OA finger joints and SBA adjusted for the number of non-erosive OA finger joints. Associations between erosive hand OA and femoral neck BMD were explored in 2236 participants with linear regression. Analyses were adjusted for age, sex and body mass index. RESULTS Participants with erosive hand OA had increased odds of knee SBA (OR=1.60, 95% CI 1.07 to 2.38). The relation between the number of erosive OA finger joints and SBA became non-significant when adjusted for the number of non-erosive OA joints as a proxy for the burden of disease. There was a non-significant trend towards higher BMD in erosive hand OA compared with participants without hand OA. CONCLUSIONS Erosive hand OA was associated with knee SBA, but the relation might be best explained by a heightened burden of disease. No significant relation of erosive hand OA with BMD was found.
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- Ida Kristin Haugen
- Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, P.O. Box 23, Vinderen, Oslo 0319, Norway.
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Cernohorsky P, de Bruin DM, van Herk M, Bras J, Faber DJ, Strackee SD, van Leeuwen TG. In-situ imaging of articular cartilage of the first carpometacarpal joint using co-registered optical coherence tomography and computed tomography. JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL OPTICS 2012; 17:060501. [PMID: 22734724 DOI: 10.1117/1.jbo.17.6.060501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Conventional imaging modalities are unable to depict the early degeneration of articular cartilage in osteoarthritis, especially in small joints. Optical coherence tomography has previously been used successfully in high-resolution imaging of cartilage tissue. This pilot cadaver study demonstrates the use of intra-articular optical coherence tomography in imaging of articular cartilage of the first carpometacarpal joint, producing high resolution images of the articular surface in which cartilage thickness and surface characteristics were assessed. Findings on optical coherence tomography were confirmed with histology. Furthermore, co-registration of optical coherence tomography and computed tomography was used to accurately determine the scanned trajectory and reconstruct a true-scale image overlay.
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Hayashi D, Roemer FW, Guermazi A. Osteoarthritis year 2011 in review: imaging in OA--a radiologists' perspective. Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2012; 20:207-14. [PMID: 22266236 DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2011.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2011] [Revised: 11/23/2011] [Accepted: 12/14/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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With major technological advances and application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to large longitudinal osteoarthritis (OA) studies the role of imaging has become increasingly important for OA research over the last years. Currently, radiography, MRI and ultrasound are the most established imaging tools applied in a research setting. MRI assessment of OA features can be morphologic, compositional and can be applied in non-loaded and loaded conditions. Morphologic assessment includes semiquantitative and quantitative analyses. Novel semiquantitative scoring methods for knee, hip and hand OA using MRI were introduced. A series of key reports were published this year, reviewing the importance of radiography and MRI as a research tool. Although radiography is insensitive for the detection of OA-related structural pathology when compared to MRI, it still has been widely used for subject inclusion in observational and interventional studies due also to a straight forward disease definition that was established more than 50 years ago. In an attempt to generate an MRI-based definition of structural disease, a Delphi exercise was performed to develop a testable MRI definition of structural OA. This presentation reviews publications related to imaging of OA, published in English between September 2010 and October 2011, excluding animal studies or in vitro data. This is not a systematic or comprehensive review and the selection of papers included is based on the expert opinions of the presenter, from a musculoskeletal radiologist's perspective.
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- D Hayashi
- Department of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Haugen IK, Bøyesen P. Imaging modalities in hand osteoarthritis--and perspectives of conventional radiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and ultrasonography. Arthritis Res Ther 2011; 13:248. [PMID: 22189142 PMCID: PMC3334630 DOI: 10.1186/ar3509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is very frequent in middle-aged and older women and men in the general population. Currently, owing to high feasibility and low costs, conventional radiography (CR) is the method of choice for evaluation of hand OA. CR provides a two-dimensional picture of bony changes, such as osteophytes, erosions, cysts, and sclerosis, and joint space narrowing as an indirect measure of cartilage loss. There are several standardized scoring methods for evaluation of radiographic hand OA. The scales have shown similar reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change, and no conclusion about the preferred instrument has been drawn. Patients with hand OA may experience pain, stiffness, and physical disability, but the associations between radiographic findings and clinical symptoms are weak to moderate and vary across studies. OA is, indeed, recognized to involve the whole joint, and modern imaging techniques such as ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could be valuable tools for better evaluation of hand OA. Standardized scoring methods have been proposed for both modalities. Several studies have examined the validity of US features in hand OA, whereas knowledge of the validity of MRI is more limited. However, both synovitis (detected by either US or MRI) and MRI-defined bone marrow lesions have been associated with pain, indicating that treatment of inflammation is important for pain management in hand OA. Both US and MRI have shown better sensitivity than CR in detection of erosions, and this may indicate that erosive hand OA may be more common than previously thought.
