Editorial | 31-March-2017
Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common inflammatory arthritis, affecting approximately 1% of the world’s population. Its pathogenesis has not been completely understood. However, there is evidence that the disease may involve synovial joints, subchondral bone marrow as well as intra- and extraarticular fat tissue, and may lead to progressive joint destruction and disability. Over the last two decades, significant improvement in its prognosis has been achieved owing to new strategies for
Iwona Sudoł-Szopińska,
Lennart Jans,
James Teh
Journal of Ultrasonography, Volume 17 , ISSUE 68, 5–16
research-article | 15-June-2020
Introduction
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic and progressive systemic disease that leads progressively to joint damage and disability(1,2). Approximately half of patients with RA report foot or ankle joints symptoms as the first manifestation of the disease(3,4), and in time 71% of these patients develop walking disability(5).
The quality of life (QoL) in RA patients is poorer compared to the general population, and even lower in those with foot involvement, especially regarding mobility
Journal of Ultrasonography, Volume 20 , ISSUE 81, e70–e82
Review | 29-March-2016
imaging peripheral synovitis. Moreover, ultrasound imaging has been popularized thanks to the new classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis issued by the American College of Rheumatology and European League Against Rheumatism in 2010. They underline the role of ultrasound imaging in the detection of articular inflammatory changes that are difficult to assess unambiguously in the clinical examination. These criteria have become the basis for recommendations prepared by experts from the European
Mateusz Płaza,
Anna Nowakowska-Płaza,
Grzegorz Pracoń,
Iwona Sudoł-Szopińska
Journal of Ultrasonography, Volume 16 , ISSUE 64, 55–64