Osteomalacia revisited
The aim of this study was to analyse the clinical manifestations and the most frequent causes of osteomalacia (OM) in a group of 28 patients diagnos ...
Low bone mineral density is rel ...
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of low bone mineral density (BMD) in patients with spondylarthropathies ...
Helicobacter pylori seropositiv ...
Although there are some studies suggesting relation between different types of infection and fibromyalgia syndrome (FM), there is presently no proof ...
Radiographic study on the patte ...
When planning therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the wrist joint, knowing the pattern of joint destruction is important. There were a few stud ...
Kinesio taping compared to phys ...
The purpose of this study was to determine and compare the efficacy of kinesio tape and physical therapy modalities in patients with shoulder imping ...
The effectiveness and safety of ...
The objective of this study is to assess the effectiveness and safety of TNF-ƒ؟ blockers in a group of early psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients with ...
The value of early intervention ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with progressive joint destruction, with functional status influenced by both disease activity and radiograp ...
Increasing levels of serum anti ...
Oxidative stress is one of the important factors that contribute to tissue damage in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Since the physiological response to o ...
Gender and age impacts on the c ...
Prevalence of both metabolic syndrome (MS) and hyperuricemia are increasing. However, findings regarding their relationships are inconsistent. We ai ...
Serum cysteine proteases and th ...
This study aims to investigate the serum levels of cysteine proteases cathepsins B and H and their inhibitors stefin A, stefin B, and cystatin C, as ...
Mediterranean fever (MEFV) gene ...
It is well established that there are people with higher risk of developing acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD).Mediterran ...
18F-FDG PET as a diagnostic pro ...
Large vessel vasculitis can be visualized by 18F-FDG positron emission tomography (PET). However, the diagnostic value of 18F-FDG PET is yet to be ...
Patterns of background factors ...
The aim of the present study was to identify patterns of background factors related to the early RA patients’ conceptions of the cause of the diseas ...
Serological investigation of Ig ...
The purpose of this study was to investigate whether clinical improvement in patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) taking oral Bovine type II colla ...
Clinic and ultrasound findings ...
The aim of this study was to determine clinical and US factors associated with pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). The study included 14 ...
The economic burden of rheumato ...
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) not only causes significant morbidity, but also leads to substantial losses in terms of productivity that have a negative ...
Assessing joint involvement in ...
Because of joint haemorrhages, severe haemophilia subjects often have limitations in their daily activities. Current orthopaedic scores (OJS) in hae ...
Th-17 associated cytokines in p ...
We and others have previously shown that IL-17 is elevated in the synovial fluid of patients with reactive arthritis (ReA)/undifferentiated spondylo ...
The effects of strength and end ...
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) suffer from muscle loss, causing reduced muscle strength and endurance. The current study aimed to: (1) eval ...
Clinical manifestations of neur ...
The aim of this study was to evaluate neurological manifestations of primary Sjِgren’s syndrome (pSS) and investigate the etiology and pathogenesis ...
The validity and reliability of ...
The Revised Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQR) attempts to address the limitations of the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ). As there is ...
Association of an intronic SNP ...
SLC2A9 is a novel identified urate transporter influencing uric acid metabolism. It has been suggested that the single-nucleotide polymorphisms in S ...
Adaptation of Turkish version o ...
The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Quick Disability of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (Quic ...
Psychometric properties of the ...
Mindfulness-based interventions are increasingly being used in clinical populations to reduce psychological distress and improve functioning. The Fi ...
Observational studies: a valuab ...
The validity of observational studies is sometimes questioned because of the limitations of non-randomly assigned controls, various biases such as c ...