OBJECTIVES--To investigate differing patterns and associations of osteoarthritis of the knee
in patients referred to hospital. METHODS--Two hundred and fifty two consecutive patients …

OBJECTIVES--To evaluate the prognostic significance of patient characteristics and
radiographic features at the knee for outcome of knee osteoarthritis. METHODS--This was a …

OBJECTIVE: To test the hypothesis that high concentrations of extracellular inorganic
pyrophosphate (PPi), which associate with increased cell synthesis and turnover in …

Objectives EuroQoL-5 dimension (EQ-5D) is a standardised preference-based tool for
measurement of health-related quality of life and EQ-5D utility values can be converted to …

Background Heterogeneity is a major obstacle to developing effective treatments for patients
with primary Sjögren's syndrome. We aimed to develop a robust method for stratification …

Objectives This article reports relationships between serum cytokine levels and patient-
reported levels of fatigue, in the chronic immunological condition primary Sjögren's …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of autonomic dysfunction (dysautonomia) among
patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (PSS) and the relationships between …

Background Fatigue is a debilitating condition with a significant impact on patients' quality of
life. Fatigue is frequently reported by patients suffering from primary Sjögren's Syndrome …

Background Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are at an increased risk of
infection relative to the general population. We aimed to describe the frequency and risk …

PURPOSE: Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint deformities caused by rheumatoid arthritis
can be treated using silicone metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty. There is no …