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To assess patient perspective and professional practice of intraarticular therapies (IATs) across Europe, an expert international multidisciplinary panel designed two open web-based surveys: one targeting people who had experienced at least two IATs (44 items); and one targeting health care providers (HCPs) (160 items). Surveys were disseminated via patient and professional associations and social media. A descriptive analysis was performed. The surveys were answered by 200 patients and 186 HCPs from 26 countries, showing that IAT is routinely performed by rheumatologists (97%) and orthopaedic surgeons (89%), with specific training being compulsory in a few countries. The most frequent indications for IAT are arthritis (76%), osteoarthritis (74%), crystal arthritis (71%) and bursitis (70%); the most frequently injected joints are knee (78%) and shoulder (70%); and the most used compounds are glucocorticoids. The majority of HCPs report informing patients about side-effects (73%), benefits (72%), and the nature of the procedure (72%), which coincides with 27% of patients reporting that they had not been informed about benefits or potential complications of IATs; 73% of patients had not been asked whether they wanted an anaesthetic. Few HCPs (10%) obtain written consent (56% get oral consent, being mandatory for 32%), a procedure deemed necessary by 41% of the patients. 50% of patients reported a clear benefit of IAT and 20% experienced complications including pain, impaired mobility, rashes, or swelling. In summary, the practice of IAT is variable across Europe, and although patients perceive it as relatively safe and usually effective procedure, some gaps were identified.
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Osteoartritis , Prioridad del Paciente , Europa (Continente) , Humanos , Práctica Profesional , Encuestas y CuestionariosRESUMEN
The first part of the guidelines and recommendations for musculoskeletal ultrasound, produced under the auspices of the European Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (EFSUMB), provides information about the use of musculoskeletal ultrasound for assessing extraarticular structures (muscles, tendons, entheses, ligaments, bones, bursae, fasciae, nerves, skin, subcutaneous tissues, and nails) and their pathologies. Clinical applications, practical points, limitations, and artifacts are described and discussed for every structure. After an extensive literature review, the recommendations have been developed according to the Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine and GRADE criteria and the consensus level was established through a Delphi process. The document is intended to guide clinical users in their daily practice.
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Artefactos , Sociedades Médicas , Medicina Basada en la Evidencia , Humanos , UltrasonografíaRESUMEN
The second part of the Guidelines and Recommendations for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (MSUS), produced under the auspices of EFSUMB, following the same methodology as for Part 1, provides information and recommendations on the use of this imaging modality for joint pathology, pediatric applications, and musculoskeletal ultrasound-guided procedures. Clinical application, practical points, limitations, and artifacts are described and discussed for every joint or procedure. The document is intended to guide clinical users in their daily practice.
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Artefactos , Niño , Humanos , UltrasonografíaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: To establish evidence-based recommendations to guide health professionals using intra-articular therapies (IAT) in adult patients with peripheral arthropathies. METHODS: A multidisciplinary international task force established the objectives, users and scope and the need for background information, including systematic literature reviews) and two surveys addressed to healthcare providers and patients throughout Europe. The evidence was discussed in a face-to-face meeting, recommendations were formulated and subsequently voted for anonymously in a three-round Delphi process to obtain the final agreement. The level of evidence was assigned to each recommendation with the Oxford levels of evidence. RESULTS: Recommendations focus on practical aspects to guide health professionals before, during and after IAT in adult patients with peripheral arthropathies. Five overarching principles and 11 recommendations were established, addressing issues related to patient information, procedure and setting, accuracy, routine and special aseptic care, safety issues and precautions to be addressed in special populations, efficacy and safety of repeated joint injections, use of local anaesthetics and aftercare. CONCLUSION: We have developed the first evidence and expert opinion-based recommendations to guide health professionals using IAT. We hope that these recommendations will be included in different educational programmes, used by patient associations and put into practice via scientific societies to help improve uniformity and quality of care when performing IAT in peripheral adult joints.
