Introduction Analyses of large clinical datasets from early arthritis cohorts permit the
development of algorithms that may be used for outcome prediction in individual patients …

Objective:: To review cases of stress fracture in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
presenting to our service over a 10 year period; to identify possible risk factors and test these …

OBJECTIVE: Survival of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is reduced when compared to
the general population. We assessed differences in causes and age of death between …

Background: Although a number of recent studies have described the outcome of surgical
treatment of patients with rheumatoid cervical myelopathy, few have reported outcome in …

Interim results are reported for three double-blind clinical trials comparing etodolac, a new
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), with piroxicam, diclofenac, or naproxen in …

We have studied patients with acute hot joints presenting to general practice, casualty and
inpatient rheumatology services. Their investigation, management and outcome were …

As a result of a management budgeting exercise, the costs of rheumatology services in two
hospitals in the Northern Region have been calculated. These comprehensive and itemized …

We report two cases of osteomyelitis secondary to staphylococcal septicaemia, presenting
with large sterile effusions in adjacent joints. In both cases the clinical features were …

Defective polymorphonuclear neutrophil function during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) has
been implicated as a cause of postoperative infection following open-heart surgery …

Hitherto the concept of crystal-induced diseases has had its main impact in rheumatology. It
is becoming obvious, however, that crystals have a part to play inthe production of disease …