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Slouma M, Kharrat L, Tezegdenti A, Dhahri R, Ghazouani E, Gharsallah I. Pro-inflammatory cytokines in spondyloarthritis: a case-control study. Expert Rev Clin Immunol 2024; 20:655-663. [PMID: 38205504 DOI: 10.1080/1744666x.2024.2304080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine the discriminative values of pro-inflammatory cytokines to distinguish spondyloarthritis patients from healthy subjects and to assess the association between these cytokines and spondyloarthritis characteristics. METHODS We conducted a case-control study, including 144 subjects matched for age and sex: 72 spondyloarthritis patients(G1) and 72 controls (G2). The disease activity was assessed using ASDAS-CRP and BASDAI. Structural damage was assessed using BASRI. The levels of interleukin (IL) IL-1, IL-6, IL-8, IL-17, IL-23, and tumor necrosis factor α(TNFα) were measured. RESULTS Each group included 57 men. The mean age was 44.84 ± 13.42 years. Except for IL-8, all cytokine levels were significantly higher in patients compared to controls (IL-1: p = 0.05, IL-6: p = 0.021, TNFα: p = 0.039, IL-17 and IL-23: p < 0.001). Cutoff values of IL-17 and IL-23 distinguishing patients in G1 from those in G2 were 17.6 and 7.96 pg/mL, respectively. TNFα level correlated to BASDAI (p = 0.029) and BASRI (p = 0.002). Multivariate analysis showed that structural damage was associated with the male gender (p = 0.017), longer disease duration (p = 0.038), and high disease activity (p = 0.044). Disease activity was associated with longer disease duration (p = 0.012) and increased IL-6 levels (p = 0.05). CONCLUSION Our study showed that IL-17 was the ablest to distinguish between spondyloarthritis patients and controls, suggesting that IL-17 may be helpful for the diagnosis of spondyloarthritis.
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- Maroua Slouma
- Department of Rheumatology, Military Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
- Faculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
- Faculté des sciences de Tunis, Mycology, pathologies, and biomarkers laboratory, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Rheumatology, Military Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
- Faculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
- Department of Immunology, Military Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Rheumatology, Military Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
- Faculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
- Department of Immunology, Military Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Rheumatology, Military Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
- Faculty of Medicine, Tunis El Manar University, Tunis, Tunisia
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Zheng Y, Bai C, Zhang K, Han Q, Guan Q, Liu Y, Zheng Z, Xia Y, Zhu P. Deep-learning based quantification model for hip bone marrow edema and synovitis in patients with spondyloarthritis based on magnetic resonance images. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1132214. [PMID: 36935744 PMCID: PMC10020192 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1132214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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Objectives: Hip inflammation is one of the most common complications in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA). Herein, we employed use of a deep learning-based magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evaluation model to identify irregular and multiple inflammatory lesions of the hip. Methods: All of the SpA patients were enrolled at the Xijing Hospital. The erythrocyte sediment rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), hip function Harris score, and disease activity were evaluated by clinicians. Manual MRI annotations including bone marrow edema (BME) and effusion/synovitis, and a hip MRI scoring system (HIMRISS) assessment was performed by experienced musculoskeletal radiologists. The segmentation accuracies of four deep learning models, including U-Net, UNet++, Attention-Unet, and HRNet, were compared using five-fold cross-validation. The clinical agreement of U-Net was evaluated with clinical symptoms and HIMRISS results. Results: A total of 1945 MRI slices of STIR/T2WI sequences were obtained from 195 SpA patients with hip involvement. After the five-fold cross-validation, U-Net achieved an average segmentation accuracy of 88.48% for the femoral head and 69.36% for inflammatory lesions, which are higher than those obtained by the other three models. The UNet-score, which was calculated based on the same MRI slices as HIMRISS, was significantly correlated with the HIMRISS scores and disease activity indexes (p values <0.05). Conclusion: This deep-learning based automatic MRI evaluation model could achieve similar quantification performance as an expert radiologist, and it has the potential to improve the accuracy and efficiency of clinical diagnosis for SpA patients with hip involvement.
