A disconnect between disease activity and functional ability already in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis, depending on large joint involvement

Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 Jul;77(7):1085-1086. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211485. Epub 2017 Jun 23.

Authors

Andrea Rubbert-Roth¹, Johannes W G Jacobs², Johannes W J Bijlsma², Paco M J Welsing²

Affiliations

¹ Medical Clinic I, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
² Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

PMID: 28646081
DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-211485

No abstract available

Keywords: Early Rheumatoid Arthritis; Rheumatoid Arthritis; Treatment.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter
Multicenter Study
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Activities of Daily Living
Adult
Ankle Joint / drug effects
Ankle Joint / physiopathology
Antirheumatic Agents / therapeutic use*
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnosis*
Arthritis, Rheumatoid / drug therapy*
Disability Evaluation*
Elbow Joint / drug effects
Elbow Joint / physiopathology
Female
Humans
Knee Joint / drug effects
Knee Joint / physiopathology
Male
Methotrexate / therapeutic use*
Middle Aged
Netherlands
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Shoulder Joint / drug effects
Shoulder Joint / physiopathology
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Antirheumatic Agents
Methotrexate