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ArticleJournal of diagnostic medical sonography : JDMS2021

Development of a Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Protocol to Examine Upper Extremity Rehabilitation Outcomes in Systemic Sclerosis.

Susan L Murphy, Donnamarie Krause, Shawn C Roll, Girish Gandikota, Mary Barber, Dinesh Khanna

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Article in Journal of diagnostic medical sonography : JDMS, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Susan L MurphyDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Donnamarie KrauseDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Shawn C RollChan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Girish GandikotaDepartment of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
Mary BarberDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Dinesh KhannaRheumatology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
University of Michigan · USUniversity of Southern California · US

Funding

Outcomes Research in Rheumatic DiseasesK24AR063120 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI KHANNA, DINESH · 2012 to 2022
$1.6M
Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Response IndexR01AR070470 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI KHANNA, DINESH · 2017 to 2019
$642k
Syk blockade in bullous skin diseasesR43AR063129 · NIAMS · PORTOLA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. · PI SINHA, UMA · 2012 to 2012
$298k
ACL HHS 90AR5020NIAMS NIH HHS K24 AR063120NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR070470NIAMS NIH HHS R43 AR063129
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study developed a musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) protocol to evaluate rehabilitation outcomes in systemic sclerosis. MATERIALS &

methodsThree MSUS methods (grey scale, Doppler, strain elastography) and two acquisition techniques (long versus short axis; transducer on skin versus floating on gel) were examined in the forearm before and after rehabilitation treatment. For grey-scale, tissue thickness measures, intra- and inter-rater reliability were calculated (ICCs), and paired t-tests examined differences among techniques.

resultsFive people with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis participated. The most valid and reliable grey-scale technique was with the transducer in long-axis, floating on gel. Doppler and strain elastography did not detect changes. Both dermal and subcutaneous thickness measurement error was small; intra- and inter-rater reliability was good to excellent. Preliminary data indicate that treatment may lead to dermal thinning.

conclusionA replicable protocol was established and may be an adjunct to rehabilitation outcome measurement in systemic sclerosis.

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musculoskeletal ultrasoundprotocolrehabilitationscleroderma

Identifiers

PMID33521795
PMCPMC7842414
OpenAlexW3109042246

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