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Flares in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis after Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty: Rates, Characteristics, and Risk Factors
Susan M. Goodman, Vivian P. Bykerk, Edward DiCarlo, Ryan W. Cummings, Laura T. Donlin, Dana E. Orange, Annie Hoang, Serene Mirza, Michael McNamara, Kayte Andersen, Susan J. Bartlett, Jackie Szymonifka and Mark P. Figgie
The Journal of Rheumatology March 2018, jrheum.170366; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170366
Susan M. Goodman
From the Departments of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery; Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA; Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity, Toronto, Ontario; the departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; the Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Supported by grant # 1UH2AR067691 from the US National Institutes of Health Accelerating Medicine Partnership program, the Weill Cornell Clinical Translational Science Center (UL1-TR000457-06), and the Block Family Foundation. S.M. Goodman, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity; E. DiCarlo, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; R.W. Cummings, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; L.T. Donlin, PhD, Hospital for Special Surgery; D.E. Orange, MD, Rockefeller University; A. Hoang, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; S. Mirza, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; M. McNamara, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; K. Andersen, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, and Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; J. Szymonifka, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; M.P. Figgie, MD, Department of Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery. Address correspondence to Dr. S.M. Goodman, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell, 535 E. 70th St., New York, New York 10021, USA. E-mail: goodmans@hss.edu. Accepted for publication November 29, 2017.
Vivian P. Bykerk
From the Departments of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery; Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA; Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity, Toronto, Ontario; the departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; the Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Supported by grant # 1UH2AR067691 from the US National Institutes of Health Accelerating Medicine Partnership program, the Weill Cornell Clinical Translational Science Center (UL1-TR000457-06), and the Block Family Foundation. S.M. Goodman, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity; E. DiCarlo, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; R.W. Cummings, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; L.T. Donlin, PhD, Hospital for Special Surgery; D.E. Orange, MD, Rockefeller University; A. Hoang, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; S. Mirza, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; M. McNamara, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; K. Andersen, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, and Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; J. Szymonifka, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; M.P. Figgie, MD, Department of Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery. Address correspondence to Dr. S.M. Goodman, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell, 535 E. 70th St., New York, New York 10021, USA. E-mail: goodmans@hss.edu. Accepted for publication November 29, 2017.
Edward DiCarlo
From the Departments of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery; Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA; Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity, Toronto, Ontario; the departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; the Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Supported by grant # 1UH2AR067691 from the US National Institutes of Health Accelerating Medicine Partnership program, the Weill Cornell Clinical Translational Science Center (UL1-TR000457-06), and the Block Family Foundation. S.M. Goodman, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity; E. DiCarlo, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; R.W. Cummings, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; L.T. Donlin, PhD, Hospital for Special Surgery; D.E. Orange, MD, Rockefeller University; A. Hoang, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; S. Mirza, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; M. McNamara, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; K. Andersen, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, and Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; J. Szymonifka, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; M.P. Figgie, MD, Department of Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery. Address correspondence to Dr. S.M. Goodman, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell, 535 E. 70th St., New York, New York 10021, USA. E-mail: goodmans@hss.edu. Accepted for publication November 29, 2017.
Ryan W. Cummings
From the Departments of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery; Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA; Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity, Toronto, Ontario; the departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; the Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Supported by grant # 1UH2AR067691 from the US National Institutes of Health Accelerating Medicine Partnership program, the Weill Cornell Clinical Translational Science Center (UL1-TR000457-06), and the Block Family Foundation. S.M. Goodman, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity; E. DiCarlo, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; R.W. Cummings, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; L.T. Donlin, PhD, Hospital for Special Surgery; D.E. Orange, MD, Rockefeller University; A. Hoang, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; S. Mirza, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; M. McNamara, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; K. Andersen, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, and Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; J. Szymonifka, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; M.P. Figgie, MD, Department of Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery. Address correspondence to Dr. S.M. Goodman, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell, 535 E. 70th St., New York, New York 10021, USA. E-mail: goodmans@hss.edu. Accepted for publication November 29, 2017.
