Lerch, Klaus and Borisch, Nicola and Paetzel, Christian and Grifka, Joachim and Hartung, Wolfgang (2003) Sonographic evaluation of the elbow in rheumatoid arthritis: a classification of joint destruction. ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY, 29 (8). pp. 1131-1135. ISSN 0301-5629
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate and classify sonographically the joint damage of the elbow in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Standardized sonography of the elbow joint was performed in patients with rheumatoid arthritis between 1998 and 2002; from 2000 onwards in a controlled and prospective study. A grading of the joint damage was developed, evaluated and compared with the radiographic standard reference films of the Larsen classification. A total of 320 consecutive patients were included in this study; 250 elbows of 125 patients (93 women/32 men) were examined in a prospective way. Mean age was 62.5 years and mean disease duration was 11.9 years. The sonographically visible changes could be divided into six stages. In 24% of the patients graded Larsen 0, sonography detected definite abnormalities classified as stages 1 to 3. Sonography is a valuable tool to assess and classify elbow joint alteration in rheumatoid arthritis. Particulary in early stages of joint affection, ultrasound (US) is superior to X-ray in detecting soft tissue changes and minor erosions. (C) 2003 World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine Biology.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | CONVENTIONAL RADIOGRAPHY; BONE EROSIONS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; classification; diagnostic criteria; rheumatoid arthritis; sonography; ultrasound |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Orthopädie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Sep 2021 08:22 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Sep 2021 08:22 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/38804 |
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