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- Yan Zheng
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
- National Translational Science Center for Molecular Medicine, Xi’an, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Integrated Aero-Space-Ground-Ocean Big Data Application Technology, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
- National Translational Science Center for Molecular Medicine, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
- National Translational Science Center for Molecular Medicine, Xi’an, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Integrated Aero-Space-Ground-Ocean Big Data Application Technology, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
- National Translational Science Center for Molecular Medicine, Xi’an, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Integrated Aero-Space-Ground-Ocean Big Data Application Technology, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
- National Translational Science Center for Molecular Medicine, Xi’an, China
- *Correspondence: Ping Zhu,
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Li L, Fu J, Xu C, Ni M, Chai W, Hao L, Zhou Y, Chen J. Fourth‐Generation Ceramic‐on‐Ceramic THA
in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Minimum
10‐Year Follow‐Up. Orthop Surg 2022; 14:860-867. [PMID: 35434922 PMCID: PMC9087442 DOI: 10.1111/os.13259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objective To report the long‐term outcomes of total hip arthroplasty (THA) with fourth‐generation ceramic‐on‐ceramic (CoC) bearing in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods We retrospectively identified 180 primary THAs performed in 110 patients with AS, including 100 (90.9%) men and 10 women (9.1%), from 2009 to 2011.The mean age of the patients at surgery was 33 years (range, 16 to 65 years). Cementless prostheses with fourth‐generation CoC bearings were used in all patients. Survivorship of the implants and postoperative complications were calculated. Functional improvement was assessed by the hip flexion‐extension range of motion (ROM) and Harris hip score (HHS). A special noise assessment questionnaire was performed at the last follow‐up. The cumulative incidence of noise was calculated by the Kaplan–Meier method with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Clinical characteristics and functional outcomes were compared in the hips with noise to those without noise. Results The mean follow‐up was 11 years (range, 10 to 12 years), and survivorship of the implants was 99.4% at the most recent follow‐up. The complications included dislocation (one hip, 0.6%), periprosthetic joint infection (one hip, 0.6%), mild to moderate pain (five hips, 2.8%), heterotopic ossification (12 hips, 6.7%), and noise (52 hips, 28.9%). The flexion‐extension ROM improved significantly with a median from 10° (range, 0 ~ 130°) to 100° (30 ~ 130°) after THA (p < 0.001), and the HHS increased significantly from 41 ± 20 to 90 ± 8 (p < 0.001). The cumulative incidence of noise at 0.5, 5, and 10 years was 6.1% (95% CI, 2.6 ~ 9.6), 16.7% (95% CI, 11.2 ~ 22.1), and 28.9% (95% CI, 22.2 ~ 35.5), respectively, and that of squeaking at 0.5, 5, and 10 years was 4.4% (95% CI, 1.4 ~ 7.4), 13.3% (95% CI, 8.4 ~ 18.3), and 23.9% (95% CI, 17.6 ~ 30.1), respectively. None of the patients with noise generation in the hip reported it affecting daily activities or causing dissatisfaction. No differences in age, sex, BMI, disease duration, bilateral THA, the frequency of bony ankylosis, the proportion of using a 36‐mm‐diameter femoral head, pre/postoperative flexion‐extension ROM, or pre/postoperative HHS were found between hips with noise and those without noise (p > 0.05). Conclusion THAs with fourth‐generation CoC bearings exhibit excellent long‐term survival and clinical outcomes in patients with AS, with a very low dislocation rate. The incidence of noise associated with CoC bearings in THA performed in patients increases over time, but it does not affect postoperative hip function or daily activities.
