Muscle Quality Over Quantity: Paraspinal and Psoas Muscle Fat Infiltration Distinguishes Patients With Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures From Matched Controls. [PDF]
Bekele BM, Moritz I, Ryang YM.
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Rheumatologic Manifestations of Patients With Type B Insulin Resistance
Objective The objectives of this study were to identify laboratory and clinical features associated with type B insulin resistance (TBIR), a rare condition caused by autoantibodies that inhibit the insulin receptor, most frequently occurring in the setting of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and to increase awareness of this rare, life‐threatening ...
S. Amara Ogbonnaya +4 more
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Effects of Psyllium Husk on Metabolic Regulators, Insulin Resistance, and SIRT6 in Liver and Muscle of Type 2 Diabetic Rats. [PDF]
Ümit F +5 more
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Introduction Rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases(RMDs) are leading causes of physical disability, necessitating support with activities of daily living(ADLs). This study describes social care received by patients with RMDs in two disperate regions of England: Salford(urban) and Norfolk(rural).
Mehreen Somro +6 more
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Reengineering statin therapy to protect skeletal muscle: nanocarrier strategies for mitigating mitochondrial dysfunction and myotoxicity. [PDF]
Alabrahim OAA, Allam NK.
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Objectives This study aimed to investigate hand function trajectories over 5 years in primary hand osteoarthritis. Additionally, determinants of baseline and longitudinal hand function were assessed. Methods 538 patients with both baseline and 5‐year study visits were analyzed.
Annemiek V.E.M. Olde Meule +4 more
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Automated CT-Based Muscle Density Predicts Mortality Regardless of Muscle Area. [PDF]
Kuchnia AJ +6 more
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Associations of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity with Frailty Over Five Years of Follow‐up
Objective To evaluate whether rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity is associated with frailty both in cross‐section and longitudinally. Methods Participants within the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis registry enrolled from 2003 to 2022 were included. The exposure was RA disease activity measured by Disease Activity Score in 28‐joints (DAS28)
Courtney N. Loecker +14 more
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Muscle edema of the rotator cuff: a systematic review of characteristics and associated pathologies from the LaTour group. [PDF]
Zbinden J +8 more
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Objective To explore whether higher body fat and lower lean mass are associated with greater pain and worse patient‐reported physical function in individuals with hip osteoarthritis (OA). A secondary aim was to examine whether pain and patient‐reported physical function differ according to four body composition profiles: high body fat, low lean mass ...
Alexandra Ryan +10 more
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