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Glucocorticoides/administración & dosificación , Ácido Hialurónico/administración & dosificación , Inyecciones Intraarticulares/métodos , Artropatías/tratamiento farmacológico , Viscosuplementos/administración & dosificación , Antirreumáticos/uso terapéutico , Drenaje , Europa (Continente) , Gota/tratamiento farmacológico , Articulaciones de la Mano , Humanos , Osteoartritis/tratamiento farmacológico , Osteoartritis de la Rodilla/tratamiento farmacológico , Reumatología , Sociedades MédicasRESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: To explore the remission concept in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the implications of the existing definitions when applied to clinical practice among rheumatologists with different profiles. METHODS: A qualitative study through focus groups was conducted. Three focus groups were organised from February to March 2016. Each group was composed of rheumatologists with extensive clinical experience with different profiles; experts in basic research (RBR), experts in imaging techniques research (RIR), and experts in clinical research (RCR). The data was collected with audio recording. Verbatim transcriptions of the audio files were made, and a subsequent reflexive thematic analysis assisted by ATLAS.ti (GmbH, Berlin, v. 7) software was performed. RESULTS: From the reflexive thematic analysis, three main themes were generated: (1) remission limitations, (2) instruments or measures to assess remission, and (3) a new definition of remission. Rheumatologists mentioned frequently that the following variables should be considered when developing a new remission definition: inflammatory activity, calprotectin, psychological variables, sex, disease stage, and sociocultural factors. Contrary to what could be expected, all groups acknowledged that their research field could contribute with domains for a gold standard remission instrument, but not in a hierarchical arrangement of importance. The dissonance existing in the entire remission evaluation process was outlined: remission in clinical practice versus remission in clinical trials, remission following the American College of Rheumatology (ACR)/European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Boolean versus Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (US) remission, and remission from the rheumatologist's point of view versus the patient's point of view. CONCLUSIONS: Currently, rheumatologists would not accept a domain as more important than others in remission. Our suggestion is, not to generate a universal definition of remission - one that could cover all aspects - but rather to develop definitions of remission for the different settings that could be pondered by the patient's perspective.
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Antirreumáticos , Artritis Reumatoide , Reumatólogos , Antirreumáticos/uso terapéutico , Artritis Reumatoide/tratamiento farmacológico , Humanos , Inducción de Remisión , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Terminología como AsuntoRESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: To explore the remission concept in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to compare remission definitions and related concepts between rheumatologists and patients with the purpose of identifying similarities and disparities to comprehend the different perspectives of the disease. METHODS: This was a qualitative study of discourse and content analysis through focus groups, conducted from February to March 2016. Four focus groups were set up, each one with different interests: rheumatologists involved in basic research (BR), rheumatologists with high specialisation in imaging techniques (IR), clinical rheumatologists (CR), and patients (PA). RESULTS: There is no consensus in a remission definition in RA; differences exist between-groups, rheumatologists and patients value remission differently, and there are discrepancies within the group of rheumatologists. Rheumatologists highlight quantifiable objective parameters, in contrast, patients did not consider objective measures as the best instruments, and they prefer subjective measures of remission. The data confirmed the existence of two sources of knowledge of the disease, technical (physicians) and experiential (patients). These sources of knowledge should concur in order to establish new remission criteria well-adjusted to reality. CONCLUSIONS: The lack of consensus between key groups implicated in defining remission and remission criteria suggests a new strategy for its operational definition. Our group proposes that subjects with a balance between experiential and technical knowledge, should be the ones in charge of this assignment.
