Objectives: To compare the effect of graded physiotherapeutic training of the rotator cuff versus arthroscopic subacromial decompression in patients with subacromial impingement. Methods: Randomised ...

Background: Doubts have been expressed about the performance of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) clinical classification criteria for osteoarthritis when applied in the general population.

Methotrexate (MTX) is a folate analogue originally synthesised in the 1940s and designed to inhibit dihydrofolate reductase.1 Reduced folate (tetrahydrofolate) is the proximal single carbon donor in ...

Objective To develop evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods The multidisciplinary guideline development group, representing 12 European countries, ...

Objectives To examine the frequency and patterns of monosodium urate (MSU) crystal deposition in tendons and ligaments in patients with gout using dual-energy CT (DECT). Methods Ninety-two patients ...

Psoriasis is a common chronic, recurrent, immune mediated disease of the skin and joints. It can have a significant negative impact on the physical, emotional, and, psychosocial wellbeing of affected ...

In the 1950s, Kellgren and Lawrence carried out the first large-scale epidemiological studies of osteoarthritis. Obtaining x-rays on multiple subjects from the populations of various communities in ...

Background The Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) is a new composite index to assess disease activity in ankylosing spondylitis (AS). It fulfils important aspects of truth, ...

Background Bimekizumab (BKZ) is a monoclonal IgG1 antibody that selectively inhibits IL-17F in addition to IL-17A. Objectives Assess BKZ efficacy and safety vs PBO in bDMARD-naïve pts with active PsA ...

Objectives To report the level and trends of prevalence, incidence and years lived with disability (YLDs) for osteoarthritis (OA) in 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2017 by age, sex and ...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex condition that is well characterised by chronic inflammation in the synovial membrane of affected joints, often with systemic manifestations. Yet the aetiology ...

OBJECTIVE To study the prevalence of ultrasonic hip joint effusion and its relation with clinical, radiological and laboratory (ESR) findings in adults with hip pain. METHODS Patients (n=224) aged 50 ...