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ArticleJournal of scleroderma and related disorders2018

Validation of Sonography findings of synovitis and tenosynovitis of hands and wrists in patients with systemic sclerosis.

Anat Scheiman-Elazary, Veena K Ranganath, Ami Ben-Artzi, Suzanne Kafaja, Nabeel H Borazan, Thasia Woodworth, Lewei Duan, David Elashoff, Philip Clements, Daniel E Furst

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Article in Journal of scleroderma and related disorders, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Anat Scheiman-ElazaryRheumatology Unit, Division of Medicine, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.
Veena K RanganathDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Ami Ben-ArtziCedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Suzanne KafajaDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Nabeel H BorazanDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Thasia WoodworthDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Lewei DuanKaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
David ElashoffDivision of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Philip ClementsDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Daniel E FurstDivision of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
University of California, Los Angeles · USCedars-Sinai Medical Center · USHadassah Medical Center · ILKaiser Permanente · USUniversity of Florence · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: Validating musculoskeletal ultrasound features of the joints and tendons of the hands in a large scleroderma cohort. Methods: A total of 81 scleroderma patients participated in this prospective, cross-sectional study. Grayscale and power Doppler musculoskeletal ultrasound images of 13 joints and 5 tendons of the wrist and hand were obtained. Clinical assessment included modified Rodnan skin thickness score, joint count, and Scleroderma Health Assessment Questionnaire. Face validity, content validity, construct validity, and feasibility were assessed. Results: Mean age was 53.8 years (range 22-80), 76.5% were females, and disease duration ranged from 0.25 to 29 years. Mean length of the examination was 36 min. Scleroderma Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index correlated with musculoskeletal ultrasound erosions (r = 0.5, p = 0.0003). Skin score correlated with tendinitis grayscale (r = 0.26, p = 0.02). Intra-reader correlation coefficient for musculoskeletal ultrasound was 0.96 for the joints and could not be calculated for tendons because there were too few positive findings. When tendon changes existed, percent of agreement was 77.7%-83.3%. Conclusion: Musculoskeletal ultrasound of 13 joints and 5 tendons of the hands and wrist has face and content validity. Construct validity was shown for the tendons and erosion scores. Feasibility and reliability were partially validated.

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handssclerodermaUltrasoundvalidation

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PMID35382015
PMCPMC8922605
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