Free educational material on the EULAR school of rheumatology website by Christopher J Edwards

“…EULAR has a long history of providing education for rheumatologists, health professionals in rheumatology and people with RMDs. …”
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Guidelines on COVID-19 vaccination in patients with immune-mediated rheumatic diseases: a Brazilian Society of Rheumatology task force by Anna Carolina Faria Moreira Gomes Tavares, Ana Karla Guedes de Melo, Vítor Alves Cruz, Viviane Angelina de Souza, Joana Starling de Carvalho, Ketty Lysie Libardi Lira Machado, Lilian David de Azevedo Valadares, Edgard Torres dos Reis Neto, Rodrigo Poubel Vieira de Rezende, Maria Fernanda Brandão de Resende Guimarães, Gilda Aparecida Ferreira, Alessandra de Sousa Braz, Rejane Maria Rodrigues de Abreu Vieira, Marcelo de Medeiros Pinheiro, Sandra Lúcia Euzébio Ribeiro, Blanca Elena Gomes Rios Bica, Kátia Lino Baptista, Izaias Pereira da Costa, Claudia Diniz Lopes Marques, Maria Lúcia Lemos Lopes, José Eduardo Martinez, Rina Dalva Neubarth Giorgi, Lícia Maria Henrique da Mota, Marcos Antônio Araújo da Rocha Loures, Eduardo dos Santos Paiva, Odirlei André Monticielo, Ricardo Machado Xavier, Adriana Maria Kakehasi, Gecilmara Cristina Salviato Pileggi

“…Abstract Objective To provide guidelines on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination in patients with immune-mediated rheumatic diseases (IMRD) to rheumatologists considering specific scenarios of the daily practice based on the shared-making decision (SMD) process. …”
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Aptamers for Proteins Associated with Rheumatic Diseases: Progress, Challenges, and Prospects of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications by Elizaveta A. Shatunova, Maksim A. Korolev, Vitaly O. Omelchenko, Yuliya D. Kurochkina, Anna S. Davydova, Alya G. Venyaminova, Mariya A. Vorobyeva

“…In this review, we consider the main features of aptamers that make them valuable molecular tools for rheumatologists, and summarize the studies on the selection and application of aptamers for protein biomarkers associated with rheumatic diseases. …”
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The Evolution of Spine Surgery in Greece in the Second Half of the 20th Century by Konstantinos Markatos, Nikolaos Efstathopoulos, Konstantina Arkoudi, Maria K Kaseta, Georgios Androutsos, Vassilios Nikolaou

“…Special references are made to the achievements of this field, to the departments that practised it, to physicians and surgeons (orthopaedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, radiologists and rheumatologists) who developed this subspecialty and to clinical and scientific work of this time period. …”
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Efficiency and safety of magnetotherapy in the treatment of osteoarthritis. Expert council (3 june 2020, Moscow) by A. E. Karateev, A. M. Lila, A. L. Vertkin, L. I. Alekseeva, M. Yu. Gerasimenko, V. V. Arkov, S. N. Smirnova, M. L. Sukhareva, M. B. Tsykunov

“…During the Council of Experts, with the participation of therapists, rheumatologists, rehabilitologists and physiotherapists, the issues of the scientific substantiation of the use of magnetic therapy in clinical practice, the methodology of this method of treatment, the existence of an evidence base for its effectiveness and safety, as well as the advisability of including magnetic therapy in the national recommendations for the treatment of osteoarthritis were discussed.…”
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SPINAL OSTEOARTHRITIS AS A CAUSE OF CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN by A. E. Karateev, O. S. Davydov, N. N. Yakhno, L. I. Alekseeva, A. V. Amelin, A. N. Barinov, B. V. Zavodovsky, A. I. Isaikin, P. P. Kalinsky, S. I. Kritskaya, M. L. Kukushkin, S. A. Lapshina, A. M. Lila, V. A. Parfenov, I. G. Raginene, Yu. V. Trinitatsky, M. V. Churyukanov, E. Z. Yakupov

“…The development of effective methods for treating CNSLBP requires the joint efforts of the representatives of various medical specialties: therapists, rheumatologists, neurologists, neurosurgeons, and rehabilitation therapists. …”
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«Gastroenterological» rheumatology: differential diagnosis of early arthritis by E. A. Galushko, A. M. Lila

“…In real clinical practice, rheumatologists constantly face with the problem of differential diagnosis of rheumatic (RDs) and non-rheumatic diseases, as well as various RDs with similar symptoms. …”
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A healthy and nuclear family of a patient with inflammatory disease: topical issues and ways of their solution. What can modern medicine offer? by A. M. Lila

“…Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology on Early-Stage  Rheumatic Diseases: Scientific Advances and Clinical Practice, at  which leading Russian rheumatologists, gastroenterologists and  gynecologists spoke. …”
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Bone marrow edema in terms of joint pathology by G. A. Airapetov, A. A. Vorotnikov, V. A. Vasyukov

