Annals ofRheumatology

Volume: 8 - Number: 78 - April 15, 2008

Outstanding

A 2 yr longitudinal radiographic study examining the effect of a bisphosphonate (risedronate) upon subchondral bone loss in osteoarthritic knee patients

Celecoxib compared with sustained-release paracetamol for osteoarthritis: a series of n-of-1 trials

Classification of Non-Bacterial Osteitis: Retrospective study of clinical, immunological and genetic aspects in 89 patients

Genetic association analysis of LRCH1 as an osteoarthritis susceptibility locus

BASIC SCIENCE

Association of mannose-binding lectin gene polymorphisms with antiphospholipid syndrome, cardiovascular disease and chronic damage in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Does HLA-B27 influence the monocyte inflammatory response to lipopolysaccharide?

Genetic association analysis of LRCH1 as an osteoarthritis susceptibility locus

Increased expression of CD154 (CD40L) on stimulated T-cells from patients with psoriatic arthritis

Lack of bone stiffness/strength contribution to osteoarthritis—evidence for primary role of cartilage damage

Clinic

A 2 yr longitudinal radiographic study examining the effect of a bisphosphonate (risedronate) upon subchondral bone loss in osteoarthritic knee patients

A longitudinal study of the effect of sex and age on rate of change in knee cartilage volume in adults

Celecoxib compared with sustained-release paracetamol for osteoarthritis: a series of n-of-1 trials

Classification of Non-Bacterial Osteitis: Retrospective study of clinical, immunological and genetic aspects in 89 patients

Clinical effectiveness and dose response of image-guided intra-articular corticosteroid injection for hip osteoarthritis

Cross-cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of the German Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI)

Discordance between physician\'s and parent\'s global assessments in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Effect of patient characteristics on reported outcomes after total knee replacement

Hospitalization for gastrointestinal bleeding associated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs among elderly patients using low-dose aspirin: a retrospective cohort study

Imaging does not predict the clinical outcome of bacterial vertebral osteomyelitis

Intravenous cyclophosphamide therapy for progressive interstitial pneumonia in patients with polymyositis/dermatomyositis

Clinical vignetes

An unusual association with Raynaud\'s phenomenon

Imaging of rice bodies in a non-rheumatoid shoulder

Guidelines

Development of a competency framework for general practitioners with a special interest in musculoskeletal/rheumatology practice

Heberden Historical Series

Alkaptonuria: a 60-yr follow-up