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Table of Contents

December 01, 2017; Volume 44,Issue 12

Editorials

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    Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography for Giant Cell Arteritis
    DANIEL BLOCKMANS
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1763-1764; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170966
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    Too Little Too Late: Effect of Poor Access to Biologics for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
    BEVERLY K. JOHNSON and ASENA BAHÇE-ALTUNTAŞ
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1765-1766; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.171148

Review

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    The Fascinating Paradox of Osteoporosis in Axial Spondyloarthropathy
    Gillian E. Fitzgerald and Finbar D. O’Shea
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1767-1776; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170051

Rheumatoid Arthritis

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    Muscle Deficits in Rheumatoid Arthritis Contribute to Inferior Cortical Bone Structure and Trabecular Bone Mineral Density
    Joshua F. Baker, Jin Long, Sogol Mostoufi-Moab, Michele Denburg, Erik Jorgenson, Prerna Sharma, Babette S. Zemel, Elena Taratuta, Said Ibrahim and Mary B. Leonard
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1777-1785; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170513
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    Polypharmacy and Unplanned Hospitalizations in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Maria Filkova, João Carvalho, Sam Norton, David Scott, Tim Mant, Mariam Molokhia, Andrew Cope and James Galloway
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1786-1793; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.160818
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    Initial Serological Response after Prime-boost Pneumococcal Vaccination in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
    Mai T.T. Nguyen, Hanne Lindegaard, Oliver Hendricks, Charlotte Sværke Jørgensen, Bjørn Kantsø and Nina Friis-Møller
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1794-1803; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161407
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    Effects of Amerindian Genetic Ancestry on Clinical Variables and Therapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Elena Sánchez, Ignacio García de la Torre, Mónica Sacnún, Mario Goñi, Guillermo Berbotto, Sergio Paira, Jorge Luis Musuruana, César Graf, Alejandro Alvarellos, Osvaldo D. Messina, Alejandra Babini, Ingrid Strusberg, Juan Carlos Marcos, Hugo Scherbarth, Alberto Spindler, Ana Quinteros, Sergio Toloza, José Luis C. Moreno, Luis J. Catoggio, Guillermo Tate, Alicia Eimon, Gustavo Citera, Antonio Catalán Pellet, Gustavo Nasswetter, Mario H. Cardiel, Pedro Miranda, Francisco Ballesteros, Jorge A. Esquivel-Valerio, Marco A. Maradiaga-Ceceña, Eduardo M. Acevedo-Vásquez, Conrado García García, Teresa Tusié-Luna, Bernardo A. Pons-Estel, Marta E. Alarcón-Riquelme and the GENAR Study
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1804-1812; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.160485
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    Development of a Canadian Core Clinical Dataset to Support High-quality Care for Canadian Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
    Claire E.H. Barber, Dianne P. Mosher, Vandana Ahluwalia, Michel Zummer, Deborah A. Marshall, Denis Choquette, Diane Lacaille, Claire Bombardier, Anne Lyddiatt, Vinod Chandran, Dmitry Khodyakov, Emily Dao and Cheryl Barnabe for the RACCD Working Group
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1813-1822; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170421
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    Rates of Joint Replacement Surgery in New Zealand, 1999–2015: A Comparison of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
    Lisa K. Stamp, Janine Haslett, Peter Chapman, John O’Donnell, Rafi Raja, Alastair Rothwell, Christopher Frampton and Gary Hooper
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1823-1827; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170551

Spondyloarthritis

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    Thoracic Syndesmophytes Commonly Occur in the Absence of Lumbar Syndesmophytes in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Computed Tomography Study
    Sovira Tan, Lawrence Yao and Michael M. Ward
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1828-1832; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170340
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    Sacroiliac Joint Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Asymptomatic Patients with Recurrent Acute Anterior Uveitis: A Proof-of-concept Study
    Thauana L. Oliveira, Walter P. Maksymowych, Robert G.W. Lambert, Cristina Muccioli, Artur R.C. Fernandes and Marcelo M. Pinheiro
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1833-1840; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170036

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

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    Evolution of Risk Factors for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Events in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Longterm Prospective Study
    Konstantinos Tselios, Dafna D. Gladman, Jiandong Su, Olga Ace and Murray B. Urowitz
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1841-1849; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161121

