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AB1529 MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION IN SYNOVIAL FLUID SAMPLES FROM SWOLLEN JOINTS ANALYZED WITH RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY

Background Microplastics (MPs) have been identified in different types of tissue, including lung, bowel, placenta and as well in human whole blood [1]. During analysis of synovial fluid samples with ...
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Ultrasound-detected musculoskeletal urate crystal deposition: which joints and what findings should be assessed for diagnosing gout?

1 Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain 2 Department of Rheumatology, Hospìtal Universitario Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain 3 ...
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Senescence marker killer cell lectin-like receptor G1 (KLRG1) contributes to TNF-α production by interaction with its soluble E-cadherin ligand in chronically inflamed joints

1 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Department of Rheumatology, Laboratory for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium 2 Faculty of Medicine and Health ...
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THU0471 The effects of tapping therapy on pain, symptom severity, dysfunctions in daily life, depression, and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia: a randomized ...

Background Fibromyalgia is a disorder characterized by chronic widespread musculoskeletal pain, often accompanied by fatigue, cognitive disturbance, psychiatric symptoms, and multiple somatic symptoms ...
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Purine-rich foods intake and recurrent gout attacks

1 Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA 2 Data Coordinating Center, Boston University School of ...
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Psoriasis assessment tools in clinical trials

1 Department of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA 2 Department of Dermatology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA ...
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Knee pain and osteoarthritis in older adults: a review of community burden and current use of primary health care

Dr G Peat, Primary Care Sciences Research Centre, School of Postgraduate Medicine, Keele University, The Medical Institute, Hartshill Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST7 4NY, UKg.m.peat{at}hfac.keele.ac.uk ...
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Points to consider: EULAR–UEMS standards for the training of European rheumatologists

Correspondence to Professor Christopher J Edwards, Musculoskeletal Research Unit, NIHR Southampton Clinical Rsearch Facility, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK; cedwards{at}soton.ac.uk ...
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Role of RANKL and RANK in bone loss and arthritis

1 Institute for Molecular Biotechnology of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna, Austria Departments of Immunology and Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto, University Health Network, Canada ...
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Effect of intensive exercise on patients with active rheumatoid arthritis: a randomised clinical trial

Dr C H M van den Ende, Leiden University Medical Centre, Department of Rheumatology, C4-R, Postbox 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands Email:e.vandenende{at}nivel.nl OBJECTIVE To investigate the ...
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Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS): defining cut-off values for disease activity states and improvement scores

2 Rheumatology Department, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands 3 Rheumatology Department, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands Background The ...
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How to prevent steroid induced osteoporosis

The first choice for prevention of corticosteroid osteoporosis is a potent oral bisphosphonate—for example, alendronate or risedronate. Intravenous bisphosphonates should be considered for patients ...