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Imaging research results from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI): a review and lessons learned 10 years after start of enrolment

The Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) is a multicentre, prospective, observational, cohort study of knee osteoarthritis (OA) that began recruitment in 2004. The OAI provides public access to clinical ...
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Efficacy of TNFα blockers in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis: a meta-analysis

Objectives This meta-analysis investigates the efficacy of tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) blockers versus placebo for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and non-radiographic axial ...
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Studies with pain rating scales.

Good correlation has been shown between pain scores derived from 4 different rating scales. The correlation was maintained when presentation of the scales was separated by a series of questions and by ...
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Pulse versus daily oral cyclophosphamide for induction of remission in ANCA-associated vasculitis: long-term follow-up

3 Competence Centre for Clinical Research, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden 4 Department of Nephrology and Transplantation, Skane University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Sweden Introduction ...
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Controlled clinical trial of IV cyclophosphamide versus IV methylprednisolone in severe neurological manifestations in systemic lupus erythematosus

1 Clinical Epidemiology Research Unit, Hospital Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico 2 Internal Medicine Department, Centro Médico Nacional Instituto ...
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AB0411 Rapid Reduction of Antibodies and Improvement of Disease Activity by Immunoadsorption in Chinese Patients with Severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Background Immunoadsorption (IAS) has been used to treat patients with SLE for many years. Efficacy was proved for case report or series with SLE after IAS treatment, while case-control studies are so ...
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SAT0405 A Systematic Review of Comparative Efficacy of Various Corticosteroid Preparations for Intra-Articular and Soft Tissue Injections

Background Corticosteroid (CS) injections are commonly used to treat musculoskeletal pain and inflammation. The comparative efficacy of various CS preparations used for such injections has not been ...
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Psoriatic arthritis: epidemiology, clinical features, course, and outcome

1 University of Toronto, Toronto Western Research Institute, Psoriatic Arthritis Program, University Health Network, Centre for Prognosis Studies in the Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, ...
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Acute effect of milk on serum urate concentrations: a randomised controlled crossover trial

Objectives Recent observational studies have highlighted the beneficial role of dairy ingestion in gout prevention. The aims of this study were to determine the acute effects of milk ingestion on ...
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Development of an ASAS-endorsed disease activity score (ASDAS) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Objectives: To develop a new index for disease activity in ankylosing spondylitis (ASDAS) that is truthful, discriminative and feasible, and includes domains/items that are considered relevant by ...
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A Phase II study of the efficacy and safety of rontalizumab (rhuMAb interferon-α) in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (ROSE)

Objectives To examine the safety and efficacy of rontalizumab, a humanised IgG1 anti-interferon α (anti-IFN-α) monoclonal antibody, in patients with moderate-to-severe systemic lupus erythematosus ...
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Osteonecrosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus develops very early after starting high dose corticosteroid treatment

a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chiba University School of Medicine, Japan, b Second Department of Internal Medicine, Chiba University School of Medicine, Japan Dr K Oinuma, Department of ...