Rheumatology

Editorials:

T. K. Kvien

Epidemiology of disability in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2002 41: 121-123; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.121 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. T. Sharpe

Silicone breast implants: correlation between implant ruptures, magnetic resonance spectroscopically estimated silicone presence in the liver, antibody status and clinical symptoms
Rheumatology 2002 41: 123-124; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.123 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Review:

N. Sofat and A. Keat

Alcohol intake in rheumatic disease: good or bad?
Rheumatology 2002 41: 125-128; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.125 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Original Papers:

M. Gaubitz, C. Jackisch, W. Domschke, W. Heindel, and B. Pfleiderer

Silicone breast implants: correlation between implant ruptures, magnetic resonance spectroscopically estimated silicone presence in the liver, antibody status and clinical symptoms
Rheumatology 2002 41: 129-135; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.129 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Van Ness, V. Chobaz-Péclat, M. Castellucci, A. So, and N. Busso

Plasminogen activator inhibitor type-1 deficiency attenuates murine antigen-induced arthritis
Rheumatology 2002 41: 136-141; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.136 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. F. Maillefert, A. Gueguen, M. Nguyen, L. Berdah, M. Lequesne, B. Mazières, E. Vignon, and M. Dougados

Relevant change in radiological progression in patients with hip osteoarthritis. I. Determination using predictive validity for total hip arthroplasty
Rheumatology 2002 41: 142-147; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.142 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. F. Maillefert, M. Nguyen, A. Gueguen, L. Berdah, M. Lequesne, B. Mazières, E. Vignon, and M. Dougados

Relevant change in radiological progression in patients with hip osteoarthritis. II. Determination using an expert opinion approach
Rheumatology 2002 41: 148-152; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.148 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Massardo, N. Gareca, M. A. Cartes, V. Cervilla, A. González, and S. Jacobelli

The presence of the HLA-DRB1 shared epitope correlates with erosive disease in Chilean patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2002 41: 153-156; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.153 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. M. Bearne, D. L. Scott, and M. V. Hurley

Exercise can reverse quadriceps sensorimotor dysfunction that is associated with rheumatoid arthritis without exacerbating disease activity
Rheumatology 2002 41: 157-166; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.157 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Girard, F. Guillemin, J. L. Novella, I. Valckenaere, K. Krzanowska, F. Vitry, O. Vittecoq, J. P. Eschard, F. Blanchard, and X. Le Loët

Health-care use by rheumatoid arthritis patients compared with non-arthritic subjects
Rheumatology 2002 41: 167-175; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.167 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Willis, D. G. I. Scott, B. A. Jennings, K. Smith, M. Bukhari, and J. Z. Wimperis

HFE mutations in an inflammatory arthritis population
Rheumatology 2002 41: 176-179; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.176 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Vaidya, S. H. S. Pearce, S. Charlton, N. Marshall, A. D. Rowan, I. D. Griffiths, P. Kendall-Taylor, T. E. Cawston, and S. Young-Min

An association between the CTLA4 exon 1 polymorphism and early rheumatoid arthritis with autoimmune endocrinopathies
Rheumatology 2002 41: 180-183; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.180 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. M. Ward, A. S. Marx, and N. N. Barry

Psychological distress and changes in the activity of systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology 2002 41: 184-188; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.184 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. H. Johnson, A. B. Hassell, P. W. Jones, D. L. Mattey, J. Saklatvala, and P. T. Dawes

The mechanical joint score: a new clinical index of joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2002 41: 189-195; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.189 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Rau, G. Herborn, H. Menninger, and O. Sangha

Radiographic outcome after three years of patients with early erosive rheumatoid arthritis treated with intramuscular methotrexate or parenteral gold. Extension of a one-year double-blind study in 174 patients
Rheumatology 2002 41: 196-204; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.196 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Fink, E. Wolkenstein, M. Karst, and A. Gehrke

Acupuncture in chronic epicondylitis: a randomized controlled trial
Rheumatology 2002 41: 205-209; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.205 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Report:

D. Kane, D. J. Veale, O. FitzGerald, and R. Reece

Survey of arthroscopy performed by rheumatologists
Rheumatology 2002 41: 210-215; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.210 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Grand Rounds in Rheumatology:

S. S. Desai, E. Allen, and A. Deodhar

Miller Fisher syndrome in adult onset Still's disease: case report and review of the literature of other neurological manifestations
Rheumatology 2002 41: 216-222; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.216 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paediatric Rheumatology:

S. Ozen, M. Alikasifoglu, A. Bakkaloglu, A. Duzova, K. Jarosova, D. Nemcova, N. Besbas, J. Vencovsky, and E. Tuncbilek

Tumour necrosis factor GA -238 and GA -308 polymorphisms in juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Rheumatology 2002 41: 223-227; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.223 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. ten Cate, L. W. A. van Suijlekom-Smit, D. M. C. Brinkman, W. P. Bekkering, C. J. A. Jansen-van Wijngaarden, and J. M. Vossen

Etanercept in four children with therapy-resistant systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Rheumatology 2002 41: 228-229; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.228 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Adler, A. Kaul, and A. S. M. Jawad

Foreign body synovitis induced by a crown-of-thorns starfish
Rheumatology 2002 41: 230-231; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.230 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Rovere Querini, M. Vecellio, M. G. Sabbadini, and G. Ciboddo

Miliary tuberculosis after biological therapy for rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology 2002 41: 231; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.231 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Marshall, J. Bromilow, A. L. Thomas, and N. K. Arden

Pamidronate: a novel treatment for the SAPHO syndrome?
Rheumatology 2002 41: 231-233; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.231-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. C. Fernández-Espartero, M. Rodríguez, and J. de la Mata

Methotrexate-induced nephrogenic diabetes insipidus: first case report
Rheumatology 2002 41: 233-234; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.233 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Garcia-Porrua and M. A. González-Gay

Successful treatment of refractory mononeuritis multiplex secondary to rheumatoid arthritis with the anti-tumour necrosis factor monoclonal antibody infliximab
Rheumatology 2002 41: 234-235; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.234 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Taylor, B. Ansell, D. Doyle, F. Dudley Hart, G. Hughes, A. Jawad, and J. Mathews

The London Rheumatology Club 1977–2000
Rheumatology 2002 41: 235-236; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.235 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Le Hello, I. Bonte, J.-J. Mora, L. Verneuil, L.-H. Noël, and L. Guillevin

Pyoderma gangrenosum associated with Wegener's granulomatosis: partial response to mycophenolate mofetil
Rheumatology 2002 41: 236-237; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.236 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robin Goodfellow:

Rheumatology 2002 41: 238; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/41.2.238 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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