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Antirreumáticos/uso terapéutico , Artritis Reumatoide/tratamiento farmacológico , Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud , Pacientes/psicología , Reumatólogos/psicología , Terminología como Asunto , Artritis Reumatoide/diagnóstico , Actitud del Personal de Salud , Comunicación , Comprensión , Consenso , Grupos Focales , Humanos , Relaciones Médico-Paciente , Investigación Cualitativa , Inducción de Remisión , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
The main objective of this cross-sectional observational study was to investigate the relationship between clinical, ultrasonographic (US) and radiographic elbow features in patients with inflammatory joint diseases (IJD). The secondary objective was to evaluate the association between regional clinical elbow diagnoses and imaging findings. Consecutive patients with IJD attending follow-up visits were assessed for elbow pain and standardized elbow examination. Seven regional clinical diagnoses were defined. Digital elbow radiographs were read for 9 abnormalities. A standardized elbow grayscale (GS) and power Doppler (PD) scan recorded 13 defined abnormalities. Analysis encompassed 361 clinical, 361 US and 340 radiographic elbow assessments from 181 patients. US and clinical assessments showed an overall higher agreement than radiographic and clinical assessments (68.8 vs 59.1%, p = 0.001). When structural US abnormalities were compared with radiographic findings, agreement was slightly higher than when comparing all US abnormalities with radiographic findings (77.3%, k 0.533 and 73.5%, k 0.492). Enthesophytes, the most common abnormalities, were not associated with clinical findings. Subclinical US-synovitis and US-enthesopathy were found, respectively, in 17.3 and 14.1% of the clinically normal elbows. Clinical elbow arthritis prevalence and bias-adjusted kappa (PABAK) agreement was good for radiographic fat pad sign, PD-synovitis and GS-synovitis. Clinical elbow enthesopathy PABAK agreement was moderate for GS-enthesopathy and radiographic calcifications. US showed acceptable agreement with clinical and radiographic assessments for detecting elbow inflammatory and structural abnormalities in patients with IJD. Because US detected more abnormalities than radiography and has the capability to detect more subclinical abnormalities, US may be potentially used as a first-line elbow diagnostic tool in this clinical setting.
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Artritis/diagnóstico , Articulación del Codo/diagnóstico por imagen , Ultrasonografía Doppler , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Artralgia/diagnóstico , Artralgia/etiología , Artritis/complicaciones , Artritis/diagnóstico por imagen , Fenómenos Biomecánicos , Estudios Transversales , Articulación del Codo/fisiopatología , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Variaciones Dependientes del Observador , Dimensión del Dolor , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
To establish whether a cadaver model can serve as an effective surrogate for the detection of tendon damage characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In addition, we evaluated intraobserver and interobserver agreement in the grading of RA-like tendon tears shown by US, as well as the concordance between the US findings and the surgically induced lesions in the cadaver model. RA-like tendon damage was surgically induced in the tibialis anterior tendon (TAT) and tibialis posterior tendon (TPT) of ten ankle/foot fresh-frozen cadaveric specimens. Of the 20 tendons examined, six were randomly assigned a surgically induced partial tear; six a complete tear; and eight left undamaged. Three rheumatologists, experts in musculoskeletal US, assessed from 1 to 5 the quality of US imaging of the cadaveric models on a Likert scale. Tendons were then categorized as having either no damage, (0); partial tear, (1); or complete tear (2). All 20 tendons were blindly and independently evaluated twice, over two rounds, by each of the three observers. Overall, technical performance was satisfactory for all items in the two rounds (all values over 2.9 in a Likert scale 1-5). Intraobserver and interobserver agreement for US grading of tendon damage was good (mean κ values 0.62 and 0.71, respectively), with greater reliability found in the TAT than the TPT. Concordance between US findings and experimental tendon lesions was acceptable (70-100 %), again greater for the TAT than for the TPT. A cadaver model with surgically created tendon damage can be useful in evaluating US metric properties of RA tendon lesions.