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- Ida K Haugen
- Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, P,O, Box 23, Vinderen, 0319 Oslo, Norway.
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Verbruggen G, Wittoek R, Vander Cruyssen B, Elewaut D. Tumour necrosis factor blockade for the treatment of erosive osteoarthritis of the interphalangeal finger joints: a double blind, randomised trial on structure modification. Ann Rheum Dis 2011; 71:891-8. [PMID: 22128078 PMCID: PMC3371224 DOI: 10.1136/ard.2011.149849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Background Adalimumab blocks the action of tumor necrosis factor-α and reduces disease progression in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. The effects of adalimumab in controlling progression of structural damage in erosive hand osteoarthritis (HOA) were assessed. Methods Sixty patients with erosive HOA on radiology received 40 mg adalimumab or placebo subcutaneously every two weeks during a 12-month randomized double-blind trial. Response was defined as the reduction in progression of structural damage according to the categorical anatomic phase scoring system. Furthermore, subchondral bone, bone plate erosion, and joint-space narrowing were scored according to the continuous Ghent University Score System (GUSSTM). Results The disease appeared to be active since 40.0% and 26,7% of patients out of the placebo and adalimumab group, respectively, showed at least one new interphalangeal (IP) joint that became erosive during the 12 months follow-up. These differences were not significant and the overall results showed no effect of adalimumab. Risk factors for progression were then identified and the presence of palpable soft tissue swelling at baseline was recognized as the strongest predictor for erosive progression. In this subpopulation at risk, statistically significant less erosive evolution on the radiological image (3.7%) was seen in the adalimumab treated group compared to the placebo group (14.5%) (P = 0.009). GUSSTM scoring confirmed a less rapid rate of mean increase in the erosion scores during the first 6 months of treatment in patients in adalimumab-treated patients. Conclusion Palpable soft tissue swelling in IP joints in patients with erosive HOA is a strong predictor for erosive progression. In these joints adalimumab significantly halted the progression of joint damage compared to placebo.
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- Gust Verbruggen
- Rheumatology Department, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium.
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Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent disorder. Hand OA is not one single disease, but a heterogeneous group of disorders. Radiographic signs of hand OA, such as osteophytes or joint space narrowing, can be found in up to 81% of the elderly population. Several hand OA subsets--such as nodal interphalangeal OA, thumb base OA and erosive OA--can be discriminated. Furthermore, the experience of symptoms and the course of the disease differ between patients. Studies that used well-defined study populations with longitudinal follow-up have shown that similarities and differences can be observed in the pathogenesis, epidemiology and risk factors of the various hand OA subsets. Erosive OA in particular, characterized by erosive lesions on radiographical images, has a higher clinical burden and worse outcome than nonerosive hand OA. Imaging modalities (such as ultrasonography) have increased our knowledge of the role of inflammation of the disease. Our understanding of the heterogeneous nature of hand OA can eventually lead to increased knowledge of the pathogenesis of, and ultimately new treatment modalities for, this complex disease.
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- Margreet Kloppenburg
- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Haugen IK, Niu J, Aliabadi P, Felson DT, Englund M. The associations between finger length pattern, osteoarthritis, and knee injury: data from the Framingham community cohort. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 63:2284-8. [PMID: 21506096 DOI: 10.1002/art.30408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the associations of index finger-to-ring finger (2D:4D) length ratio with radiographic knee and hand osteoarthritis (OA), previous knee injury, and meniscal lesions in the general population. METHODS We measured the length of the right second and fourth phalangeal and metacarpal bones on hand radiographs from 1,020 randomly recruited subjects (ages 51-92 years). Knee radiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were performed on subjects. Women and men were divided into tertiles according to their 2D:4D phalangeal and metacarpal ratios. We assessed the odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for radiographic knee OA, severe symptomatic knee OA, radiographic hand OA, previous knee injury, and MRI-defined meniscal lesion, using logistic regression with adjustment for age and body mass index. Because hand OA may affect the 2D:4D phalangeal ratio, we performed sensitivity analyses in subjects without joint space narrowing in the second and fourth interphalangeal joints. RESULTS We found no significant associations between 2D:4D length ratio and radiographic knee OA, severe symptomatic knee OA, or meniscal lesions. Low 2D:4D phalangeal ratio was associated with hand OA in women (OR 1.80, 95% CI 1.11-2.93), but in the sensitivity analysis, the association was attenuated (OR 1.35, 95% CI 0.79-2.32). Low 2D:4D phalangeal ratios were associated with knee injury in men (OR 1.78, 95% CI 1.02-3.10). We found no significant associations for 2D:4D metacarpal ratios. CONCLUSION Low 2D:4D phalangeal ratios in men are associated with knee injury, but we did not find any significant association with knee OA. Low 2D:4D length ratio may be a consequence, rather than a cause, of hand OA in women.
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- Ida K Haugen
- Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
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