Sciatica in patients with disk disease was long ascribed to pressure put on the sciatic nerve
root by a herniated disk. However, a role for chemical factors acting in conjunction with this …

BACKGROUND: Discontinuation of the marketing of chymodactin has reawakened interest
in other percutaneous techniques for treating lumbar disc herniation. Developed in the …

Strong evidence suggests that TNF-α may be among the chemical factors involved in disk-
related sciatica. TNF-α is involved in the genesis of nerve pain in animal models and may …

Objective.–To investigate the characteristics of patients managed for spinal tuberculosis at
the rheumatology department of the Tours Teaching Hospital, France, between 1986 and …

Objective To evaluate the effect of a nurse-led patient education on safety skills of patients
with inflammatory arthritis treated with biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs …

The objective of the study was to assess the quality of life (QOL) of patients with giant cell
arteritis (GCA), following high dose of corticosteroids (CS). Thirty patients with GCA who had …

Objectives The aims of this study in SLE population were (1) to describe ultrasonography
(US) joint abnormalities,(2) to estimate the reliability of clinical swollen joint count (C-SJC) …

We describe a case of cervical cord compression due to ossification of the posterior
longitudinal ligament of the spine (OPLLS) in a 43-year-old Vietnamese patient with SAPHO …

The advent of TNF antagonists has had a revolutionary impact on the treatment of
ankylosing spondylitis (AS). However, whether the benefits recorded in controlled trials are …

High incidence of vertebral osteoporotic fracture within the first year after liver
transplantation Page 1 Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 2017 Clinical and …