Characteristics of studies.
| Study | Yr | Type of Study | No. Patients | No. Controls | Mean Age, Yrs | Mean Disease Duration, Yrs | Subtypes of SLE Arthropathy | Joints | Tendons | Entheses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dreyer, et al13 | 2015 | CS, CC | 33 | 11 | 41.8 | — | All | Wrist, MCP 1–5 | Finger flexors, finger extensors, APL | — |
| Mosca, et al14 | 2015 | CS | 102 | — | 42.5 | 15 | All | Wrist, MCP 2–5, PIP 2–5 | Finger flexors, finger extensors | — |
| Mukherjee, et al15 | 2016 | CS | 20 | — | 53.6 | 12.1 | All | MCP, MTP, forefoot bursa | — | — |
| Piga, et al16 | 2016 | CS | 26 | — | 49.4 | 16 | All | Ulnar head, radiocarpal, MCP 2–5 | — | — |
| Piga, et al17 | 2016 | PC, CC | 94 | 60 | 30.7 | 10.5 | All | Wrist, MCP 2–3 | Wrist extensors, FPL, FCR, FDS 2–5, FDP 2–5 | — |
| Ceccarelli, et al18 | 2017 | CS | 17 | — | 50.7 | 20.6 | JA | Radio-ulno-carpal, MCP 1–5, PIP 2–5 | Wrist extensors, finger flexors 2–5 | — |
| Lins, et al19 | 2017 | CS | 64 | — | 42.9 | — | All | Radiocarpal, MCP 2–4, PIP 2–4 | Finger flexors 2–4 | — |
| Ogura, et al20 | 2017 | CS, CC | 15 | 15 (RA) | 53 | 0.6 | All | Wrist, MCP 1–5, thumb IP, PIP 2–5 | Wrist flexors, wrist extensors, finger flexors 1–5, finger extensors 1–5 | — |
| Ruano, et al21 | 2017 | CS, CC | 36 | 10 | 41.5 (asymptomatic), 45 (symptomatic) | 9 (asymptomatic), 12.5 (symptomatic) | Nondeforming, nonerosive | Radiocarpal, ulnar head, MC head 2–5 | — | — |
| Salliot, et al22 | 2018 | CS | 151 | — | 45.6 | 11.9 | All | Shoulder, elbow, wrist, MCP 1–5, PIP, knee, ankle, MTP 1–5 | Finger flexors 1–5, finger extensors 1–5, fibular and tibialis posterior | — |
| Di Matteo, et al23 | 2018 | CS | 25 | — | 43.7 | 4 | All | Clinically involved in physical examination and/or joints reported as painful in patient’s medical history | Clinically involved in physical examination and/or joints reported as painful in patient’s medical history | Clinically involved in physical examination and/or joints reported as painful in patient’s medical history |
| Di Matteo, et al24 | 2018 | CS, CC | 65 | 50 (PsA), 50 (HC) | 41.8 | 7.9 | All | — | — | Patellar insertion of quadriceps tendon, pa tellar insertion (proximal) of patellar tendon, tibial insertion of patellar tendon, calcaneal insertion of Achilles tendon, plantar fascia |
| Lins, et al25 | 2018 | CS | 40 | — | 44 | 16.3 | JA | Radiocarpal, ulnocarpal, MCP 2–4, PIP 2–4 | Finger flexors 2–4, finger extensors 2–4 | — |
| Gunashekar, et al26 | 2018 | CS, CC | 40 | 40 (MCTD) | 32 | 3.7 | All | Wrist, MCP 1–5 | Finger flexors 1–5, finger extensors 1–5 | — |
| Abdel-Magied, et al27 | 2018 | CS, CC | 30 | 20 | 28.9 | 8.9 | No JA or rhupus | Wrist, MCP 1–5, PIP 1–5, MTP 1–5 | Wrist flexors, wrist extensors, ankle tendons | — |
SLE: systematic lupus erythematosus; CS: cross-sectional; CC: case-control; PC: prospective cohort; RA: rheumatoid arthritis; PsA: psoriatic arthritis; HC: healthy controls; MCTD: mixed connective tissue disease; JA: Jaccoud’s arthropathy; MCP: metacarpophalangeal; PIP: proximal interphalangeal; MTP: metatarsophalangeal; IP: interphalangeal; MC: metacarpal; APL: abductor pollicis longus; FPL: flexor pollicis longus; FCR: flexor carpal radialis; FDS: flexor digitorum superficialis; FDP: flexor digitorum profundus.