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EDITORIALS Back

M. Cutolo, M. A. Cimmino, and A. Sulli
Polymyalgia rheumatica vs late-onset rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on July 25, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 93-95; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken294 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. P. Denton and E. C. Derrett-Smith
Juvenile-onset systemic sclerosis: children are not small adults
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 21, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 96-97; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken418 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEWS Back

J. H. W. Distler, A. Akhmetshina, G. Schett, and O. Distler
Monocyte chemoattractant proteins in the pathogenesis of systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 4, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 98-103; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken401 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

B. M. de Klerk, D. Schiphof, F. P. M. J. Groeneveld, B. W. Koes, G. J. V. M. van Osch, J. B. J. van Meurs, and S. M. A. Bierma-Zeinstra
Limited evidence for a protective effect of unopposed oestrogen therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip: a systematic review
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 10, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 104-112; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken390 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

BASIC SCIENCE Back

V. F. Panoulas, K. M. J. Douglas, J. P. Smith, A. Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou, G. S. Metsios, P. Nightingale, and G. D. Kitas
Transforming growth factor-β1 869T/C, but not interleukin-6 –174G/C, polymorphism associates with hypertension in rheumatoid arthritis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 23, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 113-118; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken443 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CLINICAL Back

G. Martini, F. Vittadello, Ö. Kasapçopur, S. Magni Manzoni, F. Corona, C. Duarte-Salazar, D. Nemcova, C. A. Len, S. M. Garay, S. Ullman, and F. Zulian for the Juvenile Scleroderma Working Group of Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PRES)
Factors affecting survival in juvenile systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 14, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 119-122; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken388 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

C. T. Pease, G. Haugeberg, B. Montague, E. M. A. Hensor, B. B. Bhakta, W. Thomson, W. E. R. Ollier, and A. W. Morgan
Polymyalgia rheumatica can be distinguished from late onset rheumatoid arthritis at baseline: results of a 5-yr prospective study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 2, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 123-127; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken343 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Barlow, A. Turner, L. Swaby, M. Gilchrist, C. Wright, and M. Doherty
An 8-yr follow-up of Arthritis Self-Management Programme participants
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 26, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 128-133; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken429 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. O. Harris-Love, J. A. Shrader, D. Koziol, N. Pahlajani, M. Jain, M. Smith, H. L. Cintas, C. L. McGarvey, L. James-Newton, A. Pokrovnichka, B. Moini, I. Cabalar, D. J. Lovell, R. Wesley, P. H. Plotz, F. W. Miller, J. E. Hicks, and L. G. Rider
Distribution and severity of weakness among patients with polymyositis, dermatomyositis and juvenile dermatomyositis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 11, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 134-139; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken441 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

S. J. Bowman, J. Hamburger, A. Richards, R. J. Barry, and S. Rauz
Patient-reported outcomes in primary Sjögren's syndrome: comparison of the long and short versions of the Profile of Fatigue and Discomfort—Sicca Symptoms Inventory
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 11, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 140-143; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken426 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Borte, U. G. Liebert, M. Borte, and U. Sack
Efficacy of measles, mumps and rubella revaccination in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis treated with methotrexate and etanercept
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 11, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 144-148; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken436 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

S. Bernatsky, M. Hudson, J. Pope, J. Markland, D. Robinson, N. Jones, P. Docherty, M. Abu-Hakima, S. LeClerc, J. Dunne, C. D. Smith, E. Sutton, N. Khalidi, J.-P. Mathieu, A. Masetto, S. Ligier, E. Kaminska, M. Baron, and the Canadian Scleroderma Research Group
Reports of abnormal cervical cancer screening tests in systemic sclerosis
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 15, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 149-151; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken442 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Fatoye, S. Palmer, F. Macmillan, P. Rowe, and M. van der Linden
Proprioception and muscle torque deficits in children with hypermobility syndrome
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 16, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 152-157; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken435 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Schmidt, P. Duhaut, A.M. Bourgeois, V. Salle, A. Smail, D. Chatelain, F. Betsou, J.C. Mazière, J.P. Ducroix, and members of the Groupe de Recherche sur l’Artérite à Cellules Géantes (GRACG)
Procalcitonin at the onset of giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica: the GRACG prospective study
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 20, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 158-159; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken437 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. J. Gioe, D. Pomeroy, K. Suthers, and J. A. Singh
Can patients help with long-term total knee arthroplasty surveillance? Comparison of the American Knee Society Score self-report and surgeon assessment
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 23, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 160-164; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken439 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

