Background Tofacitinib is the first Janus Kinase (JAK) inhibitor available in China, and it has significantly improved the efficacy of treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Previous clinical trials ...

Correspondence to Dr Dimitrios T Boumpas, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology Unit, 4th Department of Internal Medicine, "Attikon" University Hospital, Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National ...

Objectives To report the level and trends of prevalence, incidence and years lived with disability (YLDs) for osteoarthritis (OA) in 195 countries and territories from 1990 to 2017 by age, sex and ...

Correspondence to Dr Bryant R England, Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA; bryant.england{at}unmc.edu Objectives To compare the onset ...

Objectives Fatigue is a frequent symptom in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and has high impact on quality of life. We explored associations between disease activity and fatigue in patients with early RA ...

Introduction Hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are increasingly common with a significant impact on individuals and society. Non-pharmacological treatments are considered essential to reduce pain and ...

Objective Increasing evidence suggests that impaired cartilage is a substantial risk factor for the progression from hyperuricaemia to gout. Since the relationship between cartilage matrix protein and ...

Objectives Ultrasound of temporal and axillary arteries may reveal vessel wall inflammation in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA). We developed a ultrasound scoring system to quantify the extent ...

Background The prevalence of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is considered equal in male and female patients but recent studies in cohorts of PsA it has been observed that women are more dominant in sex ...

Correspondence to Dr Emilio Filippucci, Rheumatology Unit, Polytechnic University of Marche - Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, "Carlo Urbani" Hospital, 60035 Jesi, Ancona, Italy; ...

Objectives Hospitalisation is a risk factor for flares in people with gout. However, the predictors of inpatient gout flare are not well understood. The aim of this study was to develop a prediction ...

Background Spondyloarthritis are a group of chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases that share clinical and imaging characteristics. Sarcopenia is characterized by loss of muscle mass and function ...