A new musculoskeletal ultrasound scoring system (US10) of the hands and wrist joints for evaluation of early rheumatoid arthritis patients

ABSTRACT Objective: To propose a novel ultrasound scoring system for hand and wrist joints (US10) for evaluation of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to correlate the US10 with clinical, laboratory and functional variables. Methods: Forty-eight early RA patients underwent clinical...

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Main Authors: Karine R. Luz, Marcelo M. Pinheiro, Giovanna S. Petterle, Marla F. dos Santos, Artur R.C. Fernandes, Jamil Natour, Rita N.V. Furtado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Reumatologia
Series:Revista Brasileira de Reumatologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0482-50042016000500421&lng=en&tlng=en