BMI of more than 30 or less than 18, advanced musculoskeletal disorders, rheumatoid arthritis, skin diseases, long-term steroids therapy, or any drug affecting bones. Randomization One hundred and forty hemiplegic patients with osteoporosis were evaluated for eligibility; 12 patients disagreed to parti...
The Hintermann procedure provides a stronger corrective effect than Evans, but can cause greater disturbance to the biomechanics of the Chopart joints, which may be an important mechanism of arthritis. Further clinical research with a long-term follow-up is needed to compare these two procedures ...
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Scleroderma is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized mainly by skin manifestations and involvement of various visceral organs, especially the lungs. Lung involvement is the leading cause of mortality in patients with scleroderma. There are data to
The National Institute for Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases; PR3: Proteinase 3; PROMIS: Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; SF36: Short Form 36; SLE: Systemic lupus erythematosus; VCRC: Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium Acknowledgements This research was supported ...
(treatment using ultraviolet light) and for the treatment of adult patients with active psoriatic arthritis (PsA).7It is also approved in the EU for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque PsO in adults who are candidates for systemic therapy and for the trea...
The present study has some limitations. First of all, it is a retrospective observational case–control study. Nevertheless, relevant potential confounders were taken into account by performing a logistic regression analysis in order to minimize the impact of bias. Second, the blood loss estimation ...
Assessment of synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a major issue for a proper treatment administration; it has been proven that ultrasound (US) examination could be of valuable help and it is currently being investigated as a possible outcome measur
In order to convert the T cell proliferative activity to the individual Table 5 Cytokine production and age in male and female subjects: regression analysis Immunological parameters Slope Men (N = 64) Intercept R p-value Slope Women (N = 49) Intercept R (a) IFNγ −45.2...
Introduction Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis that occurs in people affected by the autoimmune disease psoriasis. The cost effectiveness of secukinumab in PsA has not been evaluated in Germany. Objective The purpose of this study was to conduct a cost-utility analysis of...