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Porta F, Filippucci E, Cipolletta E, La Grua M, Barni X, Sirotti S, Vreju FA. Efficacy of a single ultrasound-guided injection of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid combined with collagen tripeptide in patients with knee osteoarthritis and chondrocalcinosis. Front Med (Lausanne) 2024; 11:1437160. [PMID: 39099592 PMCID: PMC11294099 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1437160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 08/06/2024] Open
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Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA) and calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) often co-exist, this resulting in a clinical condition characterized by amplified inflammation and more severe and faster cartilage degeneration compared to OA alone. Our study aims to explore the efficacy of a therapeutic approach that addresses both conditions, using a combination of a high molecular weight hyaluronic acid (HMWHA) and collagen tripeptide (CTP). Additionally, safety profile and baseline characteristic predictive value were evaluated. Methods We conducted a retrospective study on patients diagnosed with symptomatic knee OA (KOA) and CPPD treated by ultrasound (US) guided intraarticular injections of HMWHA-CT in the outpatient clinics of the Interdisciplinary Pain Medicine Unit at Santa Maria Maddalena Hospital, Occhiobello, Italy and in the Rheumatology Unit of the Emergency County Hospital Craiova, Romania (ECH Craiova). All the patients underwent clinical and US evaluation at baseline, 1, 3, and 6 months. From clinical point of view, Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) pain and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) were recorded. US data included detection of synovitis, cartilage damage, osteophytes, and CPPD deposits. Clinical efficacy was defined with NRS and WOMAC variations in respect to baseline and using the minimal clinically important difference values: an improvement of 2 point for NRS pain and 10 for the total score for WOMAC. Results Twenty-nine patients (34 knees) were injected and evaluated. Overall pain levels, as measured by NRS, demonstrated a consistent decrease in patients across all follow-up intervals, with the most substantial improvement at the 6-month compared to baseline measurements. A significative proportion of patients achieved the minimum clinically detectable improvement, specifically 79% for NRS and 83% for WOMAC (19 and 20 patients, respectively). Conclusion Our data showed a significant efficacy of ultrasound guided HMWHA-CT, in patients with KOA and CPPD, thus making it reasonable to consider that the combination of HMWHA and CTP can provide a strong anti-inflammatory effect.
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- Francesco Porta
- Interdisciplinary Pain Medicine Unit, Santa Maria Maddalena Hospital, Occhiobello, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
- Academic Rheumatology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Interdisciplinary Pain Medicine Unit, Santa Maria Maddalena Hospital, Occhiobello, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Pain Medicine Unit, Santa Maria Maddalena Hospital, Occhiobello, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, IRCCS Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant’Ambrogio, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Craiova, Romania
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Holz F, Can E, Grehn C, Klotsche J, Materne B, Kruppa J, Kallinich T, Schwarz C. Manifestation and staging of arthropathy in cystic fibrosis. Defining different stages of cystic fibrosis arthropathy using ultrasound imaging and clinical scoring. J Cyst Fibros 2023; 22:980-988. [PMID: 37150649 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2023.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The true prevalence of cystic fibrosis arthropathy (CFA) remains unclear and may be significantly higher than previously reported. In recent studies, joint symptoms have been reported in up to 30% of adults with CF. This underlines the importance of CFA as a rising and clinically relevant co-morbidity. A clear definition of CFA is yet missing and its pathogenesis remains unclear. We investigated the clinical manifestation of CFA particularly via ultrasound (US) examination to define and implement a staging for clinical assessment. METHODS In a prospective cohort study between March 2018 and February 2020 a total of 98 consecutively recruited, adult cystic fibrosis (CF) patients underwent joint-US examination according to a newly developed ultrasound score (US-CFA). A clinical assessment including rheumatological scores (DAS28, HAQ) has been conducted as well as a specially designed questionnaire. Investigation on clinical and microbiological data, as well as a comprehensive laboratory analysis, were carried out. Cluster analysis has been performed to detect patterns defining different CFA stages based on disease activity. RESULTS US imaging has shown a considerable incidence of mild to moderate effusion as sign of joint inflammation/(teno-)synovitis. K-means clustering was used to distinguish 3 different stages of CFA based on the intensity of the detected effusion. These stages showed a significant association with disease activity (DAS28, p = 0.0004) as well as with patient-reported symptoms such as total weeks of CFA per year (p = 0.004), acute CFA (p = 0.015), chronic CFA (p = 0.016), disease burden (p = 0.04). Based on the US-CFA, 16% of patients suffered from severe CFA (II), 51% from intermediate CFA (I) and 33% did not present detectable arthritis. Positive serology for Chlamydophilia pneumoniae (IgA, IgG) and Chlamydia trachomatis (IgA, IgG) significantly correlated with the US-CFA. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study show that a definition and categorization for the clinical manifestation of CFA can be described through US examination, which is able to detect disease activity concordant with the DAS28 as a validated clinical score on arthritis. Defining these stages will lead to a better understanding of the clinical phenotype of the disease and will optimize diagnosis, therapy and research on CFA in the future.
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- F Holz
- Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Immunology and Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Cystic Fibrosis, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Radiology including Pediatric Radiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Immunology and Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Cystic Fibrosis, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Centre, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Hochschule Osnabrück, University of Applied Sciences, Germany
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- German Rheumatism Research Centre, Berlin, Germany; Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Immunology and Intensive Care Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Division Cystic Fibrosis, CF Center Westbrandenburg, Clinic Westbrandenburg, Potsdam, Germany; HMU Health and Medical University, Potsdam, Germany
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Schreiner JK, Scheicht D, Karakostas P, Recker F, Ziob J, Behning C, Preuss P, Brossart P, Schäfer VS. Prevalence of joint, entheseal, tendon, and bursal findings in young, healthy individuals by musculoskeletal ultrasound. Scand J Rheumatol 2023; 52:51-59. [PMID: 34904536 DOI: 10.1080/03009742.2021.1998972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of joint, enthesis, bursa, and tendon ultrasound findings in large and medium joints of young, healthy individuals. METHOD Ultrasound assessment of large and medium joints, bursae, tendons, and entheses was performed in healthy individuals below the age of 30 years. Participants also underwent bioelectrical impedance analysis and conducted supervised weight training to determine maximum strength. The prevalence of ultrasound findings was calculated and a binary logistic regression model was applied to evaluate factors associated with the present findings. RESULTS Fifty-one healthy individuals (52.9% female) with a mean age of 23.7 years were included in this study. Joint effusion in at least one joint was observed in 72.6% of the individuals (n = 37) and entheseal pathology in at least one enthesis was detected in 27.5% (n = 14). A binary logistic regression model indicated a significant association between reported hours of sports activity per week and the prevalence of effusion in the knee (p = 0.017). In addition, associations were observed between entheseal pathology in at least one entheseal site and body mass index (BMI) (p = 0.015) as well as fat mass index (p = 0.026). CONCLUSION Joint effusion in large and medium joints, as well as entheseal hyperperfusion, bursal effusion, and tendon sheath effusion, are found in healthy individuals. Hours of sports activity per week, BMI and fat mass index showed significant associations with the findings in joints and entheses.
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- J K Schreiner
- Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, Porz am Rhein Hospital, Cologne, Germany
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- Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- University Sports Division, University Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Podewski AF, Glimm AM, Fischer I, Bruyn GAW, Hanova P, Hammer HB, Aga AB, Haavardsholm EA, Ramiro S, Burmester GR, Backhaus M, Ohrndorf S. The MCP2 and the wrist plus two extensor compartments are the most affected and responsive joints/tendons out of the US7 score in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-an observational study. Arthritis Res Ther 2022; 24:183. [PMID: 35932087 PMCID: PMC9354335 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-022-02874-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background There is no international consensus on an optimal ultrasound score for monitoring of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on patient-level yet. Our aim was to reassess the US7 score for the identification of the most frequently pathologic and responsive joint/tendon regions, to optimize it and contribute to an international consensus. Furthermore, we aimed to evaluate the impact of disease duration on the performance of the score. Methods RA patients were assessed at baseline and after 3 and 6 months of starting/changing DMARD therapy by the US7 score in greyscale (GS) and power Doppler (PD). The frequency of pathologic joint/tendon regions and their responsiveness to therapy were analyzed by Friedman test and Cochrane-Q test respectively, including the comparison of palmar vs. dorsal regions (chi-square test). The responsiveness of different reduced scores and the amount of information retained from the original US7 score were assessed by standardized response means (SRM)/linear regression. Analyses were also performed separately for early and established RA. Results A total of 435 patients (N = 138 early RA) were included (56.5 (SD 13.1) years old, 8.2 (9.1) years disease duration, 80% female). The dorsal wrist, palmar MCP2, extensor digitorum communis (EDC) and carpi ulnaris (ECU) tendons were most frequently affected by GS/PD synovitis/tenosynovitis (wrist: 45%/43%; MCP2: 35%/28%; EDC: 30%/11% and ECU: 25%/11%) and significantly changed within 6 months of therapy (all p ≤0.003 by GS/PD). The dorsal vs. palmar side of the wrist by GS/PD (p < 0.001) and the palmar side of the finger joints by PD (p < 0.001) were more frequently pathologic. The reduced US7 score (GS/PD: palmar MCP2, dorsal wrist, EDC and ECU, only PD: dorsal MCP2) showed therapy response (SRM 0.433) after 6 months and retained 76% of the full US7 score’s information. No major differences between the groups of early and established RA could be detected. Conclusions The wrist, MCP2, EDC, and ECU tendons were most frequently pathologic and responsive to therapy in both early and established RA and should therefore be included in a comprehensive score for monitoring RA patients on patient-level. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13075-022-02874-y.
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- A F Podewski
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. .,Department of Internal Medicine - Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Park-Klinik Weißensee, Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Endocrinology, Nephrology, Rheumatology, Division Rheumatology, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Biostatistics Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, MC Groep Hospitals, Lelystad, Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University of Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Center for treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Center for treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Center for treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Internal Medicine - Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Park-Klinik Weißensee, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Schreiner JK, Recker F, Scheicht D, Karakostas P, Ziob J, Behning C, Preuss P, Brossart P, Schäfer VS. Changes in ultrasound imaging of joints, entheses, bursae and tendons 24 and 48 h after adjusted weight training. Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis 2022; 14:1759720X221111610. [PMID: 35898563 PMCID: PMC9310201 DOI: 10.1177/1759720x221111610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background: Joint effusion and enthesitis are common ultrasound findings in rheumatic
diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or spondyloarthritis. However, changes
of joints and entheses were not only observed in patients but also in
physically active individuals and athletes. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate joint, entheseal, bursal and tendon
musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) findings in large and medium joints of
young healthy individuals after completing a standardised weight
training. Design: This is a prospective cohort study. Methods: MSUS examinations of large- and medium-sized joints, and related entheseal
sites, bursae and tendons were performed on young healthy individuals (ages
18–30 years). Before, 24 and 48 h after completing 1 h of standardised
weight exercise, the subjects were evaluated by MSUS. The development of the
MSUS findings and associated effects were examined using generalised linear
mixed effects models. Results: In total, 51 healthy individuals (52.9% female) with a mean age of 23.7
(±2.5) years were enrolled. The results showed an increase in the number of
individuals with at least one joint effusion from 37 (72.5%) before the
weight training to 48 (94.1%) after 48 h. Entheses with pathologies were
observed in 14 participants (27.5%) at baseline, increasing to 29
participants (56.9%) 48 h after the weight training. Biceps tendon sheath
effusion was detected in 9 individuals (17.6%) prior to training, rising to
22 individuals (43.1%) after 48 h. A significant increase in the number of
joints with effusion and abnormal entheses within 48 h after the weight
training was indicated by the generalised linear mixed effects models. Conclusion: Within 48 h after the weight training session, a significant increase in the
prevalence of joint effusion in large and medium joints and the prevalence
of abnormal entheses was observed. As a result, when performing and
interpreting an MSUS examination, the patient’s physical activities should
be taken into account.