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Traumatismos del Tobillo/diagnóstico por imagen , Articulación del Tobillo/diagnóstico por imagen , Artritis Reumatoide/diagnóstico por imagen , Traumatismos de los Tendones/diagnóstico por imagen , Tendones/diagnóstico por imagen , Ultrasonografía , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Cadáver , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Variaciones Dependientes del Observador , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Distribución Aleatoria , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Índice de Severidad de la EnfermedadAsunto(s)
Calcinosis , Artropatías por Depósito de Cristales , Periartritis , Hipersecreción de la Hormona Adrenocorticotrópica Pituitaria (HACT) , Humanos , Hipersecreción de la Hormona Adrenocorticotrópica Pituitaria (HACT)/diagnóstico , Hipersecreción de la Hormona Adrenocorticotrópica Pituitaria (HACT)/etiología , Hipersecreción de la Hormona Adrenocorticotrópica Pituitaria (HACT)/cirugíaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: The primary objective of this prospective case-control study was to assess the diagnostic value of several intra-articular and periarticular ultrasound (US)-detected abnormalities in the upper and lower limbs in gout. The secondary objective was to test the concurrent validity of US abnormalities using as gold standard the microscopic demonstration of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals. METHODS: Ninety-one men with gout and 42 age-matched controls were prospectively recruited. All patients with gout and controls underwent US assessment of several US abnormalities in 26 joints, six bursae, eight tendons, 20 tendon compartments, four ligaments, and 18 articular cartilages by experts in US blinded to the patients' group. Patients with gout and controls with US abnormalities were asked to undergo US-guided aspiration for microscopic identification of MSU crystals. Interobserver and intraobserver reliability of the US assessment was evaluated in a web-based exercise. RESULTS: The assessment of one joint (ie, radiocarpal joint) for hyperechoic aggregates (HAGs), two tendons (ie, patellar tendon and triceps tendon) for HAGs and three articular cartilages (ie, first metatarsal, talar and second metacarpal/femoral) for double contour sign showed the best balance between sensitivity and specificity (84.6% and 83.3%, respectively). Intraobserver reliability was good (mean κ 0.75) and interobserver reliability was moderate (κ 0.52). The aspirated material from HAGs was positive for MSU crystals in 77.6% of patients with gout and negative in all controls. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that US bilateral assessment of one joint, three articular cartilages and two tendons may be valid for diagnosing gout with acceptable sensitivity and specificity.
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Gota/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedades Musculoesqueléticas/diagnóstico por imagen , Ultrasonografía/normas , Ácido Úrico/metabolismo , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Cartílago Articular/diagnóstico por imagen , Cartílago Articular/metabolismo , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Cristalización , Femenino , Gota/complicaciones , Gota/metabolismo , Humanos , Articulaciones/diagnóstico por imagen , Articulaciones/metabolismo , Masculino , Huesos del Metacarpo/diagnóstico por imagen , Huesos del Metacarpo/metabolismo , Huesos Metatarsianos/diagnóstico por imagen , Huesos Metatarsianos/metabolismo , Persona de Mediana Edad , Enfermedades Musculoesqueléticas/etiología , Enfermedades Musculoesqueléticas/metabolismo , Variaciones Dependientes del Observador , Estudios Prospectivos , Estándares de Referencia , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Sensibilidad y Especificidad , Tendones/diagnóstico por imagen , Tendones/metabolismo , Ultrasonografía/métodos , Ultrasonografía/estadística & datos numéricos , Ácido Úrico/químicaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, multicentre study was to assess the perceived quality and grade of satisfaction expressed by patients with chronic arthropathies regarding the use of musculoskeletal (MSK) ultrasonography by rheumatologists as an integrated clinical care tool. METHODS: All Spanish rheumatology departments with MSK ultrasonography incorporated in their healthcare services were invited to participate in the study. A Spanish-language survey was offered to fill out anonymously to all consecutive patients with chronic arthropathies under follow-up in the rheumatology outpatient clinics who attended their centre for a period of 3 months. The survey consisted of three sections. The first section contained patients' demographics, disease data, frequency of performing rheumatological ultrasound and information about who performed their ultrasound assessments. The second section consisted of 14 questions about patient's experience and opinion on different aspects of the management, performance and perceived usefulness of performing ultrasound, to be answered on a Likert scale 1-5. The third section of the survey was addressed to the rheumatologist ultrasonographers. RESULTS: Nine hundred and four patients from 16 university hospital rheumatology departments completed the survey. All questions reached an overall favourable response ≥ 80%. Patients who reported usual ultrasound examinations in their rheumatology care and those in which it was their attending rheumatologist who performed the ultrasound assessments responded more favourably. CONCLUSION: Our encouraging patient-centred results may be useful in facilitating the implementation of rheumatological ultrasound in rheumatology care worldwide. Key Points ⢠This is the largest multicentre survey carried out in patients with chronic joint diseases designed to assess their experience and perceived benefits with the use of ultrasonography performed by rheumatologists in daily practice. ⢠Musculoskeletal ultrasound incorporated into rheumatology care was very well accepted and valued by most patients. ⢠The patients perceived that ultrasonography helps not only their rheumatologist but also themselves to better understand their condition. ⢠The patients believed that ultrasonography helps them accept and comply with the proposed treatment.
