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Angiotensin receptor blockers, but not angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, inhibit abnormal bone changes in spondyloarthritis

Experimental and Molecular Medicine, 2023
Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that results in bone ankylosis. The tissue renin-angiotensin system (RAS) is an emerging pathway potentially implicated in SpA-associated bone changes.
Jin Sun Choi, Ji-Young Kim, Min-Joo Ahn, Hanbit Jang, Seungtaek Song, Sung Hoon Choi, Ye-Soo Park, Sungsin Jo, Tae-Hwan Kim, Seung Cheol Shim   +9 more
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The association between comorbidities and disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a multicenter, cross-sectional cohort study in Japan with the highest proportion of elderly individuals

Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, 2022
Background This study aimed to assess the association of disease activity with the presence of comorbidities in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, using the Akita Orthopedic Group on Rheumatoid Arthritis (AORA) registry, a multicenter, cross-sectional ...
Takanori Miura, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Takeshi Kashiwagura, Hiroyuki Tsuchie, Yusuke Sugimura, Yoichi Shimada   +5 more
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Post-operative Physical Performance Factors Associated With Gait Speed in Patients Surgically Treated for Hip Fracture: A Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2019
Objective To determine post-operative physical performance factors associated with gait speed in patients surgically treated for hip fracture. Methods Cross-sectional data from 59 patients (16 males and 43 females; mean age, 79.2±9.1 years) who underwent
Young Tae Jeon, Bo Ryun Kim, Eun Young Han, Kwang Woo Nam, So Young Lee, Yong Geun Park, Min Ji Suh, Jong Hyun Kim   +7 more
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Physical Performance Correlates with Self-Reported Physical Function and Quality of Life in Patients at 3 Months after Total Knee Arthroplasty [PDF]

Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2020
Background Although total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an effective treatment for knee osteoarthritis, assessment of postoperative outcomes remains unclear.
Jun Hwan Choi, Bo Ryun Kim, Sang Rim Kim, Kwang Woo Nam, So Young Lee, Won Bin Kim, Youn Ji Kim   +6 more
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Functional Outcomes After Critical Pathway for Inpatient Rehabilitation of Total Knee Arthroplasty [PDF]

Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine, 2019
Objective To investigate functional outcomes after the application of a critical pathway for inpatient rehabilitation of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Methods A total of 184 patients (57 males and 127 females; average age, 71.5±5.9 years) who underwent ...
Jong Hyun Kim, Bo Ryun Kim, Sang Rim Kim, Eun Young Han, Kwang Woo Nam, So Young Lee, Won Bin Kim   +6 more
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Non-TNF inhibitor switchers versus TNF inhibitor cyclers from multicentre rheumatoid arthritis ultrasonography prospective cohort in Japan

Immunological Medicine, 2020
To compare therapeutic efficacy of tumour necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) cyclers and non-TNFi switchers in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) having inadequate response to previous TNFis (TNF-IR patients) using composite measures including imaging
Yushiro Endo, Shin-ya Kawashiri, Shimpei Morimoto, Ayako Nishino, Momoko Okamoto, Sosuke Tsuji, Ayuko Takatani, Toshimasa Shimizu, Remi Sumiyoshi, Takashi Igawa, Tomohiro Koga, Naoki Iwamoto, Kunihiro Ichinose, Mami Tamai, Hideki Nakamura, Tomoki Origuchi, Yukitaka Ueki, Tamami Yoshitama, Nobutaka Eiraku, Naoki Matsuoka, Akitomo Okada, Keita Fujikawa, Hiroaki Hamada, Tomomi Tsuru, Shuji Nagano, Yojiro Arinobu, Toshihiko Hidaka, Yoshifumi Tada, Atsushi Kawakami   +28 more
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Clinical analyses of ultrasound-guided nerve block in lower-extremity surgery: A retrospective study

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the clinical effects and results of lower-extremity surgery under ultrasound-guided nerve block; time required for nerve block, anesthesia onset time, duration of anesthesia, duration of analgesia ...
Chan Kang, Deuk-Soo Hwang, Jae-Hwang Song, Gi-Soo Lee, Jeong-Kil Lee, Sung-Jin Hwang, Je-Hyung Jeon, Byung-Kuk An   +7 more
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Downregulation of Tumour Necrosis Factor α Gene Expression in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Cultured in the Presence of Tofacitinib Prior to Therapy Is Associated with Clinical Remission in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2022
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by pain, synovial hyperplasia, mononuclear cell infiltration, bone erosion and joint destruction.
Elena V. Tchetina, Galina A. Markova, Azamat M. Satybaldyev, Aleksandr M. Lila   +3 more
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Bridging disconnected networks of first and second lines of biologic therapies in rheumatoid arthritis with registry data: Bayesian evidence synthesis with target trial emulation [PDF]

, 2022
Objective: We aim to utilise real world data in evidence synthesis to optimise an evidence base for the effectiveness of biologic therapies in rheumatoid arthritis in order to allow for evidence on first-line therapies to inform second-line effectiveness estimates.
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Influence of Preoperative Physical Function on Gait 1 Month After Total Knee Arthroplasty

Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2017
Background : This study aimed to identify the preoperative physical performance factors that predict gait speed and endurance 1 month after total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
So Young Lee, Bo Ryun Kim, Sang Rim Kim, Eun Young Han, Kwang Woo Nam, Yong-Geun Park   +5 more
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