Objectives To validate the two recently developed disease activity indexes for assessment of primary Sjögren's syndrome (SS): the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) SS Patient Reported Index ...

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 ...

Objective: To investigate the efficacy of corticosteroid injections into the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb (CMCJ) in patients with osteoarthritis. Design: A double blind, randomised controlled ...

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: Correct application of the Kellgren and Lawrence (K&L) classification system is difficult due to inexact wording of the descriptors. We summarised different descriptions and searched for ...

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 ...

Ivarmacitinib, a selective Janus kinase 1 inhibitor, in patients with moderate-to-severe active rheumatoid arthritis and inadequate response to conventional synthetic DMARDs: results from a phase III ...

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

We read with great interest the recent paper by Aranow et al 1 about the impact of laboratory results on scoring of the Physician Global Assessment (PGA) of disease activity in systemic lupus ...

The recent publication in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases by Zhang et al 1 ‘Mechanical overloading promotes chondrocyte senescence and osteoarthritis development through downregulating FBXW7’ ...

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 ...

The use of MRI in the evaluation of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) has become more established particularly over the past decade. The Assessment in SpondyloArthritis International Society (ASAS) has ...