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Artropatías , Enfermedades Reumáticas , Reumatología , Humanos , Reumatología/métodos , Estudios Transversales , Ultrasonografía/métodos , Enfermedades Reumáticas/diagnóstico por imagenRESUMEN
OBJECTIVES: Our objective was to describe the ultrasound features of patients with PsA in joints and skin and their changes after treatment with infliximab. METHODS: Eight hospitals recruited PsA active patients. Clinical (joint count for pain, TJC, and swelling, SJC, pain VAS, ESR, C-reactive protein and PASI) and US variables (plaque thickness, PD signal of dermal lesions, synovitis, erosions, and PD signal, assessed by 4-category ordinal scales) were independently recorded at baseline and 4, 12 and 24-week after starting treatment with infliximab. The results were analysed with paired T, Wilcoxon test, ANOVA and marginal homogeneity test. RESULTS: Changes in 24 patients from baseline to last available data were significant for clinical variables, pain VAS, TJC and SJC as well as for ESR, CRP (all p<0.0005). Dermatological PASI changed from 14.6±14.9 to 2.1±4.1 and plaque thickness from 3.34±1.75 mm to 1.74±0.96 mm (both p<0.0005); synovitis and PD signal improved (both p<0.0005). Psoriatic plaque PD improved across the study (p<0.0005) with no signal increasing from 36.4% to 88.9% and positive PD signal decreasing from 63.6% to 11.1% of the plaques. CONCLUSIONS: Treatment with anti-TNF-α infliximab improves the symptoms of patients with PsA at joint and psoriatic skin levels from a clinical and ultrasonographic perspective.
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Antiinflamatorios/uso terapéutico , Anticuerpos Monoclonales/uso terapéutico , Artritis Psoriásica/diagnóstico por imagen , Artritis Psoriásica/tratamiento farmacológico , Articulaciones/efectos de los fármacos , Articulaciones/diagnóstico por imagen , Piel/efectos de los fármacos , Piel/diagnóstico por imagen , Ultrasonografía Doppler , Adulto , Artritis Psoriásica/patología , Femenino , Humanos , Infliximab , Articulaciones/patología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Análisis Multivariante , Variaciones Dependientes del Observador , Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas , Estudios Prospectivos , Reproducibilidad de los Resultados , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad , Piel/patología , España , Factores de Tiempo , Resultado del Tratamiento , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the presence of synovitis, tenosynovitis and enthesitis with power Doppler (PD) ultrasonography (US) in patients with psoriasis without musculoskeletal diseases as compared with controls with other skin diseases without musculoskeletal disorders. METHODS: A total of 162 patients with plaque psoriasis and 60 age-matched controls with other skin diseases, all without musculoskeletal diseases, were prospectively recruited at 14 centres. They underwent dermatological and rheumatological assessment and a blinded PDUS evaluation. Clinical assessment included demographics, comorbidities, severity of psoriasis, work and sport activities and musculoskeletal clinical examination. PDUS evaluation consisted of the detection of grey scale (GS) synovitis and synovial PD signal in 36 joints, GS tenosynovitis and tenosynovial PD signal at 22 sites, and GS enthesopathy and entheseal PD signal in 18 entheses. RESULTS: US synovitis and enthesopathy were significantly more frequent in psoriatic patients than in controls (P = 0.024 and 0.005, respectively). The percentage of joints with US synovitis was 3.2% in the psoriasis group and 1.3% in the control group (P < 0.0005). US enthesopathy was present in 11.6% of entheses in the psoriasis group and 5.3% of entheses in the control group (P < 0.0005). Entheseal PD signal was found in 10 (7.4%) psoriatic patients, whereas no controls showed this finding (P = 0.05). Among demographic and clinical data, having psoriasis was the only significant predictive variable of the presence of US synovitis [odds ratio (OR) 2.1; P = 0.007] and enthesopathy (OR 2.6; P = 0.027). CONCLUSION: Psoriatic patients showed a significant prevalence of asymptomatic US synovitis and enthesopathy, which may indicate a subclinical musculoskeletal involvement.
