Within the past decade, musculoskeletal ultrasound (US) has become an established
imaging technique for the diagnosis and follow up of patients with rheumatic diseases. 1–5 …

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by progressive
damage of synovial-lined joints and variable extra-articular manifestations. Tendon and …

OBJECTIVES: To date, high-resolution ultrasound (US) has not been fully exploited in the
field of crystalline arthropathy. Both gout and calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) …

Ultrasound (US) has great potential as an outcome in rheumatoid arthritis trials for detecting
bone erosions, synovitis, tendon disease, and enthesopathy. It has a number of distinct …

Objectives. To determine the minimal clinically important difference (MCID) of changes in
chronic musculoskeletal pain intensity that is most closely associated with improvement on …

Objective To develop evidence-based recommendations on the use of imaging of the joints
in the clinical management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods The task force comprised …

Background The health-related quality of life (HRQL) is an important indicator of the burden
of musculoskeletal disease. The Medical Outcome Study Short-Term 36 (SF-36) is the most …

Objectives: To assess the efficacy and safety of abatacept in methotrexate-naive patients
with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and poor prognostic factors. Methods: In this double …

Background and aims: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) assessment is receiving
increasing attention as an outcome measure in osteoarthritis (OA). The aims of this study …

Objective The objective of the MAPPING study was to estimate the prevalence of
musculoskeletal conditions in an Italian population sample. Methods Questionnaires were …