Impact of subclinical synovitis in ankles and feet detected by ultrasonography in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Aged
Ankle Joint
/ diagnostic imaging
Arthralgia
/ diagnostic imaging
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
/ diagnostic imaging
Asymptomatic Diseases
Female
Foot Bones
/ diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pain Measurement
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Quality of Life
Retrospective Studies
Synovitis
/ diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography, Doppler
rheumatoid arthritis
ultrasonography
Journal
International journal of rheumatic diseases
ISSN: 1756-185X
Titre abrégé: Int J Rheum Dis
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101474930
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2019
Jan 2019
Historique:
received:
12
05
2018
revised:
01
08
2018
accepted:
28
08
2018
pubmed:
20
10
2018
medline:
30
5
2019
entrez:
20
10
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To investigate the impact of subclinical synovitis detected by ultrasonography (US) on the ankles and feet of patients with rheumatoid arthritis. We retrospectively reviewed the data of patients (n = 59) who underwent US. The functional ability and quality of life (QoL) of patients in the subclinical group were impaired. While the physician visual analog scale (VAS) scores significantly decreased in the subclinical group, patient and pain VAS scores significantly decreased only in patients without synovitis. US-detected subclinical foot and ankle synovitis considerably affected patient functional status and QoL; however, it was often unnoticed by physicians.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30338640
doi: 10.1111/1756-185X.13399
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
62-67Informations de copyright
© 2018 Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.