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- Liangliang Li
- Medical School of Chinese PLA Beijing China
- Department of Orthopeadics, The First Medical Centre Chinese PLA General Hospital Beijing China
- Department of Orthopeadics The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University Taiyuan China
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- Department of Orthopeadics, The First Medical Centre Chinese PLA General Hospital Beijing China
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- Department of Orthopeadics, The First Medical Centre Chinese PLA General Hospital Beijing China
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- Department of Orthopeadics, The First Medical Centre Chinese PLA General Hospital Beijing China
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- Department of Orthopeadics, The First Medical Centre Chinese PLA General Hospital Beijing China
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- Department of Orthopeadics, The First Medical Centre Chinese PLA General Hospital Beijing China
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- Department of Orthopeadics, The First Medical Centre Chinese PLA General Hospital Beijing China
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- Department of Orthopeadics, The First Medical Centre Chinese PLA General Hospital Beijing China
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Li LL, Fu J, Xu C, Ni M, Chai W, Hao LB, Zhou YG, Chen JY. Gender Differences in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients with Advanced Hip Involvement: Results from A Matched Retrospective Cohort Study. Orthop Surg 2021; 14:405-410. [PMID: 34898026 PMCID: PMC8867405 DOI: 10.1111/os.13123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Objective To determine the gender differences in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients with advanced hip involvement. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the 373 consecutive AS patients with advanced hip involvement from 2012 to 2017 and divided them into two groups by sex with 340 men and 33 women. Research data on hip involvement in the patients were obtained from medical records and radiographs. The severity of radiographic hip involvement was evaluated by the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Radiology Hip Index (BASRI‐hip) scoring system. The data on clinical characteristics, radiographic hip involvement, and laboratory values were compared between the two groups. The comparison was performed again between the two groups after adjusting for the onset age and disease duration by propensity score matching (PSM). Results Men underwent total hip arthroplasty earlier than women in the patients, with a median age of 31 years (range, 19–67 years) vs 36 years (range, 23–67 years), respectively (P < 0.05). Hip involvement was found to be younger in men than that in women, with a median age of 18 years (range, 7–56 years) vs 23 years (range, 5–55 years) (P < 0.05), and men with bilateral onset in hips had a higher frequency than women with that (66.2% vs 39.4%) (P < 0.05). There was no gender difference in the proportion of bilateral advanced hip involvement (85.3% vs 72.7%) (P > 0.05). The proportion of the patients who had spinal involvement (89.1% vs 69.7%), flexion contracture in the hip (43.8% vs 24.2%), hip range of motion =0° (53.5% vs 30.3%), and an elevated level of C‐reactive protein (CRP) (69.1% vs 51.5%) was significantly higher in men than that in women (P < 0.05). After adjusting for the onset age and disease duration by PSM (1:1), men with bilateral onset in hips still had a higher frequency than women with that (76.7% vs 40.0%), and the proportion of the patients who had spinal involvement (90.0% vs 66.7%) and an elevated level of CRP (80.0% vs 53.3%) was significantly higher in men than that in women (P < 0.05). Conclusions The disease pattern of hip involvement in AS has gender differences, with bilateral onset being the dominant pattern in men and unilateral onset being more common in women. However, the frequency of bilateral advanced hip involvement has no gender difference eventually. The higher prevalence of spinal involvement in men with AS may be responsible for the more severe functional impairment compared with women.