S. B. Sandusky, L. McGuire, M. T. Smith, F. M. Wigley, and J. A. Haythornthwaite
Fatigue: an overlooked determinant of physical function in scleroderma
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 23, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 165-169; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken455 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Li, G. Wells, R. Westhovens, and P. Tugwell
Validation of a simple activity participation measure for rheumatoid arthritis clinical trials
Rheumatology 2009 48: 170-175; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken448 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. M. Benseler, J. M. Bargman, B. M. Feldman, P. N. Tyrrell, E. Harvey, D. Hebert, and E. D. Silverman
Acute renal failure in paediatric systemic lupus erythematosus: treatment and outcome
Rheumatology 2009 48: 176-182; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken445 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Thomas, P. R. Croft, and K. S. Dziedzic
Hand problems in community-dwelling older adults: onset and effect on global physical function over a 3-year period
Rheumatology 2009 48: 183-187; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken452 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. R. Schumacher, Jr, M. A. Becker, E. Lloyd, P. A. MacDonald, and C. Lademacher
Febuxostat in the treatment of gout: 5-yr findings of the FOCUS efficacy and safety study
Rheumatology 2009 48: 188-194; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken457 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Back

J. D. Pradeep, G. P. R. Clunie, K. Gaffney, N. J. Innes, A. Brooksby, P. Bradley, and A. Gulati
Screening for Mycobacterium tuberculosis prior to anti-TNF therapy––an audit of impact of the British Thoracic Society guidelines on rheumatology practice in an area of low Mycobacterium tuberculosis prevalence
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 25, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 195; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken425 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Dalbeth, A. Horne, G. D. Gamble, R. Ames, B. Mason, F. M. McQueen, M. J. Bolland, A. Grey, and I. R. Reid
The effect of calcium supplementation on serum urate: analysis of a randomized controlled trial
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 26, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 195-197; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken416 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Sowden, B. Evans, C. M. Greenbank, M. Bukhari, and J. P. Halsey
Assessment of the impact of new UK guidelines on the management of aromatase inhibitor-associated bone loss
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 29, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 197-198; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken438 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CASE REPORTS Back

K. Suzuki, H. Nagasawa, H. Kameda, K. Amano, T. Kondo, S. Itoyama, Y. Tanaka, and T. Takeuchi
Severe acute thrombotic exacerbation in two cases with anti-phospholipid syndrome after retreatment with rituximab in phase I/II clinical trial for refractory systemic lupus erythematosus
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 23, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 198-199; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken421 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Martini, D. Meneghesso, F. Caroli, I. Ceccherini, and F. Zulian
Recurrent arthritis as a unique manifestation of hyperimmunoglobulinaemia D
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 26, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 199-201; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken432 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Ingegnoli, A. Sciascera, E. D’Ingianna, and F. Fantini
Systemic sclerosis, capillary leak syndrome and nasopharyngeal carcinoma: an unusual association or paraneoplastic manifestations?
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 3, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 201-202; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken422 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MATTERS ARISING Back

K. Knobloch
Comment on: The mechanism for efficacy of eccentric loading in Achilles tendon injury: an in vivo study in humans
Rheumatology Advance Access published on October 9, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 202-203; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken387 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. D. Rees, G. A. Lichtwark, R. L. Wolman, and A. M. Wilson
Comment on: The mechanism for efficacy of eccentric loading in Achilles tendon injury; an in vivo study in humans: reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 16, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 203; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken423 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Joshi, E. Price, D. Collins, and L. Williamson
Comment on: Hypovitaminosis D among rheumatology outpatients in clinical practice
Rheumatology Advance Access published on December 11, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 203-204; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken440 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Poole on behalf of the authors
Comment on: Hypovitaminosis D among rheumatology outpatients in clinical practice: reply
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 12, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 204; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken430 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CORRIGENDUM Back

Corrigendum
Rheumatology Advance Access published on November 29, 2008
Rheumatology 2009 48: 205; doi:10.1093/rheumatology/ken449 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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