AB0979 A Comparison of Physical and Joint Ultrasonography Findings of The MTP Joint in Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Published in: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Vol. 75; no. Suppl 2; p. 1236
• Main Authors: Kashiwagura, T., Kimura, Y., Wakabayashi, I., Yuasa, Y., Miyamoto, S., Kobayashi, M., Sugimura, Y., Miyakoshi, N., Shimada, Y.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier BV 01.06.2016; Elsevier Limited

BackgroundRheumatoid arthritis (RA) causes a variety of foot lesions, but the feet and ankles are not included in disease activity indices such as the Disease Activity Score (DAS). The spread and usefulness of joint ultrasonography in RA diagnosis and treatment have recently been reported. Many dise...