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- Julia K Schreiner
- Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Haematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, Porz am Rhein Hospital, Cologne, Germany
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- Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Haematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Biometry, Informatics and Epidemiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- University Sports Division, University Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Haematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Haematology, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Naredo E, Rodriguez-Garcia SC, Terslev L, Martinoli C, Klauser A, Hartung W, Hammer HB, Cantisani V, Zaottini F, Vlad V, Uson J, Todorov P, Tesch C, Sudoł-Szopińska I, Simoni P, Serban O, Sconfienza LM, Sala-Blanch X, Plagou A, Picasso R, Özçakar L, Najm A, Möller I, Micu M, Mendoza-Cembranos D, Mandl P, Malattia C, Lenghel M, Kessler J, Iohom G, de la Fuente J, DʼAgostino MA, Collado P, Bueno A, Bong D, Alfageme F, Bilous D, Gutiu R, Marian A, Pelea M, Fodor D. The EFSUMB Guidelines and Recommendations for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound - Part II: Joint Pathologies, Pediatric Applications, and Guided Procedures. ULTRASCHALL IN DER MEDIZIN (STUTTGART, GERMANY : 1980) 2022; 43:252-273. [PMID: 34734404 DOI: 10.1055/a-1640-9183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The second part of the Guidelines and Recommendations for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSUS), produced under the auspices of EFSUMB, following the same methodology as for Part 1, provides information and recommendations on the use of this imaging modality for joint pathology, pediatric applications, and musculoskeletal ultrasound-guided procedures. Clinical application, practical points, limitations, and artifacts are described and discussed for every joint or procedure. The document is intended to guide clinical users in their daily practice.
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- Esperanza Naredo
- Department of Rheumatology, Bone and Joint Research Unit. Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, IIS Fundación Jiménez Díaz, and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Health Science - DISSAL, University of Genova, Italy
- UO Radiologia, IRCCS Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Radiology, Medical University Innsbruck, Section Head Rheumatology and Sports Imaging, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Clinic for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Clinic, Bad Abbach, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Radiological, Oncological and Anatomo-pathological Sciences, "Sapienza" University, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Health Science - DISSAL, University of Genova, Italy
- UO Radiologia, IRCCS Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Sf. Maria Hospital, Rheumatology Department, Bucharest, Romania
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- Department of Rheumatology Hospital Universitario Móstoles, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Internal Disease Propaedeutic and Clinical Rheumatology, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Department of Radiology, National Institute of Geriatrics, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Poland
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- Paediatric Imaging Department, "Reine Fabiola" Children's University Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- 2nd Internal Medicine Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences for Health, University of Milano, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Hospital Clinic, Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain
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- Ultrasound Unit, Private Radiological Institution, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Health Science - DISSAL, University of Genova, Italy
- UO Radiologia, IRCCS Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Instituto Poal de Reumatologia Barcelona, EULAR Working Group Anatomy for the Image, University of Barcelona, International University of Catalunya, Spain
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- Rheumatology Division, 2nd Rehabilitation Department, Rehabilitation Clinical Hospital Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- UOC Clinica Pediatrica e Reumatologia, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetic and Maternal Infantile Sciences (DINOGMI) University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Radiology Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Anaesthesiology, Division of Pain Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Cork University Hospital and University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Istituto di Reumatologia Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, UOC Reumatologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Rheumatology Department, Transitional Care Clinic, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto Poal de Reumatologia Barcelona, EULAR Working Group Anatomy for the Image, University of Barcelona, International University of Catalunya, Spain
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- Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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- 2nd Internal Medicine Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 2nd Internal Medicine Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 2nd Internal Medicine Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 2nd Internal Medicine Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- 2nd Internal Medicine Department, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Identification of Knee Effusions With Ultrasound: A Comparison of Three Methods. Clin J Sport Med 2022; 32:e19-e22. [PMID: 32032167 DOI: 10.1097/jsm.0000000000000823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2019] [Accepted: 12/14/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To determine whether simple methods can improve identification of suprapatellar joint fluid during sonographic evaluation of the knee. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Outpatient orthopaedic clinic. PATIENTS Fifty-two patients were sequentially recruited from an orthopaedic clinic. INTERVENTIONS Bilateral sonographic evaluation of the suprapatellar recess with static scanning, parapatellar pressure, or patient-initiated quadriceps contraction. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Identification of fluid in the suprapatellar recess. RESULTS Fifty-two patients (104 knees), consisting of 57 (54.8%) painful knees, were examined. Static scanning identified 45 effusions, parapatellar pressure identified 58 effusions, and quadriceps contraction identified 77 effusions. Quadriceps contraction was superior to parapatellar pressure for identifying an effusion {P < 0.001, proportion ratio [PR] = 1.33 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.16, 1.52]}, painful knee effusions [P = 0.036, PR = 1.24 (95% CI = 1.06-1.44)], and painless knee effusions (P = 0.006, PR = 1.50 [95% CI = 1.16-1.93]). Both methods were superior to static scanning. Parapatellar pressure identified effusions in 16.9% of knees not seen on static scanning, whereas quadriceps contraction identified effusions in 54.2% of knees not seen on static scanning. Inter-rater reliability kappa values were 0.771 for static scanning (95% CI = 0.605-0.937), 0.686 for parapatellar pressure (95% CI = 0.531-0.840), and 0.846 for quadriceps contraction (95% CI = 0.703-0.990). CONCLUSIONS Parapatellar pressure and patient-initiated quadriceps contraction both improve sonographic detection of suprapatellar joint fluid with high inter-rater reliability; however, quadriceps contraction was superior to parapatellar pressure when assessing for grade 1 or occult effusions.
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Mortada M, Dawa GA, Amer YA. Construct validity of a clinically correlated knee osteoarthritis ultrasonographic scale: a cross-sectional observational study. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e048444. [PMID: 34907044 PMCID: PMC8671929 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To assess the validity of a novel ultrasonographic scale for knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and its relation with the degree of pain and clinical features. DESIGN A cross-sectional observational study including 245 patients with knee pain who fulfilled the American College of Rheumatology criteria for KOA. All patients were subjected to clinical assessment Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Index of Osteoarthritis (WOMAC) scale, global visual analogue scale (VAS) and functional assessment through the use of Health Assessment Questionnaire-II (HAQ-II). Ultrasonographic assessment was conducted following ZAGAZIG scale comprising five domains: one for degenerative features (one-third of total score) and the other four for inflammatory features (two-thirds of score). RESULTS There were positive correlations between ZAGAZIG score and all WOMAC subscales (pain, stiffness and function) (r=0.71, p=0.00; r=0.62, p=0.00; r=0.70, p=0.00, respectively).Moreover, there was a strong positive correlation between ZAGAZIG scale and both VAS and HAQ-II (r=0.82, p=0.00 and r=0.67, p=0.00). At cut-off point of >5, total US score distinguishes between patients with KOA with no or mild pain and those with moderate pain (87.2 sensitivity and 87.2 specificity). At cut-off point of 7, total score of ZAGAZIG scale distinguishes between patients with KOA with moderate pain and those with severe pain (94.5 sensitivity and 42.5 specificity). CONCLUSION ZAGAZIG scale constitutes a validated tool for KOA assessment. ZAGAZIG scale correlated with WOMAC subscales (pain, stiffness and function), VAS and HAQ.
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- Rheumatology, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt
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Genicular nerve block in rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized clinical trial. Clin Rheumatol 2021; 40:4501-4509. [PMID: 34213672 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-021-05821-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2021] [Revised: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study highlights the effect of a genicular nerve block (GNB) on pain, function, and inflammation outcome measures in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) knees. METHODS A total of sixty-four patients diagnosed with RA using ACR/EULAR 2010 criteria with unilateral persistent knee arthritis were recruited to the study. They were randomly assigned into two groups: group 1 received GNB and group 2 received intra-articular triamcinolone. Both groups were examined by the SOLAR scoring system, visual analog scale (VAS), and Lysholm score at 0, 2, and 12 weeks. A semi-quantitative score was used to assess the tenderness and swelling at the same intervals. RESULTS Function and inflammation improved significantly in group 2 at a 2-week interval as compared to group 1, whereas pain improved in both groups with non-significant differences. After 12 weeks, group 1 showed significant improvement as compared with group 2 for the three outcome measures. Neither the disease activity nor the current medication was related to the GNB effect. Disease duration was negatively related to GNB-induced improvement. CONCLUSION GNB is a new promising local therapy for RA to control pain, improve function, and alleviate inflammation of the knee joint. Although it has a relatively short-term effect, yet it has outperformed the steroid effect. Key Points • Knee monoarthritis treatment in rheumatoid arthritis is always challenging • GNB has been approved for the treatment of pain in knee osteoarthritis • GNB in this study was able to control active knee arthritis and this effect persisted longer thane intra-articular steroid injection.
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Stein M, Vaillancourt J, Rampakakis E, Sampalis JS. Prospective observational study to evaluate the use of musculoskeletal ultrasonography in rheumatoid arthritis management: the ECHO study. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2021; 59:2746-2753. [PMID: 32011706 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaa004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2019] [Accepted: 12/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Since the creation of the Canadian Rheumatology Ultrasonography Society, an increasing number of rheumatologists has been trained in the use of musculoskeletal US (MSUS). We compared the effectiveness of MSUS to routine care (RC) as a disease management tool in patients with moderate-to-severe RA requiring a treatment change due to lack of efficacy. The predictive value of MSUS was also assessed. METHODS This was a prospective, two-cohort, quasi-experimental study. Patients were managed either with MSUS (within the Canadian Rheumatology Ultrasonography Society) or as per RC for up to 1 year. Main outcomes included Clinical Disease Activity Index low disease activity/remission, DAS28 low disease activity/remission, MSUS scores, patient satisfaction and perception of participation in disease management. RESULTS A total of 383 patients were enrolled (MSUS: n = 171; RC: n = 212). At baseline, a greater proportion of MSUS patients were treated with a biologic DMARD (50.3 vs 36.8%; P = 0.008) while more patients treated per RC received a non-biologic DMARD (84.2 vs 91.5%; P = 0.027). During follow-up, a greater number of RA treatment modifications was applied in the MSUS group compared with RC [adjusted incidence rate ratio (95% CI): 1.4 (1.1, 1.8)], including steroids, non-biologic DMARDs and biologic DMARDs. Regarding clinical and patient-reported outcomes, no remarkable differences were observed between groups. However, throughout the study, 50-80% of MSUS patients in clinical remission has a MSUS synovitis score of ≥1, and 37-73% an erosion score of ≥1. Significant associations were observed between baseline synovitis and joint erosion during follow-up. CONCLUSION MSUS assessments can be useful in detecting subclinical levels of inflammation and predicting future joint deterioration, thus allowing optimization of RA treatment and patient care.