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Artritis Psoriásica , Psoriasis/epidemiología , Enfermedades Reumáticas/epidemiología , Sinovitis/epidemiología , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Estudios de Casos y Controles , Comorbilidad , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Estudios Prospectivos , Psoriasis/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedades Reumáticas/diagnóstico por imagen , España/epidemiología , Sinovitis/diagnóstico por imagen , Ultrasonografía , Adulto JovenRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: To summarise the evidence on intra-articular therapies (IAT) to inform the 2020 EULAR recommendations. METHODS: An overview of systematic reviews (SR) including randomised-controlled trials (RCTs) of IAT in adults with arthropathies was performed up to July 2020. Pain, function, and frequency of adverse events were the main efficacy and safety outcomes, respectively. Quality was assessed with the A MeaSurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR)-2 tool. RESULTS: Of 184 references identified, 16 met the inclusion criteria, and a search of their reference lists identified 16 additional SRs. After quality assessment, 29 were finally included. Of these, 18 focused on knee osteoarthritis (KOA), 6 on hip osteoarthritis (HOA), 3 on shoulder capsulitis (SC), and 3 on rheumatoid arthritis. Overall, hyaluronic acid showed a small effect on pain and function in KOA but not in HOA or shoulder capsulitis. Intra-articular glucocorticoids showed a small effect in pain and function in KOA and function in HOA and SC. Platelet-rich plasma showed benefit in pain and function in KOA but not in HOA. Mesenchymal stem cells behaved similarly. Most SR results were of moderate quality and RCTs included often presented a high risk of bias, mainly due to inadequate blinding and heterogeneous results. All interventions were well tolerated with no clear safety differences. CONCLUSIONS: This overview underlines that most IAT currently used in KOA, HOA, and SC exert small effects and are well tolerated. However, no firm conclusions can be drawn for inflammatory arthritis due to the limited data found.
