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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Rheumatology

Rheumatology current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Links to articles in the current and previous 2 issues of this bulletin are displayed below.

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April 2024

Are systemic corticosteroids effective and safe for treating patients with radicular and non-radicular low back pain? A Cochrane Review summary with commentary 10.1111/1756-185X.15058  

Bony proliferations in rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and osteoarthritis using high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography 10.1111/1756-185X.15068

Causal factors for osteoarthritis: a scoping review of Mendelian randomization studies 10.1002/acr.25252  

Counteracting tryptophan metabolism alterations as a new therapeutic strategy for rheumatoid arthritis 10.1136/ard-2023-224014  

Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound for assessment of synovial abnormalities among patients with knee pain: a meta-analysis 10.1002/acr.25205  

Evaluation of assessable telemedicine in patients with rheumatoid arthritis 10.1111/1756-185X.15007  

Impact of risk factors on COVID-19 outcomes in unvaccinated people with rheumatic diseases 10.1002/acr.25220  

Implication of intestinal microbiota in the etiopathogenesis of fibromyalgia 10.1111/1756-185X.15021  

Is it possible to predict which patients are most likely to benefit from intra-articular corticosteroid injections?  10.1111/1756-185X.15005  

Meta-analysis reveals that rheumatoid arthritis is associated with worse clinical outcomes among patients with COVID-19 10.1111/1756-185X.15049  

Methotrexate for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (updated Cochrane review) 10.1002/14651858.CD003129.pub2

New approach to testing treatments for osteoarthritis: FastOA 10.1136/ard-2023-224675

Prevalence, severity, and measures of anxiety in rheumatoid arthritis 10.1002/acr.25245

Rheumatology and Long COVID: lessons from the study of fibromyalgia 10.1136/ard-2023-224250

Selectivity, efficacy and safety of JAKinibs: new evidence for a still evolving story 10.1136/ard-2023-223850

Systematic review of health-related quality of life impact in juvenile localized scleroderma 10.1002/acr.25243  

Transcranial direct current stimulation for knee osteoarthritis 10.1002/acr.25249

What is the role of risedronate in the primary and secondary prevention of fractures associated with osteoporosis in postmenopausal women? A Cochrane review summary with commentary 10.1111/1756-185X.14940

Sources

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (Feb-Mar); Arthritis Care and Research (Feb-Mar); Cochrane Library (Feb-Mar); International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases (Jan-Mar)

February 2024

2022 American College of Rheumatology guideline for the prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis DOI: 10.1002/acr.25240

2023 American College of Rheumatology and American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons clinical practice guideline for the optimal timing of elective hip or knee arthroplasty for patients with symptomatic moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis or advanced symptomatic osteonecrosis with secondary arthritis for whom nonoperative therapy is ineffective DOI: 10.1002/acr.25175

Barriers and enablers in the use of parenteral methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis patients: a scoping review DOI: 10.1002/acr.25141

Burden of knee osteoarthritis in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 DOI: 10.1002/acr.25158

Contributions of joint damage-related events to gout pathogenesis: new insights from laboratory research DOI: 10.1136/ard-2023-224679

COVID-19 and Rheumatology: Emerging Insights and Impacts (special issue of Arthritis Care and Research)

Global, regional and national temporal trends in prevalence for musculoskeletal disorders in women of childbearing age, 1990–2019: an age-period-cohort analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 DOI: 10.1136/ard-2023-224530

HLA-B27, axial spondyloarthritis and survival DOI: 10.1136/ard-2023-224434

Impact of obesity and overweight on C-reactive protein concentrations and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.14948

Major adverse cardiovascular events and mortality with opioids versus NSAIDs initiation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis DOI: 10.1136/ard-2023-224339

Prevalence of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs prescribed for osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies DOI: 10.1002/acr.25157

Role of hydrogels in osteoarthritis: A comprehensive review DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.14968

Sex differences in pain and quantitative sensory testing in patients with rheumatoid arthritis DOI: 10.1002/acr.25178

T follicular helper cells and T peripheral helper cells in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases DOI: 10.1136/ard-2023-224225

Time and dose-dependent effect of systemic glucocorticoids on major adverse cardiovascular event in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a population-based study DOI: 10.1136/ard-2023-224185

Treat-to-target recommendations in giant cell arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica DOI: 10.1136/ard-2022-223429

Sources used: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (Nov, Dec, Jan); Arthritis Care and Research (Nov, Dec, Jan); International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases (Dec)

December 2023

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases collection on autoantibodies in the rheumatic diseases: new insights into pathogenesis and the development of novel biomarkers DOI: 10.1136/ard-2023-224692

Approach to vaccination in systemic lupus erythematosus on biological treatment DOI: 10.1136/ard-2023-224071

Association of sleep disturbance with catastrophizing and knee pain DOI: 10.1002/acr.25127

Bimekizumab for treating: Axial spondyloarthritis (new NICE guideline TA918); Active psoriatic arthritis (new NICE guideline TA916)

Cartilage and bone loss in premenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis: Radiological and laboratory assessments DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.14915

Certolizumab pegol, abatacept, tocilizumab or active conventional treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis DOI: 10.1136/ard-2023-224116

Clinical visit frequencies in rheumatology DOI: 10.1002/acr.25106

Core recommendations for osteoarthritis care DOI: 10.1002/acr.25101

Cryotherapy following total knee replacement (updated Cochrane intervention review) DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007911.pub3

Effect of systemic lupus erythematosus and immunosuppressive agents on COVID-19 vaccination antibody response DOI: 10.1002/acr.25094

Identifying and managing nociplastic pain in individuals with rheumatic diseases DOI: 10.1002/acr.25104

Incidence of primary large vessel vasculitis in Norfolk, UK from 2011 to 2020 DOI: 10.1136/ard-2023-224191

Influence of intestinal microecology in the development of gout or hyperuricemia and the potential therapeutic targets DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.14888

Outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection in individuals with and without inflammatory rheumatic diseases DOI: 10.1136/ard-2023-223974

Physical activity and features of knee osteoarthritis on magnetic resonance imaging in individuals without osteoarthritis DOI: 10.1002/acr.25083

Prevalence and risk factors associated with psoriatic arthritis among patients with psoriasis DOI: 10.1111/1756-185X.14833

Recruitment and retention strategies for underrepresented populations and adults with arthritis in behavioral interventions DOI: 10.1002/acr.25098

Sources used: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases (Sep, Oct); Arthritis Care and Research (Sep, Oct); Cochrane Library (Sep-Oct); International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases (Sep, Oct, Nov); NICE (Oct)