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- Michael Stein
- Division of Rheumatology, McGill University.,Canadian Rheumatology Ultrasonography Society (CRUS)
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- Medical Affairs, JSS Medical Research.,Division of Surgical Research, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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de Vries BA, Breda SJ, Meuffels DE, Hanff DF, Hunink MGM, Krestin GP, Oei EHG. Diagnostic accuracy of grayscale, power Doppler and contrast-enhanced ultrasound compared with contrast-enhanced MRI in the visualization of synovitis in knee osteoarthritis. Eur J Radiol 2020; 133:109392. [PMID: 33157371 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2020.109392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess the diagnostic accuracy of grayscale (GSUS), power Doppler (PDUS) and contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) for detecting synovitis in knee osteoarthritis (OA). METHOD Patients with different degrees of radiographic knee OA were included prospectively. All underwent GSUS, PDUS, CEUS, and contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (CE-MRI), on which synovitis was assessed semi-quantitatively. Correlations of synovitis severity on ultrasound based techniques with CE-MRI were determined. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed to assess diagnostic performance of GSUS, PDUS, and CEUS, for detecting synovitis, using CE-MRI as reference-standard. RESULTS In the 31 patients included, synovitis scoring on GSUS and CEUS was significantly correlated (ρ = 0.608, p < 0.001 and ρ = 0.391, p = 0.033) with CE-MRI. For detecting mild synovitis, the area under the curve (AUC) was 0.781 (95 %CI 0.609-0.953) for GSUS, 0.788 (0.622-0.954) for PDUS, and 0.653 (0.452-0.853) for CEUS. Sensitivity and specificity were 0.667 (0.431-0.845) and 0.700 (0.354-0.919) for GSUS, 0.905 (0.682-0.983) and 0.500 (0.201-0.799) for PDUS, and 0.550 (0.320-0.762) and 0.700 (0.354-0.919) for CEUS, respectively. The AUC of GSUS increased to 0.862 (0.735-0.989), 0.823 (0.666-0.979), and 0.885 (0.767-1.000), when combined with PDUS, CEUS, or both, respectively. For detecting moderate synovitis, the AUC of GSUS was higher (0.882 (0.750-1.000)) and no added value of PDUS and CEUS was observed. CONCLUSIONS GSUS has limited overall accuracy for detecting synovitis in knee OA. When GSUS is combined with PDUS or CEUS, overall diagnostic performance improves for detecting mild synovitis, but not for moderate synovitis.
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- Bas A de Vries
- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Coras R, Sturchio GA, Bru MB, Fernandez AS, Farietta S, Badia SC, Diez BR, de Agustín de Oro JJ. Analysis of the correlation between disease activity score 28 and its ultrasonographic equivalent in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Eur J Rheumatol 2020; 7:118-123. [PMID: 32716834 PMCID: PMC7431356 DOI: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2020.20038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 10/11/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To study the differences between disease activity score 28 (DAS28) index and an ultrasound (US) approach using index echographic disease activity score (ECODAS). METHODS This was a cross-sectional study in patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected. We created a US index (ECODAS) evaluating the joints with synovitis using gray scale US (GSUS) and power Doppler US (PDUS) and calculated the formula of DAS28 index with both variables substituting tender joint for GSUS and swollen joint for PDUS (ECODAS1) and vice versa (ECODAS2). RESULTS A total of 58 patients (65.5% women and 34.5% men) were included in the study. There was no significant difference between the 2 US indexes. We obtained a Pearson's correlation coefficient (Pearson's r) of 0.56 (p<0.00001) between DAS28 and ECODAS1 and of 0.57 (p<0.00001) between DAS28 and ECODAS2, respectively. However, for patients with a high disease activity [DAS28>5.1, tender joint count (TJC, high)], the correlation was poor (0.18) and ECODAS indexes were significantly lower (p=0.001). The correlation increased (0.86, p<0.001) when we excluded the tender joints and the joints with GS-positive synovitis in both the scores. CONCLUSION US reduces the bias in the evaluation of patients with RA with a high value in DAS28 index. We found a clear difference between DAS and ECODAS when TJC was high. The results suggest that joint tenderness reported by the patient is not a good reflection of inflammation. More studies are needed to find a new combined clinical and sonographic index that would better assess the disease activity in patients with RA.
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- Roxana Coras
- Unit of Rheumatology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unit of Rheumatology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Unit of Rheumatology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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Yerich NV, Alvarez C, Schwartz TA, Savage-Guin S, Renner JB, Bakewell CJ, Kohler MJ, Lin J, Samuels J, Nelson AE. A Standardized, Pragmatic Approach to Knee Ultrasound for Clinical Research in Osteoarthritis: The Johnston County Osteoarthritis Project. ACR Open Rheumatol 2020; 2:438-448. [PMID: 32597564 PMCID: PMC7368135 DOI: 10.1002/acr2.11159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Objective This study sought to develop and employ a comprehensive and standardized ultrasound (US) protocol and scoring atlas for the evaluation of features relevant to knee osteoarthritis (KOA) in a community‐based cohort in the United States, with the goals of demonstrating feasibility, reliability, and validity. Methods We utilized data from the fourth follow‐up (2016‐2018) of the Johnston County OA Project, which includes individuals with (~50%) and without radiographic KOA. All participants underwent standardized knee radiography and completed standard questionnaires including the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS). Bilateral knee US images were obtained by a trained sonographer using a standardized protocol and scored by trained rheumatologists using an atlas developed for this study. A total of 396 knees were each scored by two readers according to the atlas. Associations between US features, radiographic findings (graded by an expert radiologist), and KOOS scores were assessed. Results Overall interreader reliability for US scoring was fair to moderate. The strongest correlations between US and radiographic features were seen for osteophytes, and similarly strong correlations were seen between US osteophytes and overall radiographic Kellgren‐Lawrence Grade, demonstrating criterion validity. Features of effusion/synovitis and osteophytes were most associated with KOOS pain and impaired function. Conclusion US is a feasible, reliable, and valid method to assess features relevant to KOA in clinical and research settings. The protocol and atlas developed in this study can be utilized to evaluate KOA in a standardized fashion in future clinical studies, enabling greater utilization of this valuable modality in osteoarthritis.
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- Stanford Health Care, Palo Alto, California
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Schäfer VS, Recker F, Vossen D, Geffken I, Matuschek E, Hartung W. Prevalence of Elbow Joint Arthritis and Enthesitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis. J Clin Med 2020; 9:E1590. [PMID: 32456283 PMCID: PMC7290283 DOI: 10.3390/jcm9051590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES The prevalence of elbow joint arthritis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) assessed by ultrasound has not yet been investigated. METHODS We investigated 102 patients with RA and 50 patients without rheumatological disease. Both elbow joints were examined by ultrasound for effusion, hypervascularization, and enthesitis. A clinical examination was performed, and Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28), and visual analog scale for pain (VASp) were recorded. Arthritis was defined as joint effusion (≥grade II) and synovial hyperperfusion. RESULTS The RA cohort versus the control group displayed a joint effusion in 54.9% vs. 6.9%, a hypervascularization in 6.8% vs. 0%. Arthritis was detected in 36 RA patients (35.29%) and no one in the control group. Four (3.8%) RA patients and one (1%) control displayed enthesitis. The RA cohort showed a significant correlation between movement restriction and joint effusion (p-value = 0.001) as well as DAS28 (p-value = 0.02) and between DAS28 and ultrasound detected arthritis (p-value = 0.022). In an overall analysis, a highly significant correlation of VASp with movement restriction (MR) (p-value ≤ 0.001), the presence of joint effusion (p-value ≤ 0.001), and the diagnosis of RA (p-value ≤ 0.001) were observed. Interrater analysis of ultrasound imaging showed good agreement with Cohen's kappa of 0.896. CONCLUSION The prevalence of elbow arthritis in RA seems to be high, with 35.29%. Movement restriction is a good indicator, but not in all RA patients (32 vs. 70 patients without MR) compared to the control group (5 vs. 45 patients without MR). Reported pain correlates with joint effusion and MR (p-value ≤ 0.001).
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- Valentin Sebastian Schäfer
- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Clinic of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Department for Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany;
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- Department for Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Rheinisches Rheumazentrum St. Elisabeth Hospital, 40668 Meerbusch, Germany; (D.V.); (I.G.)
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- Department for Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Rheinisches Rheumazentrum St. Elisabeth Hospital, 40668 Meerbusch, Germany; (D.V.); (I.G.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Dreifaltigkeits Hospital, 50389 Wesseling, Germany;
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- Department of Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Medical Center, 93077 Bad Abbach, Germany;
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Bosch P, Husic R, Ficjan A, Gretler J, Lackner A, Graninger WB, Duftner C, Hermann J, Dejaco C. Evaluating current definitions of low disease activity in psoriatic arthritis using ultrasound. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2020; 58:2212-2220. [PMID: 31199483 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Revised: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate low disease activity (LDA) cut-offs in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) using ultrasound. METHODS Eighty-three PsA patients underwent clinical and ultrasound examinations at two visits. LDA was assessed using the Disease Activity index for Psoriatic Arthritis (DAPSA ⩽ 14), the Psoriatic ArthritiS Disease Activity Score (PASDAS ⩽ 3.2), the Composite Psoriatic Disease Activity Index ⩽ 4, the DAS28-CRP ⩽ 2.8 and the minimal disease activity criteria. Ultrasound was performed at 68 joints and 14 entheses. Minimal ultrasound disease activity (MUDA-j/e) was defined as a Power Doppler score ⩽ 1, respectively at joints, paratendinous tissue, tendons and entheses. A global ultrasound score was calculated by summing Grey Scale and Power Doppler information (GUIS-j/e). RESULTS LDA was present in 33.7-65.0% at baseline and in 44.3-80.6% at follow-up, depending on the criteria used. MUDA-j/e was observed in 16.9% at baseline and in 30% at follow-up. GUIS-j/e was significantly higher in patients with moderate/high disease activity vs LDA according to DAPSA and PASDAS at baseline and DAPSA, PASDAS, Composite Psoriatic Disease Activity Index and minimal disease activity at follow-up. Patients in moderate/high disease activity had MUDA-j/e in 8.1-21.4% at baseline and in 8.3-20.0% at follow-up, depending on the applied clinical composite. MUDA-j/e patients with moderate/high disease activity had higher levels of pain and pain-related items than those with LDA. CONCLUSION The LDA cut-offs of DAPSA, PASDAS, Composite Psoriatic Disease Activity Index, minimal disease activity, but not DAS28-CRP are capable of distinguishing between high and low ultrasound activity. Pain and pain-related items are the main reason why PsA patients without signs of ultrasound inflammation are classified with higher disease activity.