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Artritis Reumatoide , Osteoartritis de la Rodilla , Sesgo , Humanos , Inyecciones Intraarticulares , Osteoartritis de la Rodilla/tratamiento farmacológico , Revisiones Sistemáticas como AsuntoRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: To develop evidence-based recommendations on the use of ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging in patients with spondyloarthritis, including psoriatic arthritis, and juvenile idiopathic arthritis. METHODS: Recommendations were generated following a nominal group technique. A panel of experts (15 rheumatologists and 3 radiologists) was established in the first panel meeting to define the scope and purpose of the consensus document, as well as chapters, potential recommendations and systematic literature reviews (we used and updated those from previous EULAR documents). A first draft of recommendations and text was generated. Then, an electronic Delphi process (2 rounds) was carried out. Recommendations were voted from 1 (total disagreement) to 10 (total agreement). We defined agreement if at least 70% of participants voted≥7. The level of evidence and grade or recommendation was assessed using the Oxford Centre for Evidence Based Medicine levels of evidence. The full text was circulated and reviewed by the panel. The consensus was coordinated by an expert methodologist. RESULTS: A total of 12 recommendations were proposed for each disease. They include, along with explanations of the validity of US and magnetic resonance imaging regarding inflammation and damage detection, diagnosis, prediction (structural damage progression, flare, treatment response, etc.), monitoring and the use of US guided injections/biopsies. CONCLUSIONS: These recommendations will help clinicians use US and magnetic resonance imaging in patients with spondyloarthritis and juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
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Artritis Juvenil/diagnóstico por imagen , Artritis Psoriásica/diagnóstico por imagen , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Espondiloartritis/diagnóstico por imagen , Humanos , UltrasonografíaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: To develop evidence-based recommendations on the use of ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). METHODS: Recommendations were generated following a nominal group technique. A panel of experts, consisting of 15 rheumatologists and 3 radiologists, was established in the first panel meeting to define the scope and purpose of the consensus document, as well as chapters, potential recommendations and systematic literature reviews (we used and updated those from previous EULAR documents). A first draft of recommendations and text was generated. Then, an electronic Delphi process (2 rounds) was carried out. Recommendations were voted from 1 (total disagreement) to 10 (total agreement). We defined agreement if at least 70% of experts voted ≥7. The level of evidence and grade or recommendation was assessed using the Oxford Centre for Evidence-based Medicine Levels of Evidence. The full text was circulated and reviewed by the panel. The consensus was coordinated by an expert methodologist. RESULTS: A total of 20 recommendations were proposed. They include the validity of US and MRI regarding inflammation and damage detection, diagnosis, prediction (structural damage progression, flare, treatment response, etc.), monitoring and the use of US guided injections/biopsies. CONCLUSIONS: These recommendations will help clinicians use US and MRI in RA patients.
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Artritis Reumatoide/diagnóstico por imagen , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Antirreumáticos/uso terapéutico , Artritis Reumatoide/tratamiento farmacológico , Técnica Delphi , Monitoreo de Drogas , Medicina Basada en la Evidencia , Humanos , UltrasonografíaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: To date few studies have examined whether ultrasonography can depict morphologic differences in painful and painless osteoarthritis (OA). This study describes and compares the clinical, radiographic and ultrasonographic findings of patients with both painful and painless proximal interphalgeal (PIP) and/or distal interphalgeal (DIP) OA. METHODS: Patients with PIP and/or DIP OA (ACR criteria) were prospectively recruited. The clinical rheumatologist chose up to 3 painful joints and up to 3 painless symmetric joints in each patient to define 2 cohorts of OA: symptomatic (SG) and asymptomatic (ASG). A conventional postero-anterior hand x ray was performed and read by one rheumatologist following the OARSI atlas, blinded to clinical and sonographic data. Ultrasound (US) was performed by an experienced rheumatologist, blinded to both clinical and radiographic data in joints previously selected by the clinical rheumatologist. US-pathology was assessed as present or absent as defined in previous reports: osteophytes, joint space narrowing, synovitis, intra-articular power doppler signal, intra-articular bony erosion, and visualization of cartilage. Radiographic and ultrasonographic intrareader reliability test was performed. RESULTS: A total of 50 joints in the SG and ASG were included from 20 right handed women aged 61.85 (46-73) years with PIP and DIP OA diagnosed 6.8 (1-17) years ago. 70% SG joints and ASG were right and left sided respectively. The SG showed significantly more osteophytes, synovitis and non-visualization of joint cartilage. Intrareader radiographic and ultrasonographic agreement was excellent. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrates that painful PIP and/or DIP OA have more ultrasonographic structural changes and synovitis.
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Articulaciones de los Dedos , Osteoartritis/diagnóstico por imagen , Anciano , Enfermedades Asintomáticas , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Humanos , Persona de Mediana Edad , Osteoartritis/complicaciones , Osteoartritis/diagnóstico , Dolor/etiología , Estudios Prospectivos , UltrasonografíaRESUMEN
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