Osteoarthritis

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    Exercise for Hand Osteoarthritis: A Cochrane Systematic Review
    Nina Østerås, Ingvild Kjeken, Geir Smedslund, Rikke H. Moe, Barbara Slatkowsky-Christensen, Till Uhlig and Kåre Birger Hagen
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1850-1858; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170424

Vasculitis

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    Positron Emission Tomography/Computerized Tomography in Newly Diagnosed Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis Who Are Taking Glucocorticoids
    Alison H. Clifford, Elana M. Murphy, Steven C. Burrell, Mathew P. Bligh, Ryan F. MacDougall, J. Godfrey Heathcote, Mathieu C. Castonguay, Min S. Lee, Kara Matheson and John G. Hanly
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1859-1866; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170138
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    Clinical Characteristics of Heart Involvement in Chinese Patients with Takayasu Arteritis
    Jing Li, Hongchao Li, Fei Sun, Zhe Chen, Yunjiao Yang, Jiuliang Zhao, Mengtao Li, Xinping Tian and Xiaofeng Zeng
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1867-1874; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161514

Images in Rheumatology

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    Extensive Ecchymosis due to Rotator Cuff Tear
    TAKAO NAGASHIMA and SEIJI MINOTA
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1875; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170545
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    Azathioprine Hypersensitivity Syndrome
    JAMES FRANK and NICOLE FETT
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1876-1877; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170066

Historical Vignette

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    Comorbidities of Inflammatory Arthropathies in the Art of Diego Velázquez
    DOLORES RAMOS-BELLO and CARLOS ABUD-MENDOZA
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1878-1879; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170818

OMERACT 2016 - International Consensus Conference on Outcome Measures in Rheumatology, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, May 2016

