Ultrasound-defined remission for good functional status in rheumatoid arthritis

Ozer P. K., ŞAHİN Ö., Ozer Z., Cengiz A. K., Durmaz Y., KAPTANOĞLU E.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, cilt.146, ss.230-236, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 146
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_548_15
  • Dergi Adı: INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.230-236
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background & objectives: It has been shown that joint damage due to subclinical synovitis progresses despite apparent clinical remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Hence, finding more objective methods to investigate subclinical synovitis has become a current issue. Ultrasonography (US) has been among the most investigated methods. This study was conducted to detect whether there was subclinical inflammation in RA patients in clinical remission by power Doppler ultrasonography (PDUS) and to evaluate the effects of this inflammation on upper extremity function.