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- Philipp Bosch
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Australia
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Australia
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Australia
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Australia
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Australia
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine II, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Australia
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Australia
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Australia
- Rheumatology Service, Hospital of Bruneck, Bruneck, Italy
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Laskari K, Pentazos G, Pitsilka D, Raftakis J, Konstantonis G, Toutouzas K, Siores E, Tektonidou M, Sfikakis PP. Joint microwave radiometry for inflammatory arthritis assessment. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2020; 59:839-844. [PMID: 31504966 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kez373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES Increased in-depth joint temperature measured by the rapid, easy-to-perform microwave radiometry (MWR) method may reflect inflammation, even in the absence of clinical signs. We hypothesized that MWR is useful for RA and spondyloarthritis patients' assessment. METHODS Clinical examination, joint ultrasound and/or MRI and MWR were performed in two independent patient-control cohorts (n = 243). RESULTS Among single RA joints MWR performed best in the knee using ultrasound as reference, with 75% sensitivity-73% specificity for grey-scale synovitis score ⩾2, and 80% sensitivity-82% specificity for power Doppler positivity. A stronger agreement was evident between increased knee relative temperature (Δt) and power Doppler positivity (82%) than with clinical examination (76%). In a different patient cohort with painful knees, a knee Δt ⩽0.2 predicted power Doppler positivity with 100% positive and negative predictive values. A thermo-score summing 10 Δt values of three large and seven small RA joints (elbow, knee, ankle, wrist, four hand and two foot joints of the clinically dominant arm or hand and leg or foot) correlated with ultrasound scores of synovitis/tenosynovitis (all P < 0.001) and the 28-joint Disease Activity Score (DAS28) (P = 0.004). The agreement of the thermo-score with ultrasound-defined joint inflammation (82%) was stronger than with DAS28 (64%). The thermo-score improved significantly after 90 days of treatment in patients with active RA at baseline (P = 0.004). Using MRI as reference, Δt of sacroiliac joints could discriminate between spondyloarthritis patients with or without sacroiliitis with 78% sensitivity-74% specificity. CONCLUSION In-depth increased MWR-derived joint temperature reflects both subclinical and clinically overt inflammation and may serve as a biomarker in arthritis.
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- Katerina Laskari
- Rheumatology Unit, 1st Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Rheumatology Unit, 1st Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Rheumatology Unit, 1st Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Rheumatology Unit, 1st Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- 1st Department of Cardiology, 'Hipokration' Hospital, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- University of West Attica, Athens, Greece.,Institute of Materials Research and Innovation, University of Bolton, Bolton, UK
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- Rheumatology Unit, 1st Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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- Rheumatology Unit, 1st Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece
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Validity of 7-Joint Versus Simplified 12-Joint Ultrasonography Scoring Systems in Assessment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Activity. J Clin Rheumatol 2020; 25:264-271. [PMID: 29965853 DOI: 10.1097/rhu.0000000000000847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Musculoskeletal ultrasonography (US) is an objective tool for the evaluation of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. There is no consensus on the exact number of joints that should be examined. Examination of reduced joint count is more practical than the comprehensive one. OBJECTIVES This is a cross-sectional study investigated the validity of a 7-joint US score (US7) in assessment of joint inflammation in RA patients compared with a simplified 12-joint US score (US12) and correlated both to composite disease activity indices. METHODS The activity status of 50 RA patients was assessed clinically and ultrasonographically. The disease activity was calculated using 3 composite indices. Ultrasonography was performed by 1 blinded rheumatologist, using power Doppler (PD) and gray-scale (GS) US examination. The US7 and simplified US12 were performed as originally described. However, the GS synovitis and PD synovitis of US12 were computed in 2 separate scores instead of 1. Two sum US7 scores were added, sum (GS) US7 and sum (PD) US7 after summating synovitis and tenosynovitis scores. Ultrasonography interobserver/intraobserver reliability was evaluated on 40 stored images. RESULTS Correlation coefficient between the different ultrasonographic scores showed no difference. The GS scores showed no correlation with disease activity parameters; however, the PD scores did. The sum (PD) US7 was the only score that showed significant correlation with the 3 different composite disease indices. CONCLUSIONS All studied US scores proved valid in assessment of disease activity status in RA. This is in favor of using the less-time-consuming US7 scores. The strongest correlation found with sum (PD) US7 confirmed the importance of incorporating the tendon in the disease activity assessment.
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Shahabi S, Rezapour A, Arabloo J. Economic evaluations of physical rehabilitation interventions in older adults with hip and/or knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOTHERAPY 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/21679169.2019.1672785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Saeed Shahabi
- Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Measuring inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis with a new clinical and ultrasound index: development and initial validation. Rheumatol Int 2019; 39:2137-2145. [PMID: 31396686 DOI: 10.1007/s00296-019-04383-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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With the aim to develop and validate a clinical + ultrasound (US) inflammation score in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for use in clinical practice, a mixed-method study was conducted. The theoretical development of the index was achieved with qualitative methodology (discussion group and Delphi survey). Subsequently, a cross-sectional study was carried out to analyse issues related to scoring and validation of the new index. RA patients underwent clinical [28 swollen and tender joints count, patient and physician global assessment (PhGA), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP)], and US assessments [synovitis or tenosynovitis by grey-scale (GS) and power Doppler (PD) of 42 structures]. An index was created based on statistical models and expert interaction. Construct validity was tested by correlation with DAS28, SDAI, CDAI, and PhGA. Reliability was evaluated in a subgroup of patients with the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). US assessment, CRP, and swollen joints were the items that passed the prioritization phase (Delphi study). For the cross-sectional study, 281 patients were randomly divided into design (n = 141) and validation samples (n = 140). The combination of US sites chosen (7 bilaterally) detected the maximum proportion of synovitis and PD present. Three scoring methods were tested: semiquantitative (0-3 GS + 0-3 PD), dichotomous (0/1 GS + 0/1 PD), and qualitative (0/1 based on algorithm). All showed strong correlation with activity measures (ρ ≥ 0.60), and reliability (ICC 0.89-0.93). The index with best parameters of validity, feasibility, and reliability was the qualitative. The final index chosen was the sum of swollen joint count, US qualitative score, and CRP. The UltraSound Activity score is a valid and reliable measure of inflammation in RA equal to the sum of 28 SJC, a simplified (0/1) US assessment of 11 structures and CRP. It is necessary further investigation to demonstrate additional value over existing indices.
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Mendes JG, Natour J, Nunes-Tamashiro JC, Toffolo SR, Rosenfeld A, Furtado RNV. Comparison between intra-articular Botulinum toxin type A, corticosteroid, and saline in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial. Clin Rehabil 2019; 33:1015-1026. [PMID: 30782000 DOI: 10.1177/0269215519827996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of intra-articular injection (IAI) with Botulinum toxin type A (BTA), triamcinolone hexacetonide (TH), and saline in primary knee osteoarthritis. DESIGN A randomized controlled trial, with blinded patients and assessor. SETTING Outpatient rheumatology service. SUBJECTS Patients with knee osteoarthritis grades II and III. INTERVENTIONS Patients received IAI with 100 IU BTA, 40 mg TH, or isotonic saline solution (SS) 0.9%. MAIN MEASURES Patients were assessed at baseline and at 4, 8, and 12 weeks with the following instruments: visual analog scale for pain during movement (VASm; primary outcome) and visual analog scale for pain at rest (VASr), Western Ontario & McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) questionnaire, 6-minute walk test, Timed Up and Go test, Short Form (SF)-36 questionnaire, range of motion of knee, and ultrasound (US) measurement of synovial hypertrophy. RESULTS In total, 105 patients were randomized, with 35 in each group; 96 were female (91.4%) and 9 were male (8.6%), with a mean age of 64.2 years (±6.9). At 12 weeks, the TH group showed better results only for VASm. At four weeks, the TH group showed better results than the BTA and SS groups for VASm (-68.9% (37.8) vs. -35.3% (40.3) vs. -35.9% (51.4)), WOMAC pain (-56.0% (30.7) vs. -30.8% (34.3) vs. -30.0% (39.9)), WOMAC stiffness (-53.4% (38.4) vs. -17.2% (59.3) vs. -17.3% (78.1)), WOMAC function (-48.2% (34.6) vs. 30.8% (33.6) vs. -13.6% (64.9)), WOMAC total score (-51.2% (31.0) vs. -30.9% (30.0) vs. -18.8% (54.8)), and US measurement of synovial hypertrophy (-11.6% (44.9) vs. -1.5% (47.9) vs. +28.6% (81.3)). CONCLUSION IAI with TH had a higher effectiveness than that with TBA or SS in the short-term assessment (four weeks) for pain in movement, WOMAC, and US measurement of synovial hypertrophy.
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- Jamille Godoy Mendes
- 1 Rheumatology Division, Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP-EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- 1 Rheumatology Division, Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP-EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- 1 Rheumatology Division, Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP-EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- 1 Rheumatology Division, Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP-EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- 2 Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP-EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- 1 Rheumatology Division, Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP-EPM), Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Ultrasound verified inflammation and structural damage in patients with hereditary haemochromatosis-related arthropathy. Arthritis Res Ther 2017; 19:243. [PMID: 29065925 PMCID: PMC5655822 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-017-1448-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Background Chronic arthropathy occurs in approximately two thirds of patients with hereditary haemochromatosis (HH). The aim was to study inflammatory and structural lesions in patients with HH with (HH-A) and without arthropathy (HH-WA) using ultrasonography. Methods This was a cross-sectional study of 26 patients with HH-A, 24 with HH-WA and 37 with hand osteoarthritis (HOA). Clinical examination was performed in 68 joints, and we retrieved data on hand function, pain and global disease activity (all using a visual analogue scale (VAS)), morning stiffness and ferritin levels. Standard x-ray and ultrasound were conducted in 36 joints (hands, hips, knees and ankles), and we graded grey scale synovitis (GSS), power Doppler ultrasound (PD), osteophytes, erosions, tenosynovitis and cartilage damage semi-quantitatively in accordance with prior publications. Results Ultrasound revealed a high proportion of inflammatory changes in HH-A; GSS was found in 96.2% and PD signals in 80.8% of patients (median GSS score 9, PD score 2.5). The frequency of these findings was similar in HOA. Inflammation was also common in HH-WA, yielding GSS in 83.3% and PD signals in 50.0% of patients. Cartilage damage was most prominent in HH-A as compared to HH-WA and HOA (median scores 11.0, 2.5 and 2.0, respectively). The prevalence and extent of erosions and osteophytes were similar in all groups. None of the ultrasound scores was associated with pain or function; GSS, PD, osteophyte and cartilage scores correlated with x-ray-verified structural damage. Conclusion A high prevalence of ultrasound-verified inflammation and cartilage damage was found in HH-A, and to a lesser extent in HH-WA. These findings were associated with x-ray-verified damage but not with clinical scores of pain and function.
