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SynthesisAnnals of the rheumatic diseases2007

Research in hand osteoarthritis: time for reappraisal and demand for new strategies. An opinion paper.

Margreet Kloppenburg, Tanja Stamm, Iain Watt, Franz Kainberger, Tim E Cawston, Fraser N Birrell, Ingemar F Petersson, Tore Saxne, Tore K Kvien, Barbara Slatkowsky-Christensen and 4 more

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Synthesis in Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  2. Assistive technology for rheumatoid arthritis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2009
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  12. Endoprosthesis and obesity.Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) · 2013
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  14. Hand osteoarthritis--a heterogeneous disorder.Nature reviews. Rheumatology · 2011
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Margreet KloppenburgDepartment of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands. g.kloppenburg@lumc.nl
Tanja Stamm
Iain Watt
Franz Kainberger
Tim E Cawston
Fraser N Birrell
Ingemar F Petersson
Tore Saxne
Tore K Kvien
Barbara Slatkowsky-Christensen
Maxime Dougados
Laure Gossec
Ferdinand C Breedveld
Josef S Smolen

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOsteoarthritis of the hands is a prevalent musculoskeletal disease with a considerable effect on patients' lives, but knowledge and research results in the field of hand osteoarthritis are limited. Therefore, the Disease Characteristics in Hand OA (DICHOA) initiative was founded in early 2005 with the aim of addressing key issues and facilitating research into hand osteoarthritis.

objectiveTo review and discuss current knowledge on hand osteoarthritis with regard to aetiopathogenesis, diagnostic criteria, biomarkers and clinical outcome measures.

methodsRecommendations were made based on a literature review.

resultsOutcomes of hand osteoarthritis should be explored, including patient perspective on the separate components of disease activity, damage and functioning. All imaging techniques should be cross-validated for hand osteoarthritis with clinical status, including disease activity, function and performance, biomarkers and long-term outcome. New imaging modalities are available and need scoring systems and validation. The role of biomarkers in hand osteoarthritis has to be defined.

conclusionFuture research in hand osteoarthritis is warranted.

Indexed as

BiomarkersFinger JointHand Deformities, AcquiredHand JointsHumansOsteoarthritisPainResearchRisk FactorsWrist JointBiomarkers

Identifiers

PMID17360780
PMCPMC1955144

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