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141 The association of adipokine levels in plasma and synovial fluid with the severity of knee osteoarthritis Rheumatology, February 20, 2013 Review Article
142 Body weight at early and middle adulthood, weight gain and persistent overweight from early adulthood are predictors of the risk of total knee and hip replacement for osteoarthritis Rheumatology, February 19, 2013 Clinical Article
143 Quantitative parametric MRI of articular cartilage: a review of progress and open challenges British Journal of Radiology, February 19, 2013 Review Article
144 Effects of pulsed electromagnetic field on knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review Rheumatology, February 18, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
145 Predictors of response to intra-articular steroid injections in knee osteoarthritis--a systematic review Rheumatology, February 18, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article
146 Magnetic resonance transverse relaxation time T2 of knee cartilage in osteoarthritis at 3-T: a cross-sectional multicentre, multivendor reproducibility study Skeletal Radiology, February 18, 2013 Clinical Article
147 Normalization of widespread pressure pain hypersensitivity in patients with hip osteoarthritis after total hip replacement is associated with clinical and functional improvements Arthritis & Rheumatism, February 18, 2013 Review Article
148 Clinical effectiveness of mud pack therapy in knee osteoarthritis Rheumatology, February 15, 2013 Clinical Article
149 Ayurvedic medicine offers a good alternative to glucosamine and celecoxib in the treatment of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, double-blind, controlled equivalence drug trial Rheumatology, February 15, 2013 Clinical Article
150 Methotrexate for pain relief in knee osteoarthritis: an open-label study Rheumatology, February 15, 2013 Clinical Article
151 Association of serum C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate with muscle strength in patients with knee osteoarthritis Rheumatology, February 15, 2013 Clinical Article
152 Cellular and extracellular matrix changes in anterior cruciate ligaments during human knee aging and osteoarthritis Full Text Arthritis Research & Therapy, February 15, 2013 Review Article
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154 MicroRNA-125b regulates the expression of aggrecanase-1 (ADAMTS-4) in human osteoarthritic chondrocytes Full Text Arthritis Research & Therapy, February 14, 2013 Review Article
155 The Effects of Collateral Meridian Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis Pain Management: A Pilot Study Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, February 13, 2013 Clinical Article
156 Thigh muscle cross-sectional areas and strength in advanced versus early painful osteoarthritis--An exploratory between-knee, within-person comparison in osteoarthritis initiative participants Arthritis Care & Research , February 13, 2013 Clinical Article
157 Patient-reported quality of care for osteoarthritis: Development and testing of the OsteoArthritis Quality Indicator Questionnaire Arthritis Care & Research , February 13, 2013 Clinical Article
158 Proteomic analysis of synovial fluid from the osteoarthritic knee: Comparison with transcriptome analyses of joint tissues Arthritis & Rheumatism, February 13, 2013 Review Article
159 People getting a grip on arthritis II: An innovative strategy to implement clinical practice guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis patients through Facebook Health Education Journal, February 13, 2013 Review Article
160 Total hip replacement but not clinical osteoarthritis can be predicted by the shape of the hip: a prospective cohort study (CHECK) Osteoarthritis and Cartilage , February 12, 2013 Clinical Article
In a study involving 74 patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), 26 patients had detectable anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA). The ACPA titers correlated with disease progression at baseline and after a median follow-up of 11.5 months. In addition to predicting disease severity and progression, the authors concluded that ACPA were superior to IgM-RF in diagnosing JIA.
Read the article summaryIn a study involving 208 patients with SLE followed for 12 years, 42 deaths occurred, 48% of which were considered to be cardiovascular mortalities. Age, increased cystatin C levels, and arterial disease were predictive of all-cause mortality. Cigarette smoking and increased sVCAM-1, hsCRP, abeta2GP1, and aPL antibody levels were predictive of cardiovascular mortality.
Read the article summaryIn a study conducted at the University of Geneva involving 118 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, but without cardiovascular disease at baseline, the 10-year Framingham cardiovascular risk score (FRS) was improved with the inclusion of the anti-apoA-1 antibody titer. The median follow-up was 9 years and the incidence of cardiovascular disease was 16%. Other biomarkers, including the NT-proBNP, oxLDL, CRP, and RF levels and the anti-citrullinated peptide antibody titer, did not improve the FRS.
Read the article summary1 Vitamin D supplementation in elderly or postmenopausal women: a 2013 update of the 2008 recommendations from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) Current Medical Research and Opinion, April 3, 2013
2 New horizons in osteoarthritis Age and Aging, April 11, 2013 Review Article
3 Statin Use and Clinical Osteoarthritis in the General Population: A Longitudinal Study Journal of General Internal Medicine, March 25, 2013
4 Osteoarthritis guidelines: a progressive role for topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, April 5, 2013 Review Article Clinical Guideline
5 A novel disease-modifying osteoarthritis drug candidate targeting Runx1 Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 8, 2013
6 Diagnostic and prognostic value of bone biomarkers in progressive knee osteoarthritis: a 6-year follow-up study in middle-aged subjects Osteoarthritis and Cartilage , April 16, 2013
7 Association of atherosclerosis with presence and progression of osteoarthritis: the Rotterdam Study Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 10, 2013
8 The Efficacy of Diacerein in Hand Osteoarthritis: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study Clinical Therapeutics, April 17, 2013
9 Diclofenac in the treatment of osteoarthritis International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology, April 2, 2013
10 Relationship of bone mineral density to progression of knee osteoarthritis Arthritis & Rheumatism, April 4, 2013
11 A multicentre, randomized, placebo- and active-controlled trial comparing the efficacy and safety of topical ketoprofen in Transfersome gel (IDEA-033) with ketoprofen-free vehicle (TDT 064) and oral celecoxib for knee pain associated with osteoarthritis Rheumatology, April 1, 2013
12 Biologic agents in osteoarthritis: hopes and disappointments Nature Reviews Rheumatology , April 5, 2013
13 Mesenchymal stem cell therapy in osteoarthritis: advanced tissue repair or intervention with smouldering synovial activation Arthritis Research & Therapy, March 21, 2013
14 The value of cartilage biomarkers in progressive knee osteoarthritis: cross-sectional and 6-year follow-up study in middle-aged subjects Rheumatology International, April 3, 2013
15 Kynurenic Acid in Synovial Fluid and Serum of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spondyloarthropathy, and Osteoarthritis The Journal of Rheumatology, April 18, 2013
16 Effect of bisphosphonate use in patients with symptomatic and radiographic knee osteoarthritis: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 23, 2013
17 Improvement in knee loading after use of specialized footwear for knee osteoarthritis: Results of a 6-month pilot investigation Arthritis & Rheumatism, April 11, 2013
18 The pathogenesis of osteoarthritis involves bone, cartilage and synovial inflammation: may estrogen be a magic bullet? Menopause International, April 11, 2013
19 Physical activity, alignment and knee osteoarthritis: data from MOST and the OAI Osteoarthritis and Cartilage , April 19, 2013
20 EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, April 24, 2013
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