  • Special Interest Groups, Part 2

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      A Preliminary Core Domain Set for Clinical Trials of Shoulder Disorders: A Report from the OMERACT 2016 Shoulder Core Outcome Set Special Interest Group
      Rachelle Buchbinder, Matthew J. Page, Hsiaomin Huang, Arianne P. Verhagen, Dorcas Beaton, Christian Kopkow, Mario Lenza, Nitin B. Jain, Bethan Richards, Pamela Richards, Marieke Voshaar, Danielle van der Windt, Joel J. Gagnier and The Shoulder Core Outcome Set Special Interest Group
      The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1880-1883; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161123
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      Evidence for Updating the Core Domain Set of Outcome Measures for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Report from a Special Interest Group at OMERACT 2016
      Esi M. Morgan, Meredith P. Riebschleger, Jennifer Horonjeff, Alessandro Consolaro, Jane E. Munro, Susan Thornhill, Timothy Beukelman, Hermine I. Brunner, Emily L. Creek, Julia G. Harris, Daniel B. Horton, Daniel J. Lovell, Melissa L. Mannion, Judyann C. Olson, Homaira Rahimi, Maria Chiara Gallo, Serena Calandra, Angelo Ravelli, Sarah Ringold, Susan Shenoi, Jennifer Stinson, Karine Toupin-April, Vibeke Strand and Clifton O. Bingham III
      The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1884-1888; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161389
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      Validating Rheumatoid Arthritis Remission Using the Patients’ Perspective: Results from a Special Interest Group at OMERACT 2016
      Linda A. Rasch, Maarten Boers, Catherine L. Hill, Marieke Voshaar, Wijnanda Hoogland, Maarten de Wit, Caroline Flurey, Bev Davis, Merete Lund Hetland, Cecilie Heegaard Brahe, Laure Gossec, George A. Wells, Peter Tugwell, Bindee Kuriya, Niti Goel, Jasvinder A. Singh, Cátia Duarte, José Da Silva, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg, Susanna Proudman and Lilian H.D. van Tuyl on behalf of the Working Group on the Patients’ Perspective on Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis
      The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1889-1893; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161111
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      Critical Outcomes in Longitudinal Observational Studies and Registries in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: An OMERACT Special Interest Group Report
      Natalia V. Zamora, Robin Christensen, Niti Goel, Louise Klokker, Maria A. Lopez-Olivo, Lars E. Kristensen, Loreto Carmona, Vibeke Strand, Jeffrey R. Curtis and Maria E. Suarez-Almazor
      The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1894-1898; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161108
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      OMERACT Quality-adjusted Life-years (QALY) Working Group: Do Current QALY Measures Capture What Matters to Patients?
      Logan Trenaman, Annelies Boonen, Francis Guillemin, Mickael Hiligsmann, Alison Hoens, Carlo Marra, Will Taylor, Jennifer Barton, Peter Tugwell, George Wells and Nick Bansback
      The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1899-1903; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161112
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      Stiffness Is the Cardinal Symptom of Inflammatory Musculoskeletal Diseases, Yet Still Variably Measured: Report from the OMERACT 2016 Stiffness Special Interest Group
      Serena Halls, Premarani Sinnathurai, Sarah Hewlett, Sarah L. Mackie, Lyn March, Susan J. Bartlett, Clifton O. Bingham III, Rieke Alten, Ina Campbell, Catherine L. Hill, Robert J. Holt, Rod Hughes, John R. Kirwan, Amye L. Leong, Ying Ying Leung, Anne Lyddiatt, Lorna Neill and Ana-Maria Orbai
      The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1904-1910; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161073
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      The SPECTRA Collaboration OMERACT Special Interest Group: Current Research and Future Directions
      Kathryn S. Stok, Stephanie Finzel, Andrew J. Burghardt, Philip G. Conaghan and Cheryl Barnabe for the SPECTRA Collaboration
      The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1911-1915; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161197
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      Developing an OMERACT Core Outcome Set for Assessing Safety Components in Rheumatology Trials: The OMERACT Safety Working Group
      Louise Klokker, Peter Tugwell, Daniel E. Furst, Dan Devoe, Paula Williamson, Caroline B. Terwee, Maria E. Suarez-Almazor, Vibeke Strand, Thasia Woodworth, Amye L. Leong, Niti Goel, Maarten Boers, Peter M. Brooks, Lee S. Simon and Robin Christensen
      The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1916-1919; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161105
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      Defining Flare in Osteoarthritis of the Hip and Knee: A Systematic Literature Review — OMERACT Virtual Special Interest Group
      Marita Cross, Ludovic Dubouis, Matthieu Mangin, David J. Hunter, Lyn March, Gillian Hawker and Francis Guillemin
      The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1920-1927; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161107
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      Assessment of Disease Activity in Large-vessel Vasculitis: Results of an International Delphi Exercise
      Sibel Z. Aydin, Haner Direskeneli, Peter A. Merkel and on behalf of the International Delphi on Disease Activity Assessment in Large-vessel Vasculitis
      The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1928-1932; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161269
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      Development of a Core Set of Outcome Measures for Large-vessel Vasculitis: Report from OMERACT 2016
      Antoine G. Sreih, Fatma Alibaz-Oner, Tanaz A. Kermani, Sibel Z. Aydin, Peter F. Cronholm, Trocon Davis, Ebony Easley, Ahmet Gul, Alfred Mahr, Carol A. McAlear, Nataliya Milman, Joanna C. Robson, Gunnar Tomasson, Haner Direskeneli and Peter A. Merkel
      The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1933-1937; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161467

Letters

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    Seroconversion from Anti-Th/To to Anticentromere Antibodies in a Patient with Systemic Sclerosis
    MARTIAL KOENIG, JEAN-LUC SENÉCAL and MICHAEL MAHLER
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1938-1939; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170575
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    Chloroquine Toxicity Misdiagnosed as Fabry Disease Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Hashimoto Thyroiditis
    MARTA NAVRATIL and IRENA IVKOVIĆ JUREKOVIĆ
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1940; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170689
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    Progression of Organ Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis Patients with Persistent “Late” Nailfold Capillaroscopic Pattern of Microangiopathy: A Prospective Study
    CARMEN PIZZORNI, ALBERTO SULLI, SABRINA PAOLINO, BARBARA RUARO, VANESSA SMITH, AMELIA CHIARA TROMBETTA and MAURIZIO CUTOLO
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1941-1942; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170485
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    Cardiovascular Risk Prevention in a Canadian Population of Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
    YAN YEUNG and LILLIAN J. BARRA
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1942-1943; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.170100

Correction

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    Advancing the Development of Patient-reported Outcomes for Adult Myositis at OMERACT 2016: An International Delphi Study
    The Journal of Rheumatology December 1 2017, 44 (12) 1944; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.161252.C1

Reviewer Index

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