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- Liang-Liang Li
- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.,Department of Orthopaedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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Li L, Fu J, Xu C, Ni M, Chai W, Hao L, Zhou Y, Chen J. Hip Replacement in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients with Advanced Hip Involvement: Factors Associated with Bilateral Total Hip Arthroplasty. Int J Gen Med 2021; 14:6857-6862. [PMID: 34703290 PMCID: PMC8526512 DOI: 10.2147/ijgm.s336314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background This study aimed to compare the clinical data of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients who underwent unilateral and bilateral total hip arthroplasty (THA) due to advanced hip involvement. Furthermore, to determine the factors associated with bilateral THA. Methods Utilizing a single-institution database, we selected 373 consecutive AS patients undergoing primary THA from 2012 to 2017 and compared the clinical characteristics and anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy of the patients who underwent unilateral and bilateral THA. Logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with bilateral THA. Results Bilateral THA was performed in 67.3% (n=251) of the patients. Male patients had a higher frequency of undergoing bilateral THA compared with female ones (P<0.05). The proportion of the patients who had bilateral onset in hips, administration of TNF inhibitors, flexion contracture in the hip, and a BASRI-hip score of 4 was significantly higher in patients with bilateral THA than that with unilateral THA (P<0.05). Patients with bilateral THA experienced longer disease duration than those with unilateral THA (P<0.05). The results of the logistic regression showed that factors related to bilateral THA were bilateral onset in hips, administration of TNF inhibitors, a BASRI-hip score of 4, and an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) level (P<0.05). Conclusion Bilateral THA is more common in AS patients with advanced hip involvement. Bilateral onset in hips, a BASRI-hip score of 4, and a higher level of ESR are risk factors associated with bilateral THA, while anti-TNF therapy is a protective factor reducing the progression of hip involvement to bilateral THA.
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- Liangliang Li
- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Department of Orthopedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China.,Department of Orthopedics, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Zhang K, Zheng Y, Han Q, Liu Y, Wang W, Ding J, Wang Y, Zhang B, Jia J, Zheng M, Zheng Z, Zhu P. The Clinical and MRI Effect of TNF-α Inhibitors in Spondyloarthritis Patients With Hip Involvement: A Real-World Observational Clinical Study. Front Immunol 2021; 12:740980. [PMID: 34659233 PMCID: PMC8511713 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.740980] [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: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objectives Hip involvement is an important cause of disability and poor prognosis in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA). Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibitor treatment has been demonstrated to be effective in SpA patients with hip arthritis; however, quantitative assessment using MRI in long-term follow-up needs further application and observation. Methods A total of 239 patients were involved in this study. Methotrexate and sulfasalazine were given as basic treatment. In total, 165 patients received TNF-α inhibitors plus basic treatment, and 74 received basic treatment only, as controls. Clinical symptoms were assessed at baseline and at weeks 12, 24, and 52. MRI performances of hip arthritis, including bone marrow edema (BME) and synovitis, were quantitatively assessed using the Hip Inflammation MRI Scoring System (HIMRISS). Results The clinical values of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), Harris hip score, and Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS)-ESR in both groups showed significant clinical remission at week 52 (p < 0.001). However, the change in disease activity levels at week 52 in the control group was significantly worse than in the TNF-α inhibitor group. At week 52, MRI showed a significant remission trend in the TNF-α inhibitor group versus baseline, and total HIMRISS scores were significantly decreased (26.49 ± 10.37 vs. 20.59 ± 9.41, p < 0.001); the control group only had slight improvement (p < 0.05). Conclusions TNF-α inhibitors could significantly improve clinical and MRI manifestations of hip involvement in patients with SpA. Quantitative MRI assessment combined with clinical assessment can be used to accurately evaluate the treatment effect of TNF-α in SpA patients with hip involvement to help guide targeted treatment.