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EL-Melegy DN, El-Khouly RM, Mwafi MEED, Zyton HAEH. Magnetic resonance imaging versus musculoskeletal ultrasound in the evaluation of temporomandibular joint in rheumatoid arthritis patients. EGYPTIAN RHEUMATOLOGIST 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejr.2017.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Guillot X, Tordi N, Prati C, Verhoeven F, Pazart L, Wendling D. Cryotherapy decreases synovial Doppler activity and pain in knee arthritis: A randomized-controlled trial. Joint Bone Spine 2017; 84:477-483. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2016.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Semiquantitative Evaluation of Extrasynovial Soft Tissue Inflammation in the Shoulders of Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Elderly-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis by Power Doppler Ultrasound. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2017; 2017:4272560. [PMID: 28293635 PMCID: PMC5331283 DOI: 10.1155/2017/4272560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Revised: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Objectives. To develop a scoring system for evaluating the extrasynovial soft tissue inflammation of the shoulders in patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis with PMR-like onset (pm-EORA) using ultrasound. Methods. We analyzed stored power Doppler (PD) images obtained by the pretreatment examination of 15 PMR patients and 15 pm-EORA patients. A semiquantitative scoring system for evaluating the severity of PD signals adjacent to the anterior aspect of the subscapularis tendon was designed. Results. A four-point scale scoring for the hyperemia on the subscapularis tendon was proposed as follows in brief: 0 = absent or minimal flow, 1 = single vessel dots or short linear-shape signals, 2 = long linear-shape signals or short zone-shape signals, or 3 = long zone-shape signals. This scoring system showed good intra- and interobserver reliability and good correlation to quantitative pixel-counting evaluation. By using it, we demonstrated that inflammation in PMR is dominantly localized in extrasynovial soft tissue as compared with pm-EORA. Conclusions. We proposed a reliable semiquantitative scoring system using ultrasound for the evaluation of extrasynovial soft tissue inflammation of the shoulders in patients with both PMR and pm-EORA. This system is simple to use and can be utilized in future investigations.
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Axelsen MB, Eshed I, Østergaard M, Hetland ML, Møller JM, Jensen DV, Krintel SB, Hansen MS, Terslev L, Klarlund M, Poggenborg RP, Balding L, Pedersen SJ. Monitoring total-body inflammation and damage in joints and entheses: the first follow-up study of whole-body magnetic resonance imaging in rheumatoid arthritis. Scand J Rheumatol 2017; 46:253-262. [PMID: 28125360 DOI: 10.1080/03009742.2016.1231338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate changes in whole-body magnetic resonance imaging (WBMRI) inflammatory and structural lesions in most joints and entheses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with adalimumab. METHODS WBMRI was obtained at weeks 0, 6, 16, and 52 in a 52 week follow-up study of 37 RA patients starting treatment with adalimumab. Readability and reliability of WBMRI were investigated for 76 peripheral joints, 23 discovertebral units, the sacroiliac joints, and 33 entheses. Changes in WBMRI joint and entheses counts were investigated. RESULTS The readability of peripheral and axial joints was 82-100%, being less for elbows and small joints of the feet. For entheses, 72-100% were readable, except for entheses at the anterior chest wall, elbow, knee, and plantar fascia. The intrareader agreement was high for bone marrow oedema (BMO), bone erosion (80-100%), and enthesitis (77-100%), and slightly lower for synovitis and soft tissue inflammation (50-100%). All synovitis, BMO, and soft tissue inflammation counts decreased numerically during treatment. The 26-joint synovitis WBMRI count decreased significantly during the first 16 weeks for patients with a good European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) response (from median 6 to 4, p < 0.05), but not for patients with a moderate or no EULAR response. There were no overall changes in structural lesions. CONCLUSIONS WBMRI allows simultaneous monitoring of most axial and peripheral joints and entheses in RA patients and can visualize a decrease in inflammatory counts during treatment. This first WBMRI follow-up study of patients with RA encourages further investigation of the usefulness of WBMRI in RA.
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- M B Axelsen
- a Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases , Rigshospitalet - Glostrup , Glostrup , Denmark
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- b Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Sheba Medical Center , Tel Aviv University , Tel Giborim , Israel
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- a Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases , Rigshospitalet - Glostrup , Glostrup , Denmark.,c Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- a Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases , Rigshospitalet - Glostrup , Glostrup , Denmark.,c Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark
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- d Department of Radiology , Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen , Herlev , Denmark
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- e Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Nordsjællands Hospital Hillerød , University of Copenhagen , Hillerød , Denmark
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- a Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases , Rigshospitalet - Glostrup , Glostrup , Denmark
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- f Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases , University of Copenhagen , Gentofte , Denmark
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- a Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases , Rigshospitalet - Glostrup , Glostrup , Denmark
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- a Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases , Rigshospitalet - Glostrup , Glostrup , Denmark
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- a Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases , Rigshospitalet - Glostrup , Glostrup , Denmark
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- d Department of Radiology , Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen , Herlev , Denmark
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- a Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases , Rigshospitalet - Glostrup , Glostrup , Denmark
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Závada J, Hánová P, Hurňáková J, Szczuková L, Uher M, Forejtová Š, Klein M, Mann H, Olejárová M, Růžičková O, Šléglová O, Hejduk K, Pavelka K. The relationship between synovitis quantified by an ultrasound 7-joint inflammation score and physical disability in rheumatoid arthritis - a cohort study. Arthritis Res Ther 2017; 19:5. [PMID: 28086960 PMCID: PMC5237153 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-016-1208-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Background Restoring normal physical functioning is a major therapeutic aim in the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is unknown, whether the extent of synovial inflammation quantified by musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) can predict current or future capacity for physical functioning. To answer this question we investigated the longitudinal relationship between physical function assessed by the health assessment questionnaire (HAQ) and the German 7-joint ultrasound score (US7S) in a prospective cohort of patients with RA. Methods Patients with RA (n = 185 (46 with incident and 139 with prevalent disease) were followed for 30.9 ± 9.1 months. Baseline and annual assessments comprised the disease activity score in 28 joints (DAS28), HAQ and US7S. The US7S includes semiquantitative measurements of synovitis assessed by greyscale (GS) and power Doppler (PD) in seven joints of the clinically dominant hand and foot, which are then aggregated in PD and GS synovitis sum-scores (PDsynSS and GSsynSS). A linear mixed-effect model was used to assess the longitudinal relationship between GSsynSS, PDsynSS and HAQ. We used standard and time-lag models to explore the association between HAQ, and GSsynSS, PDsynSS and DAS28 measured at the same time or at the previous visit 12 months ago, respectively. Results When the standard model was applied, in univariate analyses HAQ score was positively associated with GSsynSS and PDsynSS with β coefficients significantly higher in incident than in prevalent disease. In multivariate analysis both synSSs were individually no longer significant predictors of HAQ score. When using the time-lag model, after adjustment for the previous DAS28 or HAQ score, both PDsynSS and GSsynSS were significantly and negatively associated with the current HAQ. Conclusions US7 PD and GS synovitis sum-scores alone were positively associated with current functional status reflected by the HAQ in patients with RA, and this relationship was stronger in patients with early disease. When combined with the DAS28 or HAQ, US7 PD and GS synovitis sum-scores were predictive of the change in HAQ score over one year. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13075-016-1208-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Jakub Závada
- Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Na Slupi 4, 12850, Prague, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Na Slupi 4, 12850, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Na Slupi 4, 12850, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Na Slupi 4, 12850, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Na Slupi 4, 12850, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Na Slupi 4, 12850, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Na Slupi 4, 12850, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Na Slupi 4, 12850, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Na Slupi 4, 12850, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Na Slupi 4, 12850, Prague, Czech Republic
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USO INTRA‐ARTICULAR DA TOXINA BOTULÍNICA TIPO A VERSUS CORTICOSTEROIDE EM OSTEOARTRITE DE JOELHO: UM ESTUDO PROSPECTIVO CONTOLADO RANDOMIZADO E DUPLO‐CEGO. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE REUMATOLOGIA 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rbr.2017.07.298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Schäfer VS, Schmidt WA, Backhaus M, Hartung W. Arthritis of the Knee Joint in Rheumatoid Arthritis - Evaluation of Treatment Response by Ultrasound in Daily Clinical Practice. Open Rheumatol J 2016; 10:81-87. [PMID: 27867432 PMCID: PMC5101627 DOI: 10.2174/1874312901610010081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2016] [Revised: 10/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) commonly involves the knee joint in up to 30% of patients. Musculoskeletal ultrasound enables the skilled clinician to easily assess disease activity. Objective: To evaluate the sensitivity to change of the sonography score of large joints in Rheumatology (SOLAR) for different treatments of knee arthritis in RA. Method: Joints were assessed by ultrasound at 4 visits. Laboratory, immunological and clinical parameters were recorded. Results: 225 RA patients were analyzed. The DAS 28 in the subgroup receiving systemic steroids was significantly higher (p < 0.001) than in patients treated with intraarticular glucocorticosteroids (GCs) at T0, comparing the values from T0 to T3 the same appeared (p=0.003). Concerning the acute GC treatment regimens, the gray scale ultrasound (GSUS) sum score was found to be significantly higher in patients receiving intraarticular GCs versus no GCs (p=0,035), as well as in patients receiving systemic versus intraarticular GCs (p=0.001). Regarding the differences from T0 and T3, similar to the baseline analysis, a high GSUS sum score was significantly associated with intraarticular GCs, a low to no GC administration (p=0.035), while a high GSUS sum score was significantly linked to intraarticular GCs, rather than systemic GCs (p=0.008). Conclusion: SOLAR score is sensitive to change in knee arthritis. Intraarticular GC administration is performed in patients with high GSUS scores. Systemic administration of GC is linked to high disease activity (DAS28) rather than GSUS or power Doppler ultrasound (PDUS) results.