Laura T. Donlin
From the Departments of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery; Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA; Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity, Toronto, Ontario; the departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; the Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Supported by grant # 1UH2AR067691 from the US National Institutes of Health Accelerating Medicine Partnership program, the Weill Cornell Clinical Translational Science Center (UL1-TR000457-06), and the Block Family Foundation. S.M. Goodman, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity; E. DiCarlo, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; R.W. Cummings, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; L.T. Donlin, PhD, Hospital for Special Surgery; D.E. Orange, MD, Rockefeller University; A. Hoang, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; S. Mirza, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; M. McNamara, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; K. Andersen, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, and Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; J. Szymonifka, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; M.P. Figgie, MD, Department of Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery. Address correspondence to Dr. S.M. Goodman, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell, 535 E. 70th St., New York, New York 10021, USA. E-mail: goodmans@hss.edu. Accepted for publication November 29, 2017.
Dana E. Orange
From the Departments of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery; Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA; Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity, Toronto, Ontario; the departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; the Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Supported by grant # 1UH2AR067691 from the US National Institutes of Health Accelerating Medicine Partnership program, the Weill Cornell Clinical Translational Science Center (UL1-TR000457-06), and the Block Family Foundation. S.M. Goodman, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity; E. DiCarlo, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; R.W. Cummings, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; L.T. Donlin, PhD, Hospital for Special Surgery; D.E. Orange, MD, Rockefeller University; A. Hoang, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; S. Mirza, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; M. McNamara, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; K. Andersen, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, and Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; J. Szymonifka, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; M.P. Figgie, MD, Department of Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery. Address correspondence to Dr. S.M. Goodman, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell, 535 E. 70th St., New York, New York 10021, USA. E-mail: goodmans@hss.edu. Accepted for publication November 29, 2017.
Annie Hoang
From the Departments of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery; Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA; Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity, Toronto, Ontario; the departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; the Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Supported by grant # 1UH2AR067691 from the US National Institutes of Health Accelerating Medicine Partnership program, the Weill Cornell Clinical Translational Science Center (UL1-TR000457-06), and the Block Family Foundation. S.M. Goodman, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity; E. DiCarlo, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; R.W. Cummings, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; L.T. Donlin, PhD, Hospital for Special Surgery; D.E. Orange, MD, Rockefeller University; A. Hoang, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; S. Mirza, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; M. McNamara, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; K. Andersen, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, and Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; J. Szymonifka, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; M.P. Figgie, MD, Department of Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery. Address correspondence to Dr. S.M. Goodman, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell, 535 E. 70th St., New York, New York 10021, USA. E-mail: goodmans@hss.edu. Accepted for publication November 29, 2017.
Serene Mirza
From the Departments of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery; Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA; Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity, Toronto, Ontario; the departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; the Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Supported by grant # 1UH2AR067691 from the US National Institutes of Health Accelerating Medicine Partnership program, the Weill Cornell Clinical Translational Science Center (UL1-TR000457-06), and the Block Family Foundation. S.M. Goodman, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity; E. DiCarlo, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; R.W. Cummings, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; L.T. Donlin, PhD, Hospital for Special Surgery; D.E. Orange, MD, Rockefeller University; A. Hoang, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; S. Mirza, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; M. McNamara, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; K. Andersen, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, and Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; J. Szymonifka, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; M.P. Figgie, MD, Department of Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery. Address correspondence to Dr. S.M. Goodman, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell, 535 E. 70th St., New York, New York 10021, USA. E-mail: goodmans@hss.edu. Accepted for publication November 29, 2017.
Michael McNamara
From the Departments of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery; Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA; Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity, Toronto, Ontario; the departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; the Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Supported by grant # 1UH2AR067691 from the US National Institutes of Health Accelerating Medicine Partnership program, the Weill Cornell Clinical Translational Science Center (UL1-TR000457-06), and the Block Family Foundation. S.M. Goodman, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity; E. DiCarlo, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; R.W. Cummings, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; L.T. Donlin, PhD, Hospital for Special Surgery; D.E. Orange, MD, Rockefeller University; A. Hoang, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; S. Mirza, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; M. McNamara, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; K. Andersen, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, and Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; J. Szymonifka, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; M.P. Figgie, MD, Department of Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery. Address correspondence to Dr. S.M. Goodman, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell, 535 E. 70th St., New York, New York 10021, USA. E-mail: goodmans@hss.edu. Accepted for publication November 29, 2017.
Kayte Andersen
From the Departments of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery; Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA; Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity, Toronto, Ontario; the departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; the Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Supported by grant # 1UH2AR067691 from the US National Institutes of Health Accelerating Medicine Partnership program, the Weill Cornell Clinical Translational Science Center (UL1-TR000457-06), and the Block Family Foundation. S.M. Goodman, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity; E. DiCarlo, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; R.W. Cummings, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; L.T. Donlin, PhD, Hospital for Special Surgery; D.E. Orange, MD, Rockefeller University; A. Hoang, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; S. Mirza, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; M. McNamara, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; K. Andersen, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, and Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; J. Szymonifka, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; M.P. Figgie, MD, Department of Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery. Address correspondence to Dr. S.M. Goodman, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell, 535 E. 70th St., New York, New York 10021, USA. E-mail: goodmans@hss.edu. Accepted for publication November 29, 2017.