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- Kui Zhang
- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,National Translational Science Center for Molecular Medicine, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,National Translational Science Center for Molecular Medicine, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,National Translational Science Center for Molecular Medicine, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,National Translational Science Center for Molecular Medicine, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,National Translational Science Center for Molecular Medicine, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,National Translational Science Center for Molecular Medicine, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,National Translational Science Center for Molecular Medicine, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,National Translational Science Center for Molecular Medicine, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,National Translational Science Center for Molecular Medicine, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Xijing Hospital, The Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, China.,National Translational Science Center for Molecular Medicine, Xi'an, China
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Perrotta FM, Scriffignano S, Lubrano E. MRI Assessment of Extra-axial Findings at Pelvic Sites in a Group of Axial-SpA Patients. Rheumatol Ther 2021; 8:1897-1904. [PMID: 34542870 PMCID: PMC8572291 DOI: 10.1007/s40744-021-00375-z] [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: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 09/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Introduction MRI allows a better evaluation of inflammatory and structural lesions of the sacroiliac joints and spine in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axial SpA), so MRI plays an important role in the classification and diagnosis of axial SpA. The aim of our study was to assess extra-axial MRI findings at pelvic sites and their possible associations with clinical indices in patients with axial SpA. Methods Axial-SpA patients who were classified according to the ASAS criteria and consecutively attended our clinic were assessed with pelvic MRI. The main clinical and demographic characteristics of all patients, including age, sex, BMI, presence of HLA-B27 and type of axial SpA (radiographic or nonradiographic), were evaluated. The main indices of disease activity and joint function were assessed, including BASDAI, ASDAS-PCR, BASMI and BASFI. Finally, the presence/absence of inflammatory/structural lesions at extra-axial structures (the hip joints, pubic symphysis, greater and lesser trochanters, ischial tuberosity, iliac spines and iliac crest) was evaluated. Results 35 patients (21 males and 14 females) with a mean age (SD) of 47 (12.7) years and a mean duration of symptoms of 5 (2.1) years were enrolled. Hip abnormalities were found in 14 (40%) patients. Trochanteric enthesopathy/bursitis and pubic osteitis were found in 2 patients (5.7%) and 1 patient (2.8%), respectively. No other abnormalities were found at other sites. We found significant associations between the presence of extra-axial alterations, disease activity and joint function. Conclusions Our study demonstrated the presence of extra-axial abnormalities in more than one-third of patients with axial SpA, suggesting that MRI evaluation should be extended to the entire pelvis.
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- Fabio Massimo Perrotta
- Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze della Salute "Vincenzo Tiberio", Università degli Studi del Molise, Via Giovanni Paolo II, C/da Tappino, 86100, Campobasso, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze della Salute "Vincenzo Tiberio", Università degli Studi del Molise, Via Giovanni Paolo II, C/da Tappino, 86100, Campobasso, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina e Scienze della Salute "Vincenzo Tiberio", Università degli Studi del Molise, Via Giovanni Paolo II, C/da Tappino, 86100, Campobasso, Italy.
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Li L, Fu J, Xu C, Guan H, Ni M, Chai W, Hao L, Zhou Y, Chen J. Factors associated with blood loss in ankylosing spondylitis patients with hip involvement undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty: a cross-sectional retrospective study of 243 patients. J Orthop Surg Res 2020; 15:541. [PMID: 33208176 PMCID: PMC7672842 DOI: 10.1186/s13018-020-02064-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background Total hip arthroplasty (THA) can cause considerable blood loss and perioperative transfusion in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. This study aimed to identify the factors related to blood loss in AS patients with hip involvement undergoing THA. Methods We analyzed 243 AS patients with advanced hip involvement undergoing primary THA from 2012 to 2017. Bilateral THA was performed by a one-stage operation during one general anesthesia session. The patients were divided into three groups according to the grade of blood loss, as determined by the Advanced Trauma Life Support hypovolemic shock classification system. Ordinal logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with blood loss in the patients. Results The proportion of patients who were male, underwent bilateral THA, had a hip range of motion (ROM) = 0°, had a BASRI-hip score of 4, underwent iliopsoas and adductor release, and underwent autologous or allogenic transfusion increased significantly with the grade of blood loss, while that of the patients who received tranexamic acid (TXA) decreased significantly (P < 0.05). The preoperative hemoglobin (Hb) level, hematocrit level, and operating time also increased significantly with the grade of blood loss (P < 0.05). The ordinal logistic regression results identified the factors related to blood loss during THA in AS patients with hip involvement to be the male sex (odds ratio [OR] = 3.287; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.022, 10.567), bilateral THA (OR = 13.896; 95% CI 4.950, 39.011), hip ROM = 0° (OR = 2.513; 95% CI 1.277, 4.946), an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) level (OR = 3.042; 95% CI 1.320, 7.014), an elevated preoperative Hb level (OR = 1.043; 95% CI 1.017, 1.070), a long operating time (OR = 1.009; 95% CI 1.003, 1.016), and the administration of TXA (OR = 0.252; 95% CI 0.134, 0.472). Conclusions The male sex, bilateral THA, a hip ROM = 0°, an elevated ESR level, a high preoperative Hb level, and a long operating time are risk factors associated with blood loss in AS patients with hip involvement undergoing THA, while the administration of TXA is a protective factor. These results might help determine the risk of bleeding in the perioperative assessment and develop more efficient blood management strategies for THA in AS patients with hip involvement.
