The patients were recruited from the pediatric rheumatology outpatient clinic of the Wilhelmina Children's Hospital and were diagnosed with JIA according to the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) criteria (19). Thirty-six patients had polyarticular-onset JIA (29 rheumatoid ...
In the United Kingdom, soft tissues disorders have a prevalence of 18 cases for 1000 individuals, and account for 40% of new rheumatology consultations [1]. Tendons can undergo degenerative and traumatic processes. The most vulnerable tendons are those of the rotator cuff, the long head of the...