OBJECTIVE To determine the efficacy of the individual components of physiotherapy in subjects with anterior knee pain. METHODS An observer blind, prospective, factorial design randomised controlled ...

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has been defined as a unique inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis. Its exact prevalence is unknown, but estimates vary from 0.3% to 1% of the population. The ...

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 ...

Background: Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy directed against cluster of differentiation (CD) 19 is a new promising therapeutic approach in autoimmune diseases. Objectives: To evaluate ...

Objective: To evaluate the existing evidence on the diagnosis and management of septic arthritis in native joints. Design: Systematic review. Data sources: Cochrane Library, Medline, Embase, National ...

Objectives Myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) are useful tools for identifying clinically homogeneous subsets and predicting prognosis of patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) ...

Objectives To update the 2017 European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) recommendations for treatment of systemic sclerosis (SSc), incorporating new evidence and therapies. Methods An ...

The multiple rheumatological faces of PsA (or PsA is more than just poly-arthritis? - Consequences for management in daily practice) ...

Background In inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new biological therapy has recently been approved. Vedolizumab is a humanised IgG1 monoclonal antibody to α4β7 integrin that modulates gut lymphocyte ...

Background The PEXIVAS (Plasma exchange and glucocorticoids in severe antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis) trial showed that a reduced-dose glucocorticoid regimen (redGC) ...

Objectives The usefulness of methotrexate-polyglutamates (MTX-PGs) concentration for management of rheumatoid arthritis has been debated. We aimed to clarify the association of MTX-PGs concentration ...

We have enjoyed reading the ‘Heroes and Pillars of Rheumatology’ section of Ann Rheum Dis which was introduced in 2018 to highlight ‘persons or scientific innovations of the past that were pivotal in ...