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- Liangliang Li
- Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, China.,Department of Orthopaedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.,Department of Orthopaedics, The Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
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Hip and Shoulder Involvement and Their Management in Axial Spondyloarthritis: a Current Review. Curr Rheumatol Rep 2020; 22:53. [DOI: 10.1007/s11926-020-00930-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Sirisena D, Chong YY, Chin TY. An unusual presentation of ankylosing spondylitis. Singapore Med J 2020; 61:283-284. [DOI: 10.11622/smedj.2018080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Liu W, Chen G, Xu B, Sun S, Tian J, Zhang Y. Early stage Acute B lymphocytic leukemia presenting with symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis (AS): A case report. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e19806. [PMID: 32282746 PMCID: PMC7220661 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000019806] [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: 12/22/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) has acute and severe onset characterized by fever, moderate to severe anemia, bone and joint pain, and sternal tenderness. It is easy to be misdiagnosed as rheumatic disease when joint pain is the first symptom. PATIENT CONCERNS A male Han, 18 years of age was admitted on July 15th, 2016 for multi-joint swelling and pain with intermittent fever for half a year which had aggravated in the last 10 days. DIAGNOSIS Based on symptoms, imaging, family history, and blood tests, he was first diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, but he was refractory to treatment. Bone marrow biopsy then revealed acute B-lymphoblastic leukemia (possibility Pro-B-ALL). INTERVENTIONS The patient was transferred to the hematology department on July 23rd, 2016 for chemotherapy. OUTCOMES No joint pain occurred during follow-up, which ended on November 4th, 2018. LESSONS ALL may present with symptoms suggestive of rheumatic diseases like ankylosing spondylitis. Physicians should be aware of this possibility, especially in young patients.
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MESH Headings
- Adolescent
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Arthralgia/diagnosis
- Arthralgia/etiology
- Biopsy
- Bone Marrow/pathology
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Diagnostic Errors
- Fever/diagnosis
- Fever/etiology
- Humans
- Joint Diseases/diagnostic imaging
- Joint Diseases/pathology
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell/pathology
- Male
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing/blood
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing/diagnosis
- Spondylitis, Ankylosing/therapy
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods
- Treatment Outcome
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- Wei Liu
- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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- Department of Rheumatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan
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- Department of Rheumatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan
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- Department of Rheumatology, The Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan
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- Qingdao Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qingdao, China
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- College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Structural damage and motion rhythm of the spine and hip during trunk lateral bending in ankylosing spondylitis patients with mild to moderate radiographic signs. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon) 2019; 63:112-118. [PMID: 30889429 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2019.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2018] [Revised: 10/27/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Ankylosing spondylitis causes structural damage and motion restriction in spine. The study was designed to assess structural damage and incoordination pattern between the spine and hip during trunk lateral bending in ankylosing spondylitis. METHODS Twenty-three healthy adults and 39 adults with ankylosing spondylitis were recruited from a tertiary care medical centre. Patients with ankylosing spondylitis were divided into two subgroups: sacroiliitis or lumbar-level syndesmophytes (n = 27) and thoracic or cervical-level syndesmophytes (n = 12). An inertia motion system was used to record three-dimensional kinematic data during trunk lateral bending. FINDINGS Significant differences were observed in lumbar spine syndesmophyte scores, sacroiliitis severity and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index between the subgroups. The cervical supraspinous ligaments thickness revealed difference between the ankylosing spondylitis and control group, but the Glasgow Ultrasound Enthesitis Scoring System did not revealed difference. Motion analysis revealed that the ankylosing spondylitis group had a larger hip, cervical rotation and smaller lumbar-hip rhythm than the control group; however, the other motions of the spine and hip were smaller. The sacroiliitis or lumbar-level syndesmophytes group had the largest thoracic rotation among the three groups. INTERPRETATION The different lumbar-hip rhythm between ankylosing spondylitis patients depends on syndesmophyte formation levels. Cervical rotation, the Schober test, the chest expansion test, and lumbar-hip rhythm can indicate the levels of bone damage in ankylosing spondylitis. Clinical examination of ankylosing spondylitis should include kinematic measures of both the spine and hips in the early disease stage.