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- V S Schäfer
- Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Centre for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Berlin-Buch, Lindenberger Weg 19, 13125 Berlin, Germany
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- Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Centre for Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Berlin-Buch, Lindenberger Weg 19, 13125 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Park-Klinik Weißensee, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Schönstraße 80, 13086 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Clinic, Kaiser- Karl-V.-Allee 3, Bad Abbach, Germany
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Rahimi H, Bell R, Bouta EM, Wood RW, Xing L, Ritchlin CT, Schwarz EM. Lymphatic imaging to assess rheumatoid flare: mechanistic insights and biomarker potential. Arthritis Res Ther 2016; 18:194. [PMID: 27586634 PMCID: PMC5009676 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-016-1092-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Proliferation of draining lymphatic vessels coupled with dynamic changes in lymph node volume and flow are characteristic features in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Furthermore, impaired lymph egress from inflamed synovium is associated with joint flare in murine models of inflammatory-erosive arthritis. Unfortunately, advances towards a greater understanding of lymphatic changes in RA pathogenesis have been slow due to the absence of outcome measures to quantify lymphatic function in vivo. While lymphoscintigraphy is the current standard to assess lymphedema and sentinel lymph nodes in cancer patients, its sensitivity and specificity are inadequate to study lymphatics in RA. The emergence of high-resolution MRI, power Doppler ultrasound, and near-infrared imaging that permits real-time quantification of lymphatic function in animal models has been a major advance, and these techniques have produced a new paradigm of altered lymphatic function that underlies both acute arthritic flare and chronic inflammation. In acute flare, lymphatic drainage increases several fold, whereas no lymphatic contractions are detected in lymph vessels draining chronic arthritic joints. Moreover, these outcomes are now being adapted to study lymphatics in RA towards the development of novel biomarkers of arthritic flare and the discovery of new therapeutic targets. In particular, interventions that directly increase lymphatic egress from diseased joints by opening collateral lymphatic vessels, and that restore lymphatic vessel contractions, provide novel therapeutic approaches with potential for minimal toxicity and immunosuppression. To summarize the origins of this field, recent advances, and future directions, we herein review: current knowledge of lymphatics in RA based on classic literature; new in-vivo imaging modalities that have elucidated how lymphatics modulate acute versus chronic joint inflammation in murine models; and how these preclinical outcome measures are being translated to study lymphatic function in RA inflammation and how effective RA therapies alter lymphatic flow and lymph nodes draining flaring joints. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02680067. Registered 7 December 2015; ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01098201. Registered 30 March 2010; and ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01083563. Registered 8 March 2010.
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- Homaira Rahimi
- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA. .,Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA. .,University of Rochester Medical Center, 601 Elmwood Avenue, Box 777, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.,Department of Urology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.,Department of Neuroscience, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.,Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.,Department of Urology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA.,Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, USA
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Proft F, Grunke M, Reindl C, Schramm MA, Mueller F, Kriegmair M, Leipe J, Weinert P, Schulze-Koops H, Witt M. The influence of long distance running on sonographic joint and tendon pathology: results from a prospective study with marathon runners. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2016; 17:272. [PMID: 27400865 PMCID: PMC4940861 DOI: 10.1186/s12891-016-1121-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The impact of physical exercise on joints and tendons is still a matter of debate. The aim of this study was to investigate with ultrasound the acute effects of extreme physical exercise on knee and ankle joints and their surrounding structures in trained athletes. Methods Participants of the Munich marathon were examined by arthrosonography before and after long distance running. Ultrasound assessment included grey scale and power Doppler examination of the knee and talocrural joints with surrounding tendons. Findings consistent with joint effusion, tendon and/or entheseal pathologies were documented. In addition to the ultrasound evaluation, information on training habits and past or present arthralgia or joint swelling was gathered. Results One Hundred Five runners completed both the pre- and post-excercise ultrasound assessments (baseline and follow-up), resulting in the sonographic evaluation of 420 knee and talocrural joints. At baseline, 105 knee (50) and 38 talocrural joints (18.1) showed effusions, compared to 100 knee (47.6) and 33 talocrural joints (15.7 %) at follow-up. The differences were not significant (p > 0.05 each). Effusion size did not correlate with the timepoint of ultrasound assessment and was independent of covariates such as gender, age or running distance. Hypervascularity of the patellar tendon was detected in 21 cases (10.0 %) at follow-up in contrast to one at baseline (p < 0.001). This observation was more frequent in male than in female participants (p < 0.05). Conclusions Acute physical stress is significantly associated with hypervascularity of the patellar tendon. No significant changes of synovial effusion were detected in knee and talocrural joints.
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- Fabian Proft
- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, University of Munich, Pettenkoferstr. 8a, D-80336, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, University of Munich, Pettenkoferstr. 8a, D-80336, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, University of Munich, Pettenkoferstr. 8a, D-80336, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, University of Munich, Pettenkoferstr. 8a, D-80336, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, University of Munich, Pettenkoferstr. 8a, D-80336, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, University of Munich, Pettenkoferstr. 8a, D-80336, Munich, Germany
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- Leibniz-Rechenzentrum der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Garching, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, University of Munich, Pettenkoferstr. 8a, D-80336, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, University of Munich, Pettenkoferstr. 8a, D-80336, Munich, Germany.
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Use of ultrasound in treatment decisions for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: an observational study in Italy. Clin Rheumatol 2016; 35:1923-1929. [PMID: 27320945 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-016-3331-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), treatment response is generally assessed using standard clinical disease activity measures. However, ultrasound has become increasingly popular among rheumatologists to monitor disease activity and response. The purpose of this analysis of ECOgraphic evaluation for STaging ARthritis (ECOSTAR) study data was to determine how ultrasound affects clinicians' decisions about changing treatment in RA. ECOSTAR was an observational, cohort study conducted between March 2010 and December 2012 at nine clinical centers in Italy in RA patients being considered for treatment change. After clinical evaluation of each patient, patients underwent diagnostic ultrasound (US) investigations and each patient was given a total echography score using a combination of scores for joint effusion, synovial hypertrophy, and power Doppler. The US results were provided to the clinicians and the influence of US on the clinicians' treatment choices were recorded. Ninety-five patients screened for study inclusion had confirmed RA (mean age 53.9 years; mean disease duration 8.9 years). Therapy changes were made by clinicians according to the hand and wrist joint US scores: score 0 appeared to have no influence on clinicians' decision to modify treatment, scores >0-3 were associated with a numerically higher estimated probability of not changing therapy than changing therapy, and scores >3 had a greater influence on the clinician to modify therapy and an increased probability of the clinician changing therapy versus not changing therapy. Ultrasonography scores appear to influence treatment decisions in patients with RA, with clinicians appearing less likely to alter treatment regimens in patients with low ultrasound scores and more likely to change treatment regimens when higher scores are obtained. Further research is warranted.
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Lackner A, Duftner C, Ficjan A, Gretler J, Hermann J, Husic R, Graninger WB, Dejaco C. The association of clinical parameters and ultrasound verified inflammation with patients' and physicians' global assessments in psoriatic arthritis. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2016; 46:183-189. [PMID: 27373500 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2016.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Revised: 05/18/2016] [Accepted: 05/27/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To study the association of clinical and/or ultrasound variables with patients' (PGA) and physicians' (EGA) global assessment of disease activity in psoriatic arthritis (PsA). The correlation of these parameters with the discordance between PGA and EGA, as well as with PGA/EGA changes over 6 months was also investigated. METHODS Prospective study of 83 consecutive PsA patients with 2 visits scheduled 6 months apart. All patients underwent the following assessments: tender (TJC) and swollen joint count (SJC), PASI, dactylitis and Leeds enthesitis index. PGA, patients' level of pain (pain VAS), EGA, and HAQ were also recorded. Grey scale (GS) and power Doppler (PD) ultrasound were performed at 68 joints (evaluating synovia and tendons) and 14 entheses. Regression analyses were performed to assess the association of these variables with PGA and EGA. Two new variables "PGAminusEGA" and "PGAchange - EGAchange" were developed to explore the discrepancy between PGA and EGA and the consistency of PGA/EGA changes over time, respectively. RESULTS The parameters explaining most of PGA and EGA variability were pain VAS (30.5%) and SJC (48.5%), respectively. The correlation between EGA and joint counts was stronger in patients with high vs. low levels of ultrasound verified inflammation. PGAminusEGA was mainly explained by pain and SJC. Pain was the most important predictor of PGA change whereas TJC and HAQ were more closely associated with EGA changes. "PGAchange-EGAchange" was linked to pain and SJC. Ultrasound scores were not linked with either of these variables. CONCLUSIONS Pain VAS and joint counts are the most important clinical parameters explaining patients' and physicians' perception of disease activity, whereas the correlation of active inflammation as verified by sonography with these factors is limited.
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- Angelika Lackner
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of the Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine VI, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of the Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of the Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of the Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of the Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of the Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology of the Medical University Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, 8036 Graz, Austria.
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Michelsen B, Diamantopoulos AP, Hammer HB, Soldal DM, Kavanaugh A, Haugeberg G. Ultrasonographic evaluation in psoriatic arthritis is of major importance in evaluating disease activity. Ann Rheum Dis 2016; 75:2108-2113. [PMID: 27091837 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-208806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Revised: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between clinical and ultrasonographic (US) evidence of inflammation in psoriatic arthritis (PsA), as well as to compare clinical and US remission criteria. METHODS In this cross-sectional study 141 PsA outpatients were included. Minimal disease activity (MDA), 28-joint Disease Activity Score (DAS28), Disease Activity Index for PSoriatic Arthritis (DAPSA) and modified versions of Composite Psoriatic Disease Activity Index (CPDAI) and Psoriatic ArthritiS Disease Activity Score (PASDAS) were assessed. Remission criteria were explored. US evaluation was performed on 34 joints, in addition to joints being tender/swollen by 66/68 joint count, 30 tendons, 10 entheses and additionally entheses found to be tender by clinical examination of 19 other entheses. Power Doppler (PD) and grey scale global scores on joints, entheses and tendons were assessed. US remission was defined as no PD activity in joints, entheses and tendons. RESULTS DAPSA and DAS28, but not CPDAI and PASDAS, were associated with PD activity. MDA was fulfilled in 22.7% and the clinical remission criteria in 5.7%-9.9% of the patients. US remission was found in 49.6% of the patients. The prevalence of PD activity at joints, entheses and tendons was similar for patients fulfilling versus not fulfilling MDA/clinical remission criteria. MDA (OR 2.3, p=0.048), DAPSA ≤3.3 (OR 4.2, p=0.025) and Boolean's (OR=7.8, p=0.033) definitions of remission were found to predict US remission. CONCLUSIONS We found major discrepancies between US and clinical findings. DAPSA and DAS28 reflected US findings better than CPDAI and PASDAS. MDA, DAPSA and Boolean's remission criteria predicted US remission.
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- Brigitte Michelsen
- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway Trust, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway Trust, Kristiansand, Norway.,Department of Rheumatology, Haugesund Rheumatism Hospital, Haugesund, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway Trust, Kristiansand, Norway
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, Immunology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
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- Department of Rheumatology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Department of Rheumatology, Martina Hansens Hospital, Bærum, Norway
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General applications of ultrasound in rheumatology: why we need it in our daily practice. J Clin Rheumatol 2015; 21:133-43. [PMID: 25807093 DOI: 10.1097/rhu.0000000000000230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ultrasound (US) is a noninvasive imaging technique that continues to gain interest among rheumatologists because of its undoubted utility for the assessment of a wide range of abnormalities in rheumatic diseases. It also has a great potential to be used at the time of consultation as an extension of the clinical examination.Current data demonstrate that the standard clinical approach could result in an insensitive assessment of some the different aspects of the various rheumatic diseases for which US has become a feasible and effective imaging modality that allows early detection of anatomical changes, careful guidance for the aspiration and/or local treatment, and short- and long-term therapy monitoring at the joint, tendon, enthesis, nail, and skin levels. The spectrum of pathological conditions for which US plays a crucial role continues to increase over time and includes rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathies, osteoarthritis, crystal-related arthropathies, connective tissue disorders, and vasculitis.It is expected that the inclusion of more longitudinal studies with a larger number of patients and more rigorous methodological approach will undoubtedly provide a better understanding of the significance of the abnormal US findings detected in order to provide the proper diagnostic and/or therapeutic approaches. In this article, we analyze the current potential applications of US in rheumatology and discuss the evidence supporting its use in the daily rheumatologic practice.
