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Joint aspiration and injection and synovial fluid analysis
Best Practice & Research: Clinical Rheumatology, 06/02/09
Courtney P et al. - The gross appearance of SF can provide useful diagnostic information in terms of the degree of joint inflammation and presence of haemarthrosis. Microbiological studies of SF are the key to the confirmation of infectious conditions. Increasing joint inflammation is associated with increased SF volume, reduced viscosity, increasing turbidity and cell count, and increasing ratio of polymorphonuclear: mononuclear cells, but such changes are non-specific and must be interpreted in the clinical setting. However, detection of SF monosodium urate and calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate crystals, even from un-inflamed joints during intercritical periods, allow a precise diagnosis of gout and of calcium pyrophosphate crystal-related arthritis.
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The detection of subclinical synovitis by ultrasound in oligoarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis: A pilot study
Rheumatology, 11/24/09
Hip MRI and Its Implications for Surgery in Osteoarthritis Patients
Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 11/24/09
Radiographic Grading and Measurement of Joint Space Width in Osteoarthritis
Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 11/24/09
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Prescription and comorbidity screening following consultation for acute gout in primary care
Rheumatology, 11/23/09
Osteoclasts are important for bone angiogenesis
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Common Polymorphisms Influencing Serum Uric Acid Levels Contribute to Susceptibility to Gout, but Not to Coronary Artery Disease
PLoS ONE - Cardiovascular Disorders, 11/10/09
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CD23 mediates anti-mycobacterial activity of human macrophages
Infection and Immunity, 10/20/09
Arthroscopic synovectomy, an alternative in the treatment of brucellar arthritis of the knee with prolonged course. A report of two cases
The Internet Journal of Orthopedic Surgery, 10/12/09
Total hip replacement in active advanced tuberculous arthritis
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (British Volume), 10/02/09
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The beneficial effects of a 3 week course of intramuscular glucocorticoid injections in patients with very early inflammatory polyarthritis: Results of the STIVEA trial
Annals of Rheumatic Diseases, 11/24/09
Update in treatment options for psoriatic arthritis
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Imaging evidence for persistent subclincal fasciitis and arthritis in TNF Receptor-Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS) between febrile attacks
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