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Huang ZX, Deng WM, Guo X, Huang ZP, Huang YK, Lin CL, Li TW. Clinical and MRI response to dose reduction of an etanercept-biosimilar for hip arthritis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: an observational, retrospective cohort study. Clin Rheumatol 2019; 38:1595-1604. [PMID: 30746581 DOI: 10.1007/s10067-019-04466-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Revised: 01/27/2019] [Accepted: 02/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Hip arthritis plays a critical role in the prognosis of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Dose reduction of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors preserves general improvement of AS, so this study attempted to examine the equivalence between Yisaipu® tapering and conventional therapy for hip arthritis in AS patients, using clinical parameters and magnetic resonance image (MRI). METHODS AS patients received this etanercept-biosimilar injections (50 mg/week) in the first 12 weeks. Participants in the tapering group were treated with this reagent 50 mg every other week from week 13 to week 24, while the control group kept undergoing full-dose therapy. Clinical and laboratory parameters were assessed at baseline, week 12 and week 24. MRI examination of hip was performed at baseline and week 24. RESULTS One hundred and thirty-six patients were enrolled, and 80 of them were in the tapering group. Linear mixed model revealed that main effects of tapering group with control group as reference in disease activity parameters were insignificant (p > 0.05). Main effects of baseline with week 24 as reference were significant (p < 0.05), but main effects of week 12 with week 24 as reference were not (p > 0.05). Prevalence of acute inflammatory change in MRI significantly decreased in the tapering group (76.88% vs 20.00%, p < 0.05) and control group (76.79% vs 19.64%, p < 0.05). Influence of both treatments on acute inflammatory change was equivalent (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION Efficacy of Yisaipu® tapering treatment is comparable to the full-dose therapy for hip arthritis in AS patients. Both treatments maintain remission of hip arthritis after patients achieved low disease activity.
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- Zhi-Xiang Huang
- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, No. 466 Xingangzhong Road, Guangzhou, 510317, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, No. 466 Xingangzhong Road, Guangzhou, 510317, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, No. 466 Xingangzhong Road, Guangzhou, 510317, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, No. 466 Xingangzhong Road, Guangzhou, 510317, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, No. 466 Xingangzhong Road, Guangzhou, 510317, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, No. 466 Xingangzhong Road, Guangzhou, 510317, China.
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Wink F, Arends S, Maas F, Bootsma H, Griep EN, Bruyn GAW, Spoorenberg A. High prevalence of hip involvement and decrease in inflammatory ultrasound lesions during tumour necrosis factor-α blocking therapy in ankylosing spondylitis. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2019; 58:1040-1046. [PMID: 30624693 DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/key382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Revised: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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- Freke Wink
- 1Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Rheumatology, Antonius Hospital, Sneek, The Netherlands
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- Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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