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Gutierrez M, Di Matteo A, Rosemffet M, Cazenave T, Rodriguez-Gil G, Diaz CH, Rios LV, Zamora N, Guzman MDCG, Carrillo I, Okano T, Salaffi F, Pineda C. Short-term efficacy to conventional blind injection versus ultrasound-guided injection of local corticosteroids in tenosynovitis in patients with inflammatory chronic arthritis: A randomized comparative study. Joint Bone Spine 2015; 83:161-6. [PMID: 26645159 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbspin.2015.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2014] [Accepted: 04/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare the short-term efficacy of conventional blind injection (CBI) versus ultrasound-guided injection (USGI) of corticosteroids (CS) injection in tenosynovitis in patients with chronic arthritis and to investigate if the USGI is a less painful procedure and if there are differences in the changes of US findings during the post injection follow-up. METHODS Patients presenting tenosynovitis requiring CS injection were involved. After clinical and US evaluation, patients were randomized to receive CBI or USGI. Efficacy of procedure was assessed by the improvement in both Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and pain visual analogue scale (VAS), including procedure-VAS global-VAS and local-VAS, after 1 and 4 weeks post-procedure. Power Doppler (PD) and greyscale (GS) US findings were also object of the follow-up. CBI or USGI under an aseptic technique were performed according the local guidelines using 20mg of methylprednisolone acetate. RESULTS A total of 114 patients were randomized to receive CBI (54 patients) or USGI (60 patients) procedure. No significant difference was observed in terms of gender, age and pain duration among CBI and USGI groups at baseline. USGI proved to be significantly less painful than CBI (P=0.0001). AUC analysis showed that during the follow up visits, the USGI procedure had significantly better response in HAQ, local-VAS and global-VAS (P=0.0001, P=0.012 and P=0.0001 respectively) compared to CBI. During the follow up period, a significant greater reduction in the PD scores was found in the USGI group compared to the CBI group (P=0.0002), whereas no statistical differences were found in the GS findings between the groups (P=0.5627). CONCLUSION Our study demonstrates superiority of USGI over CBI for CS injections in painful tenosynovitis, having better short-term outcomes measured by functional, clinical and US scores. These data support the use of USGI for tenosynovits in typical inpatient and/or outpatient in rheumatological practices.
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- Marwin Gutierrez
- Clinica Reumatologica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via dei Colli, 52, 60035 Jesi, Ancona, Italy.
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- Clinica Reumatologica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Via dei Colli, 52, 60035 Jesi, Ancona, Italy
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- Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Calle Echeverria 955, (C1428DQG), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Calle Echeverria 955, (C1428DQG), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Secion de Reumatologia, Hospital Municipal de Bahìa Blanca, Calle Estomba 968, 8000 Bahia Blanca, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Calzada Mexico-Xochimilco, 289, 143898 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Calzada Mexico-Xochimilco, 289, 143898 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Calle Echeverria 955, (C1428DQG), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Calle Echeverria 955, (C1428DQG), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka City, University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-4-3 Asahimachi, Abeno-ku, 545-8585 Osaka, Japan
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- Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Calzada Mexico-Xochimilco, 289, 143898 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Calzada Mexico-Xochimilco, 289, 143898 Mexico City, Mexico
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Ivanac G, Morović-Vergles J, Brkljačić B. Gray-scale and color duplex Doppler ultrasound of hand joints in the evaluation of disease activity and treatment in rheumatoid arthritis. Croat Med J 2015; 56:280-9. [PMID: 26088853 PMCID: PMC4500980 DOI: 10.3325/cmj.2015.56.280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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AIM To evaluate the role of gray-scale and color duplex-Doppler ultrasound (CDUS) in diagnosis of changes of hand joints and assessment of treatment efficacy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by comparing qualitative and quantitative US parameters with clinical and laboratory indicators of disease activity. METHODS Ulnocarpal (UC), metacarpophalangeal (MCP), and proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joints in 30 patients with RA were examined by gray-scale and CDUS before and after six months of treatment. Morphologic and quantitative Doppler findings (synovial thickness, effusion quantity, vascularization degree, resistance index, velocities) were compared with clinical indicators of disease progression: disease activity score (DAS 28), Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), rheumatoid factor (RF), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and C reactive protein (CRP). RESULTS Clinical indicators changed significantly after treatment: ESR from 38.1±22.4 mm/h to 27.8±20.9 mm/h (P=0.013), DAS 28 from 5.47±1.56 to 3.87±1.65 (P<0.001), and HAQ from 1.26±0.66 to 0.92±0.74 (P=0.030), indicating therapeutic effectiveness. In all MCP and UC joints we observed a significant change in at least one US parameter, in 6 out of 12 joints we observed a significant change in ≥2 parameters, and in 2 UC joints we observed significant changes in ≥3 parameters. The new finding was that the cut-off values of resistance index of 0.40 at baseline and of 0.55 after the treatment indicated the presence of active disease and the efficacy of treatment, respectively; also it was noticed that PIP joints can be omitted from examination protocol. CONCLUSION Gray scale and CDUS are useful in diagnosis of changes in UC and MCP joints of patients with RA and in monitoring the treatment efficacy.
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- Boris Brkljačić, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital "Dubrava", Avenija G. Šuška 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia,
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Troum OM, Pimienta OL, Schmidt WA, Ostergaard M, D'Agostino MA, Gaylis N, Arnold W, Ben-Artzi A, Ranganath V, Seraphine JL, Peterfy C. Proceedings from the 7th Annual International Society for Musculoskeletal Imaging in Rheumatology (ISEMIR) conference. Semin Arthritis Rheum 2015; 45:115-21. [PMID: 25908178 DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2015.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2015] [Revised: 02/19/2015] [Accepted: 02/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The International Society for Musculoskeletal Imaging in Rheumatology (ISEMIR) was founded in 2005 with the goal of discussing matters related to imaging in rheumatology, particularly, validation, education, and use in clinical practice and research. Because the field of musculoskeletal (MSK) imaging is rapidly evolving, continuous education in the field is imperative. ISEMIR's international faculty and world-renowned experts presented the newest information as it relates to the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and ultrasound (US) at the 7th annual ISEMIR meeting which took place on April 12-14, 2014 in Santa Monica, California. Presentations from the meeting can be viewed at www.isemir.org.
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- Orrin M Troum
- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Santa Monica, CA
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- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Santa Monica, CA
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- Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Centre for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch, Berlin, Germany
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- Copenhagen University Hospital at Hvidovre and Herly, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease Specialties, Aventura, FL
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- University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- International Society for Musculoskeletal Imaging in Rheumatology, Suite 301. 342 N. Main St, Suite 301, West Hartford, CT 06117.
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Harman H, Tekeoğlu İ, Takçı S, Kamanlı A, Nas K, Harman S. Improvement of large-joint ultrasonographic synovitis is delayed in patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis: results of a 12-month clinical and ultrasonographic follow-up study of a local cohort. Clin Rheumatol 2015; 34:1367-74. [DOI: 10.1007/s10067-015-2926-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2014] [Revised: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Bouta EM, Banik PD, Wood RW, Rahimi H, Ritchlin CT, Thiele RG, Schwarz EM. Validation of power Doppler versus contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging quantification of joint inflammation in murine inflammatory arthritis. J Bone Miner Res 2015; 30:690-4. [PMID: 25359523 PMCID: PMC4376603 DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.2392] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Revised: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 10/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Contrast-enhancement magnetic resonance imaging (CE-MRI) of synovial volume is the radiographic gold standard to quantify joint inflammation; however, cost limits its use. Therefore, we examined if power Doppler-ultrasound (PD-US) outcomes of synovitis in tumor necrosis factor transgenic (TNF-Tg) mice correlate with CE-MRI. TNF-Tg mice underwent PD-US of their knees to measure the joint space volume (JSV) and power Doppler volume (PDV), and the results were correlated with synovial volume determined by CE-MRI. Immunohistochemistry for CD31 was performed to corroborate the PD signal. Synovial volume strongly correlated with both JSV and PDV (p < 0.01). CD31(+) blood vessels were observed in inflamed synovium proximal to the joint surface, which corresponded to areas of intense PD signals. JSV and PDV are valid measures of joint inflammation that correlate with synovial volume determined by CE-MRI and are associated with vascularity. Given the emergence of PD-US as a nonquantitative outcome of joint inflammation, we find JSV and PDV to be feasible and highly cost-effective for longitudinal studies in animal models. Furthermore, given the increasing use of PD-US in standard clinical practice, JSV and PDV could be translated to better quantify joint flare and response to therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
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- Echoe M. Bouta
- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
- Department of Urology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
- Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
- Department of Urology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
- Division of Allergy, Immunology, Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY
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Machado FS, Furtado RNV, Takahashi RD, de Buosi ALP, Natour J. Sonographic cutoff values for detection of abnormalities in small, medium and large joints: a comparative study between patients with rheumatoid arthritis and healthy volunteers. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE & BIOLOGY 2015; 41:989-998. [PMID: 25701521 DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2014.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2014] [Revised: 11/27/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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To determine ultrasound measurements indicative of abnormalities in small, medium and large joints, we conducted a cross-sectional study comparing 60 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 78 healthy volunteers. A MyLab 60 ultrasound machine (Esaote) and a linear multifrequency probe were used. Quantitative measurements of synovial recesses and semiquantitative measurements of synovial hyperplasia, power Doppler and bone erosion (scores = 0-3) were performed. The cutoff values for synovial recesses indicating RA (receiver operating characteristic curve, area under the curve >0.800) were found to be (radiocarpal) 3.78 mm and (ulnocarpal) 3.07 mm. Those measurements with the greatest chance of indicating RA (logistic regression analysis expressed as odds ratios [ORs]) were (p < 0.001) measurements of synovial hyperplasia (ulnocarpal, OR = 100, and radiocarpal, OR = 70); synovial power Doppler (radiocarpal, OR = 66); synovial bone erosion (radiocarpal, OR = 324); fifth metatarsophalangeal joint (OR = 100); and second metacarpophalangeal joint (OR = 92). We concluded that for both quantitative and semiquantitative ultrasound measurements, radiocarpal abnormalities increase the chance of detecting RA.
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- Flávia Soares Machado
- Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Radiology Department, Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Rheumatology Division, Universidade Federal de São Paulo/Escola Paulista de Medicina (UNIFESP/EPM), São Paulo, Brazil.
