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U.S. Bone and Joint Initiative Summit Examines Quality of Patient-Centered Musculoskeletal Care

Kurt Ullman | May 1, 2014

Physicians discuss definition, implementation of best clinical practices for patient care at multidisciplinary meeting last November

Speak Out Rheum: Are Independent Measures of Patient Satisfaction Reliable?

James T. Rosenbaum, MD | May 1, 2014

Patient survey questionnaires, metrics to gauge physician performance may not be trustworthy indicators of quality of patient care

Rheuminations: Ankylosing Spondylitis Sometimes Defies Detection

Simon M. Helfgott, MD | May 1, 2014

How method of diagnosing, treating this inflammatory back disease characterized by stiffness and the presence of HLA-B27 gene has evolved

Fellow’s Forum Case Report: Takayasu’s Arteritis

Ashwini Komarla, MD; Michael George, MD; Antoine Sreih, MD; & Chris Derk, MD, MS | May 1, 2014

How this rare form of large-vessel vasculitis affects different portions, branches of aorta and ways to diagnose, treat and manage the disease

Rheumatologists Make Progress Defining Spectrum of Axial Spondyloarthritis

Atul Deodhar, MD | May 1, 2014

New research clarifies terminology used for diagnosis, but questions remain around epidemiology, genetics and management of patients with axial skeletal inflammation

Treating Early-Stage Spondyloarthritis May Prevent Disease Progression, Say Researchers at the ACR/ARHP Winter Rheumatology Symposium

Kimberly Retzlaff | April 2, 2014

Therapy with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, ustekinumab in early stages of osteitis may halt molecular switching to bone-forming phenotype characteristic of SpA

U.S. Bone and Joint Initiative Summit Examines Quality of Patient-Centered Musculoskeletal Care

Speak Out Rheum: Are Independent Measures of Patient Satisfaction Reliable?

Rheuminations: Ankylosing Spondylitis Sometimes Defies Detection

Fellow’s Forum Case Report: Takayasu’s Arteritis

Rheumatologists Make Progress Defining Spectrum of Axial Spondyloarthritis

Treating Early-Stage Spondyloarthritis May Prevent Disease Progression, Say Researchers at the ACR/ARHP Winter Rheumatology Symposium

Fellow’s Forum Case Report: Arthritis, Fever, and Weight Loss In a Teenager Suggest A Rheumatic Condition

Veteran Rheumatologist Takes Expedition Medicine Trip to Rural Nepal

Fellow’s Forum Case Report: When Pulmonary Symptoms Point to Rheumatic Disease

How Manual Physical Therapy Can Help Rheumatology Patients