Editorials:

Success causes growing pains

L B A van de Putte

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1007.

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Leaders:

Do imaging methods that guide needle placement improve outcome?

S Hall and R Buchbinder

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1007-1008. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.020685

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Reviews:

A new era in the management of pulmonary arterial hypertension related to scleroderma: endothelin receptor antagonism

E Hachulla and J G Coghlan

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1009-1014. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.017673

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EULAR reports:

EULAR standardised operating procedures for the elaboration, evaluation, dissemination, and implementation of recommendations endorsed by the EULAR standing committees

M Dougados, N Betteridge, G R Burmester, L Euller-Ziegler, F Guillemin, J Hirvonen, J Lloyd, S Ozen, J A P Da Silva, P Emery, J R Kalden, T Kvien, M Matucci-Cerinic, and J Smolen

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1172-1176. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.023697

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Extended reports:

Molecular composition and pathology of entheses on the medial and lateral epicondyles of the humerus: a structural basis for epicondylitis

S Milz, T Tischer, A Buettner, M Schieker, M Maier, S Redman, P Emery, D McGonagle, and M Benjamin

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1015-1021. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.016378

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Genetic risk of knee osteoarthritis: a sibling study

R L Neame, K Muir, S Doherty, and M Doherty

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1022-1027. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.014498

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The IPSO study: ibuprofen, paracetamol study in osteoarthritis. A randomised comparative clinical study comparing the efficacy and safety of ibuprofen and paracetamol analgesic treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee or hip

F Boureau, H Schneid, N Zeghari, R Wall, and P Bourgeois

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1028-1034. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.011403

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Suprascapular nerve block in chronic shoulder pain: are the radiologists better?

E M Shanahan, M D Smith, M Wetherall, C W Lott, J Slavotinek, O FitzGerald, and M J Ahern

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1035-1040. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.015909

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Efficacy of anakinra in active ankylosing spondylitis: a clinical and magnetic resonance imaging study

A L Tan, H Marzo-Ortega, P O’Connor, A Fraser, P Emery, and D McGonagle

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1041-1045.
Published Online First: 5 April 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.020800

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Analysing chronic spinal changes in ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic comparison of conventional x rays with magnetic resonance imaging using established and new scoring systems

J Braun, X Baraliakos, W Golder, K-G Hermann, J Listing, J Brandt, M Rudwaleit, S Zuehlsdorf, M Bollow, J Sieper, and D van der Heijde

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1046-1055.
Published Online First: 5 April 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.019968

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Differential effects of leflunomide and methotrexate on cytokine production in rheumatoid arthritis

M C Kraan, T J M Smeets, M J van Loon, F C Breedveld, B A C Dijkmans, and P P Tak

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1056-1061.
Published Online First: 28 April 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.014738

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A multicentre, double blind, randomised, placebo controlled trial of anakinra (Kineret), a recombinant interleukin 1 receptor antagonist, in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with background methotrexate

S B Cohen, L W Moreland, J J Cush, M W Greenwald, S Block, W J Shergy, P S Hanrahan, M M Kraishi, A Patel, G Sun, and M B Bear

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1062-1068.
Published Online First: 13 April 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.016014

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A randomised comparative study of the short term clinical and biological effects of intravenous pulse methylprednisolone and infliximab in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis despite methotrexate treatment

P Durez, A Nzeusseu Toukap, B R Lauwerys, D H Manicourt, P Verschueren, R Westhovens, J-P Devogelaer, and F A Houssiau

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1069-1074. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.012914

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Treatment with tumour necrosis factor antagonists in patients with rheumatoid arthritis induces anticardiolipin antibodies

T Jonsdottir, J Forslid, A van Vollenhoven, A Harju, S Brannemark, L Klareskog, and R F van Vollenhoven

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1075-1078.
Published Online First: 5 April 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.018093

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Diagnostic and clinical value of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies compared with rheumatoid factor isotypes in rheumatoid arthritis

I Vallbracht, J Rieber, M Oppermann, F Förger, U Siebert, and K Helmke

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1079-1084. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.019877

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Anti-CCP antibody test predicts the disease course during 3 years in early rheumatoid arthritis (the Swedish TIRA project)

A Kastbom, G Strandberg, A Lindroos, and T Skogh

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1085-1089. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.016808

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Prediction of radiological outcome in early rheumatoid arthritis in clinical practice: role of antibodies to citrullinated peptides (anti-CCP)

K Forslind, M Ahlmén, K Eberhardt, I Hafström, and B Svensson

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1090-1095. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.014233

