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Leaders

	Smoke gets in your joints? CHRIS DEIGHTON Ann Rheum Dis 1997; 56: 453-454. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Total hip replacement: indications for surgery and risk factors for failure R W CRAWFORD and D W MURRAY Ann Rheum Dis 1997; 56: 455-457. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lesson of the month

	Intestinal perforation in a patient with severe ankylosing spondylitis D Neil Leitch and J N Fordham Ann Rheum Dis 1997; 56: 458-460. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Historical images

	Tuberculous arthritis of the hip Ann Rheum Dis 1997; 56: 460. [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Extended reports

	Cigarette smoking and rheumatoid arthritis severity Kenneth G Saag, James R Cerhan, Sheela Kolluri, Kenjirou Ohashi, Gary W Hunninghake, and David A Schwartz Ann Rheum Dis 1997; 56: 463-469. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Incidence and sources of native and prosthetic joint infection: a community based prospective survey Carola J E Kaandorp, Huibert J Dinant, Mart A F J van de Laar, Hein J Bernelot Moens, A Pieter A Prins, and Ben A C Dijkmans Ann Rheum Dis 1997; 56: 470-475. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Radiographic patterns and response to corticosteroid hip injection M J Plant, A A Borg, K Dziedzic, J Saklatvala, and P T Dawes Ann Rheum Dis 1997; 56: 476-480. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Immunosuppressive treatment in severe connective tissue diseases: effects of low dose intravenous cyclophosphamide Ignacio Martin-Suarez, David D'Cruz, Mohammed Mansoor, Ana Paula Fernandes, Munther A Khamashta, and Graham R V Hughes Ann Rheum Dis 1997; 56: 481-487. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	The LMP2 polymorphism is associated with susceptibility to acute anterior uveitis in HLA-B27 positive juvenile and adult Mexican subjects with ankylosing spondylitis Walter P Maksymowych, Gian S Jhangri, Clara Gorodezky, Maria Luong, Cindy Wong, Rubén Burgos-Vargas, Monica Morenot, José Sanchez-Corona, César Ramos-Remus, and Anthony S Russell Ann Rheum Dis 1997; 56: 488-492. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Concise reports

	Radiographic osteoarthritis of the knee classified by the Ahlbäck and Kellgren & Lawrence systems for the tibiofemoral joint in people aged 35-54 years with chronic knee pain Ingemar F Petersson, Torsten Boegård, Tore Saxne, Alan J Silman, and Björn Svensson Ann Rheum Dis 1997; 56: 493-496. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Do gold rings protect against articular erosion in rheumatoid arthritis? Diarmuid M Mulherin, George R Struthers, and R Deva Situnayake Ann Rheum Dis 1997; 56: 497-499. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Synovial fluid concentrations of the C-propeptide of type II collagen correlate with body mass index in primary knee osteoarthritis Tatsuo Kobayashi, Yasuo Yoshihara, Atsuyoshi Samura, Harumoto Yamada, Masayuki Shinmei, Harald Roos, and L Stefan Lohmander Ann Rheum Dis 1997; 56: 500-503. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]
	Quality assurance for synovial fluid examination for crystals: an improved method Neil W McGill and Vicki G McGill Ann Rheum Dis 1997; 56: 504. [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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