Susan J. Bartlett
From the Departments of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery; Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA; Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity, Toronto, Ontario; the departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; the Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Supported by grant # 1UH2AR067691 from the US National Institutes of Health Accelerating Medicine Partnership program, the Weill Cornell Clinical Translational Science Center (UL1-TR000457-06), and the Block Family Foundation. S.M. Goodman, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity; E. DiCarlo, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; R.W. Cummings, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; L.T. Donlin, PhD, Hospital for Special Surgery; D.E. Orange, MD, Rockefeller University; A. Hoang, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; S. Mirza, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; M. McNamara, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; K. Andersen, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, and Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; J. Szymonifka, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; M.P. Figgie, MD, Department of Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery. Address correspondence to Dr. S.M. Goodman, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell, 535 E. 70th St., New York, New York 10021, USA. E-mail: goodmans@hss.edu. Accepted for publication November 29, 2017.
Jackie Szymonifka
From the Departments of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery; Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA; Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity, Toronto, Ontario; the departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; the Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Supported by grant # 1UH2AR067691 from the US National Institutes of Health Accelerating Medicine Partnership program, the Weill Cornell Clinical Translational Science Center (UL1-TR000457-06), and the Block Family Foundation. S.M. Goodman, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity; E. DiCarlo, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; R.W. Cummings, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; L.T. Donlin, PhD, Hospital for Special Surgery; D.E. Orange, MD, Rockefeller University; A. Hoang, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; S. Mirza, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; M. McNamara, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; K. Andersen, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, and Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; J. Szymonifka, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; M.P. Figgie, MD, Department of Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery. Address correspondence to Dr. S.M. Goodman, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell, 535 E. 70th St., New York, New York 10021, USA. E-mail: goodmans@hss.edu. Accepted for publication November 29, 2017.
Mark P. Figgie
From the Departments of Rheumatology and Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery; Rockefeller University, New York, New York, USA; Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity, Toronto, Ontario; the departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; the Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Supported by grant # 1UH2AR067691 from the US National Institutes of Health Accelerating Medicine Partnership program, the Weill Cornell Clinical Translational Science Center (UL1-TR000457-06), and the Block Family Foundation. S.M. Goodman, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; V.P. Bykerk, MD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, and Mount Sinai Hospital, Rebecca McDonald Center for Arthritis and Autoimmunity; E. DiCarlo, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; R.W. Cummings, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; L.T. Donlin, PhD, Hospital for Special Surgery; D.E. Orange, MD, Rockefeller University; A. Hoang, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery; S. Mirza, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; M. McNamara, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; K. Andersen, BA, Hospital for Special Surgery; S.J. Bartlett, PhD, departments of Clinical Epidemiology and Rheumatology, McGill University, and Department of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; J. Szymonifka, PhD, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery; M.P. Figgie, MD, Department of Orthopedics, Hospital for Special Surgery. Address correspondence to Dr. S.M. Goodman, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell, 535 E. 70th St., New York, New York 10021, USA. E-mail: goodmans@hss.edu. Accepted for publication November 29, 2017.
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Flares in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis after Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty: Rates, Characteristics, and Risk Factors
Susan M. Goodman, Vivian P. Bykerk, Edward DiCarlo, Ryan W. Cummings, Laura T. Donlin, Dana E. Orange, Annie Hoang, Serene Mirza, Michael McNamara, Kayte Andersen, Susan J. Bartlett, Jackie Szymonifka, Mark P. Figgie
The Journal of Rheumatology Mar 2018, jrheum.170366; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.170366
Flares in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis after Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty: Rates, Characteristics, and Risk Factors
Susan M. Goodman, Vivian P. Bykerk, Edward DiCarlo, Ryan W. Cummings, Laura T. Donlin, Dana E. Orange, Annie Hoang, Serene Mirza, Michael McNamara, Kayte Andersen, Susan J. Bartlett, Jackie Szymonifka, Mark P. Figgie
The Journal of Rheumatology Mar 2018, jrheum.170366; DOI: 10.3899/jrheum.170366