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Inverse association between circulating APRIL levels and serological and clinical disease activity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

W Stohl, S Metyas, S-M Tan, G S Cheema, B Oamar, V Roschke, Y Wu, K P Baker, and D M Hilbert

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1096-1103. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.018663

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First clinical trials of a new heteropolymer technology agent in normal healthy volunteers and patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: safety and proof of principle of the antigen-heteropolymer ETI-104

C Iking-Konert, S Stocks, F Weinsberg, R Engelbrecht, E Bleck, A Perniok, R Fischer-Betz, S Pincus, L Nardone, and M Schneider

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1104-1112. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.016691

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Three month treatment of reactive arthritis with azithromycin: a EULAR double blind, placebo controlled study

T K Kvien, J S H Gaston, T Bardin, I Butrimiene, B A C Dijkmans, M Leirisalo-Repo, P Solakov, M Altwegg, P Mowinckel, P-A Plan, and T Vischer

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1113-1119. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.010710

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Efficacy of etanercept in the treatment of acute, severe sciatica: a pilot study

S Genevay, S Stingelin, and C Gabay

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1120-1123.
Published Online First: 28 April 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.016451

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Rate of cartilage loss at two years predicts subsequent total knee arthroplasty: a prospective study

F M Cicuttini, G Jones, A Forbes, and A E Wluka

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1124-1127.
Published Online First: 28 April 2004. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.021253

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Hepatitis B vaccination in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Ö Kasapçopur, F Çullu, A Kamburoðlu-Goksel, H Çam, E Akdenizli, S Çalykan, L Sever, and N Arysoy

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1128-1130. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.013201

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Radiological sacroiliitis, a hallmark of spondylitis, is linked with CARD15 gene polymorphisms in patients with Crohn’s disease

H Peeters, B Vander Cruyssen, D Laukens, P Coucke, D Marichal, M Van Den Berghe, C Cuvelier, E Remaut, H Mielants, F De Keyser, and M D Vos

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1131-1134. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.021774

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Extranuclear detection of histones and nucleosomes in activated human lymphoblasts as an early event in apoptosis

C Gabler, N Blank, T Hieronymus, M Schiller, J H M Berden, J R Kalden, and H-M Lorenz

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1135-1144. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.011452

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The normal hip joint space: variations in width, shape, and architecture on 223 pelvic radiographs

M Lequesne, J Malghem, and E Dion

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1145-1151. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.018424

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Concise reports:

Parental pain is not associated with pain in the child: a population based study

G T Jones, A J Silman, and G J Macfarlane

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1152-1154. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.014670

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Specific antinuclear antibodies are associated with clinical features in systemic lupus erythematosus

I E A Hoffman, I Peene, L Meheus, T W J Huizinga, L Cebecauer, D Isenberg, K De Bosschere, F Hulstaert, E M Veys, and F De Keyser

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1155-1158. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.013417

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Presence of systemic autoimmune disorders in patients with autoimmune thyroid diseases

M G Tektonidou, M Anapliotou, P Vlachoyiannopoulos, and H M Moutsopoulos

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1159-1161. doi:10.1136/ard.2004.022624

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Increased matrix concentrations of IGFBP-5 in cancellous bone in osteoarthritis

C A Sharp, S J Brown, M W J Davie, P Magnusson, and S Mohan

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1162-1165. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.013920

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Relationship between serum hyaluronic acid level and disease activity in early rheumatoid arthritis

M Majeed, F McQueen, S Yeoman, and L McLean

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1166-1168. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.010942

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Diagnostic characteristics of a gelatin based Waaler-Rose assay (Serodia-RA) for the detection of rheumatoid factor

T Spiritus, P Verschueren, R Westhovens, and X Bossuyt

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1169-1171. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.013854

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Letters:

Palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis as a paraneoplastic syndrome associated with tubal carcinoma: a case report

D Denschlag, E Riener, P Vaith, C Tempfer, and C Keck

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1177-1178. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.015693

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Mycobacterium chelonae finger infection associated with Raynaud’s phenomenon

H Sari-Kouzel, P R Chadwick, L T S W Muir, A L Herrick, and D W Denning

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1178-1179. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.009506

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Progression of lupus nephritis during treatment with mycophenolate mofetil

K Ahmadi-Simab, P Lamprecht, and W L Gross

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1179-1180. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.016600

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Assessment of the clinically relevant change in pain for patients with sciatica

B Giraudeau, S Rozenberg, and J-P Valat

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1180-1181. doi:10.1136/ard.2003.015792

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Corrections:

CORRECTION

Ann Rheum Dis 2004; 63: 1182.

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