Inflammatory or erosive are terms used interchangeably to define a clinical subset of
osteoarthritis of the hand (HOA), targeting interphalangeal joints and characterised by an abrupt …

… Differences between means among groups were considered statistically significant when
P ≤ 0.05 was achieved. The sample size was chosen to ensure alpha 0.05 and power 0.8. ⁎ …

Objective. The purpose of the ULISSE study was to evaluate the prevalence of clinical and
ultrasonographic (US) entheseal involvement in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), psoriasis…

… The p values of the statistical analysis are summarised in table 2. … The p values of the
statistical analysis are summarised in table 2. Phase I (0–48 h), phase II (days 3–4) and phase III (…

This review focuses on biomarkers in erosive hand osteoarthritis (EHOA), a subset of hand
osteoarthritis (HOA), that primarily affects interphalangeal joints and is characterized by …

… (P < 0.0005) and lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (P < 0.013) and triglyceride (… the
mean-IMT (P < 0.0005) and M-Max (P < 0.0005). Moreover, no recovery in FMD (P = ns) was …

… to those without crystals (P < 0.0001). In RA, we found that the group of patients with CPP
crystals was significantly older (P = 0.001) and had a SF less inflammatory (P = 0.022) with …

… Disease activity was strongly correlated with absenteeism (p < 0.01), presenteeism (p < 0.01)
and work productivity loss (p < 0.001). In addition, decreased work productivity was related …

… A p value less than 0.05 was considered significant. … = 0.0009), the ESR was 11.5 ± 8.74
and 21.9 ± 15.8 (p = 0.0323), respectively. There was also a slight but not statistically significant …

The current study aimed to investigate the association of calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) and
basic calcium phosphate (BCP) crystals in synovial fluid (SF) of patients with osteoarthritis (…