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Ficjan A, Husic R, Gretler J, Lackner A, Graninger WB, Gutierrez M, Duftner C, Hermann J, Dejaco C. Ultrasound composite scores for the assessment of inflammatory and structural pathologies in Psoriatic Arthritis (PsASon-Score). Arthritis Res Ther 2014; 16:476. [PMID: 25361855 PMCID: PMC4247751 DOI: 10.1186/s13075-014-0476-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Accepted: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Introduction This study was performed to develop ultrasound composite scores for the assessment of inflammatory and structural lesions in Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA). Methods We performed a prospective study on 83 PsA patients undergoing two study visits scheduled 6 months apart. B-mode and Power Doppler (PD) findings were semi-quantitatively scored at 68 joints (evaluating synovia, perisynovial tissue, tendons and bone) and 14 entheses. We constructed bilateral and unilateral (focusing the dominant site) ultrasound composite scores selecting relevant sites by a hierarchical approach. We tested convergent construct validity, reliability and feasibility of inflammatory and structural elements of the scores as well as sensitivity to change for inflammatory items. Results The bilateral score (termed PsASon22) included 22 joints (6 metacarpophalangeal joints (MCPs), 4 proximal interphalangeal joints (PIPs) of hands (H-PIPs), 2 metatarsophalangeal joints (MTPs), 4 distal interphalangeal joints (DIPs) of hands (H-DIPs), 2 DIPs of feet (F-DIPs), 4 large joints) and 4 entheses (bilateral assessment of lateral epicondyle and distal patellar tendon). The unilateral score (PsASon13) compromised 13 joints (2 MCPs, 3 H-PIPs, 1 PIP of feet (F-PIP), 2 MTPs, 1 H-DIP and 2 F-DIPs and 2 large joints) and 2 entheses (unilateral lateral epicondyle and distal patellar tendon). Both composite scores revealed a moderate to high sensitivity (bilateral composite score 43% to 100%, unilateral 36% to 100%) to detect inflammatory and structural lesions compared to the 68-joint/14-entheses score. The inflammatory and structural components of the composite scores correlated weakly with clinical markers of disease activity (corrcoeffs 0 to 0.40) and the health assessment questionnaire (HAQ, corrcoeffs 0 to 0.39), respectively. Patients with active disease achieving remission at follow-up yielded greater reductions of ultrasound inflammatory scores than those with stable clinical activity (Cohen’s d effect size ranging from 0 to 0.79). Inter-rater reliability of bi- and unilateral composite scores was moderate to good with ICCs ranging from 0.42 to 0.96 and from 0.36 to 0.71, respectively for inflammatory and structural sub-scores. The PsASon22 and PsASon13 required 16 to 26 and 9 to 13 minutes, respectively to be completed. Conclusion Both new PsA ultrasound composite scores (PsASon22 and PsASon13) revealed sufficient convergent construct validity, sensitivity to change, reliability and feasibility. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13075-014-0476-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Responsiveness to therapy change of a global ultrasound assessment in spondyloarthritis patients. Clin Rheumatol 2014; 34:125-32. [PMID: 24838482 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-014-2673-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2013] [Revised: 04/30/2014] [Accepted: 05/08/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The objective of this study is to evaluate the responsiveness to therapy change of a global ultrasound (US) assessment in the short-term monitoring of spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients with peripheral involvement. Consecutive SpA patients with both clinical peripheral involvement and active disease (initiating or changing therapy) were included. All patients underwent both clinical and US assessment in day entering the study and after 3 months of follow-up. Peripheral global US assessment included the recognition of abnormal inflammatory findings at joint, tendon, and entheseal level according to standardized scanning methods. A total of 34 patients completed both basal and 3-month follow-up assessments. Acute phase reactants, both erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein, tenderness (68) and swollen (66) joint counts, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index and Health Assessment Questionnaire decreased significantly at 3-month follow-up. Total score for the global US assessment also decreased significantly between basal and 3-month follow-up assessment [mean difference, 12.33 (IC 95 %, 9.23-15.42); p < 0.0001]. All individual component, joint, tendon, and enthesis scores, also showed a significant decrease during the follow-up period. A high degree of intra-observer reliability was found for the global US assessment (ICC [95 % CI]: 0.977 [0.961-0.993]). This global US assessment, including joints, tendons, and entheses, showed a good responsiveness to clinical changes and might be useful for monitoring SpA patients with peripheral involvement.
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Sonographic Bulge Test for Small Effusion and Occult Synovitis of the Knee. J Clin Rheumatol 2014; 20:109-11. [DOI: 10.1097/rhu.0000000000000075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Schäfer VS, Fleck M, Kellner H, Strunk J, Sattler H, Schmidt WA, Ehrenstein B, Backhaus M, Hartung W. Evaluation of the novel ultrasound score for large joints in psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis: six month experience in daily clinical practice. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2013; 14:358. [PMID: 24351026 PMCID: PMC3878335 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-14-358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 12/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Background To evaluate the utility of the recently introduced SOLAR score (sonography of large joints in Rheumatology), which has been validated in RA patients, in a cohort of patients with Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) and Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) presenting with involvement of large peripheral joints. Methods The recently established SOLAR score has been designed to determine the degree of inflammation in the shoulder, the elbow, the hip and the knee joint in patients suffering from RA. Since large joints are frequently involved in PsA and AS, synovitis and synovial vascularity were scored semiquantitatively (grade 0–3) by grey scale (GSUS) and power Doppler ultrasound (PDUS) utilizing the validated scoring system. Each joint was scanned from different angles, the knee joint for example was divided into four areas to score for synovitis: the suprapatellar longitudinal, the medial longitudinal, the lateral longitudinal, and the posterior region. Each area was scored from 0–3, so a maximum score of 12 could be achieved. PsA and AS patients presenting with peripheral joint disease involving large joints were examined at baseline, 3 and 6 months after initiation of local or systemic therapy (DMARDs/Biologics). For evaluation of the inflammatory status, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) was determined. Results A cohort of 126 patients were enclosed, and 83 of these were followed for 6 months. At baseline before modification of the therapy, patients received DMARDs (n = 83), DMARDs plus biologics (n = 30), or biologic monotherapy (n = 29). Following intervention, all US scores demonstrated a marked improvement. The GSUS and the PDUS scores for all joint areas, except the PDUS score of the hip, exhibited a significant improvement (p < 0.05), while the GSUS of the knee showed even a highly significant (p < 0.001) change. The ESR displayed a significant decrease from 27 to 19 mm (p < 0.002) representing good treatment response. Conclusion The SOLAR score, which has been recently introduced for RA patients, is a very suitable instrument for the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of large joint involvement in PsA and AS patients and allows for treatment monitoring.
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- Department of Rheumatology / Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Clinic, Kaiser-Karl-V-Allee 3, Bad Abbach, Germany.
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Hartung W, Ehrenstein B, Beitinger N, Fleck M. Comment on: The value of colour Doppler sonography of the knee joint: a useful tool to discriminate inflammatory from non-inflammatory disease?: reply. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2013; 52:2100-1. [DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/ket307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Sonographic examination of joints has become a decisive component in rheumatological diagnostics and is now indispensible in the clinical routine. The exceptional representation of acute inflammatory soft tissue processes, very early recognition of bony destruction and the ubiquitous availability of the method have been major contributors to this success. In recent years there have been new developments in technology and in examination methods. The substantial importance of sonography for early detection of arthritis, differential diagnostics, therapy monitoring and estimation of prognosis is underlined by the continuously increasing number of international publications. Several scoring systems have been developed for small and large joints and have been proven not only under study conditions but also in practice. Subclinical inflammatory processes which are held responsible for the so-called silent progression can be detected using sonography.
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- W Hartung
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Asklepios Klinikum Bad Abbach, Kaiser-Karl-V-Allee 3, 93077, Bad Abbach, Deutschland,
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Härle P. [Screening and early diagnosis of psoriasis arthritis]. Z Rheumatol 2013; 72:764-70. [PMID: 24046232 DOI: 10.1007/s00393-013-1187-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Psoriasis arthritis (PsA) encompasses many diverse clinical symptoms. Epidemiological data about the prevalence in general, predisposed age groups, prevalence of joint, spine, enthesis, and extra-articular manifestations are very heterogeneous. Even for the PsA specialist the clinical picture is not always easy to differentiate from other overlapping or clinically similar disease entities. This paper tries to give some guidance on how to screen for and how to detect PsA early in the population of psoriasis patients on the basis of the Mainz PsA screening and early diagnosis algorithm.
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- P Härle
- Klinik für Rheumatologie, Klinische Immunologie und Physikalische Therapie, Katholisches Klinikum Mainz, An der Goldgrube 11, 55131, Mainz, Deutschland,
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Bouta EM, Ju Y, Rahimi H, de Mesy-Bentley KL, Wood RW, Xing L, Schwarz EM. Power Doppler ultrasound phenotyping of expanding versus collapsed popliteal lymph nodes in murine inflammatory arthritis. PLoS One 2013; 8:e73766. [PMID: 24040061 PMCID: PMC3767819 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/30/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease manifested by episodic flares in affected joints that are challenging to predict and treat. Longitudinal contrast enhanced-MRI (CE-MRI) of inflammatory arthritis in tumor necrosis factor-transgenic (TNF-Tg) mice has demonstrated that popliteal lymph nodes (PLN) increase in volume and contrast enhancement during the pre-arthritic “expanding” phase of the disease, and then suddenly “collapse” during knee flare. Given the potential of this biomarker of arthritic flare, we aimed to develop a more cost-effective means of phenotyping PLN using ultrasound (US) imaging. Initially we attempted to recapitulate CE-MRI of PLN with subcutaneous footpad injection of US microbubbles (DEFINITY®). While this approach allowed for phenotyping via quantification of lymphatic sinuses in PLN, which showed a dramatic decrease in collapsed PLN versus expanding or wild-type (WT) PLN, electron microscopy demonstrated that DEFINITY® injection also resulted in destruction of the lymphatic vessels afferent to the PLN. In contrast, Power Doppler (PD) US is innocuous to and efficiently quantifies blood flow within PLN of WT and TNF-Tg mice. PD-US demonstrated that expanding PLN have a significantly higher normalized PD volume (NPDV) versus collapsed PLN (0.553±0.007 vs. 0.008±0.003; p<0.05). Moreover, we define the upper (>0.030) and lower (<0.016) quartile NPDVs in this cohort of mice, which serve as conservative thresholds to phenotype PLN as expanding and collapsed, respectively. Interestingly, of the 12 PLN phenotyped by the two methods, there was disagreement in 4 cases in which they were determined to be expanding by CE-MRI and collapsed by PD-US. Since the adjacent knee had evidence of synovitis in all 4 cases, we concluded that the PD-US phenotyping was correct, and that this approach is currently the safest and most cost-effective in vivo approach to phenotype murine PLN as a biomarker of arthritic flare.
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- Echoe M. Bouta
- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Department of Urology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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- Center for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America
- Department of Urology, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, New York, United States of America
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Husic R, Gretler J, Felber A, Graninger WB, Duftner C, Hermann J, Dejaco C. Disparity between ultrasound and clinical findings in psoriatic arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 2013; 73:1529-36. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-203073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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