“…Not only orthopedic traumatologists, but also rheumatologists, neurosurgeons, general practitioners, rehabilitation therapists, morphologists, and many others today face this concept in a variety of definitions, concepts of etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical recommendations for treatment.The authors performed a systematic review by using four open resources: electronic scientific library (elibrary), PubMed, SciVerse (Science Direct), and Scopus.The complexity of pathology lies in the fact that in each specific case, the development of treatment tactics requires a personal interpretation of the entire variety of data obtained and a case by case approach.…”
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A rare giant geode of humeral head in an uncontrolled rheumatoid arthritis: a case report by Fernanda Junqueira Cesar Pirola, Murillo Dório, Ricardo Fuller, Jayme Fogagnolo Cobra, Lucas Peixoto Sales, Camille Pinto Figueiredo

“…Conclusion An impressive MRI image showing a giant geode in poorly controlled RA should alert rheumatologists to raise suspicion of shoulder involvement for early investigation and treatment.…”
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Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in Osteoarthritis: Evidence for Structural Benefit and Cartilage Repair by Yujie Song, Christian Jorgensen

“…Osteoarthritis (OA) presents a major clinical challenge to rheumatologists and orthopedists due to the lack of available drugs reducing structural degradation. …”
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Application of Nuclear Medicine Techniques in Musculoskeletal Infection: Current Trends and Future Prospects by Cristina Valero-Martínez, Valentina Castillo-Morales, Nieves Gómez-León, Isabel Hernández-Pérez, Esther F. Vicente-Rabaneda, Miren Uriarte, Santos Castañeda

“…We anticipate that this update will be of significant interest to internists, rheumatologists, radiologists, orthopedic surgeons, rehabilitation physicians, and other specialists involved in musculoskeletal pathology.…”
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Erelzi^® – biosimilar of etanercept in the treatment of rheumatic diseases and psoriasis (Resolution of the Expert Panel) by V. I. Mazurov, A. M. Lila, T. V. Korotaeva

“…The leading Russian rheumatologists and dermatologists participated in this meeting. …”
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Case Report: Anti-MDA-5 dermatomyositis in a resource-limited setting [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Dharmagat Bhattarai, Suravi Pandey, Rakshya Pandey, Sudeep Adhikari, Buddha Basnyat, Ujjwol Risal, Raju Pangeni

“…However, diagnosis of this entity is challenging in a country like Nepal because of various constraints such as lack of expert rheumatologists and resource limitations. Here we describe a case of one patient who had presented to us with generalized weakness, cough and shortness of breath who was finally diagnosed as anti-MDA-5 dermatomyositis. …”
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Factors Associated With Telemedicine Use Among Patients With Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Disease: Secondary Analysis of Data From a German Nationwide Survey by Felix Muehlensiepen, Pascal Petit, Johannes Knitza, Martin Welcker, Nicolas Vuillerme

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to identify the factors that determine patients’ willingness to try TM (TM try) and their wish that their rheumatologists offer TM services (TM wish). …”
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Modified Delphi study to identify priority clinical questions for the Australian living guidelines for the management of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis by Georgina Tiller, William D. Renton, Joachim Tan, Samuel Whittle, Jodie Avery, Jane Munro, Rachelle Buchbinder

“…About two thirds were rheumatologists or trainees (66, 68%), nearly half had more than 10 years of experience (45, 46%) and practice setting was largely hospital (79, 86%) and urban (86, 75%). …”
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Role interleukin 18 in the course and progression of osteoarthritis in patients with obesity by Anastasiia Litvynova

“…The diagnosis of OA was established based on the order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine of 12.10.2006 "On medical care for patients with osteoarthritis", unified diagnostic criteria of the Association of Rheumatologists of Ukraine (2004), and the criteria of the American College of Rheumatologists. …”
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Dupuytren’s disease. State of the art and therapeutic perspectives by F.P. Cantatore, A. Corrado

“…A team of French rheumatologists has developed a non-surgical approach, the percutaneous needle fasciotomy (PNF), whose results in less aggressive forms of Dupuytren’s disease are comparable to traditional surgery. …”
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Cogan's syndrome is a new nosological entity in the current classification of systemic vasculitides: A clinical case and a review of literature by T. V. Beketova

“…The given data underline the need for the interdisciplinary collaboration of rheumatologists, otorhinolaryngologists, audiologists, oculists, and cardiologists in order to improve the diagnosis and treatment of this form of SV.…”
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Living with Systemic Sclerosis: A Patient and Physician Perspective by Arissa Young, Brittany Rudy, Elizabeth R Volkmann

“…The physician perspective is provided by two rheumatologists who specialize in systemic sclerosis and work at a scleroderma center of excellence. …”
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