PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Brook, A
AU  - Corbett, M
TI  - Radiographic changes in early rheumatoid disease.
AID  - 10.1136/ard.36.1.71
DP  - 1977 Feb 01
TA  - Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
PG  - 71--73
VI  - 36
IP  - 1
4099  - http://ard.bmj.com/content/36/1/71.short
4100  - http://ard.bmj.com/content/36/1/71.full
SO  - Ann Rheum Dis1977 Feb 01; 36
AB  - We have studied the radiological features in 94 patients with early rheumatoid disease followed prospectively for 5 years. The changes appeared very early and occurred in up to 71-3% of patients. Erosive changes occurred in the feet much more commonly than in the hands and considerably earlier. Erosive changes were present before there was joint-space loss. Frequent x-ray examination of feet and hands in the first 2 years after presentation is required if we are to identify patients at risk for serious joint damage.