Modern Rheumatology, Volume 31, Issue 2 (2021)

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Drug Approval Report

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Non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis
Hideto Kameda, Shigeto Kobayashi, Naoto Tamura, Yuho Kadono, Kurisu Tada, Masahiro Yamamura & Tetsuya Tomita
Pages: 277-282
Published online: 12 Oct 2020
AbstractforNon-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (632.4 KB) | EPUB
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Review Articles

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Clinical practice guidance for Sjögren’s syndrome in pediatric patients (2018) – summarized and updated
Minako Tomiita, Ichiro Kobayashi, Yasuhiko Itoh, Yuzaburo Inoue, Naomi Iwata, Hiroaki Umebayashi, Nami Okamoto, Yukiko Nonaka, Ryoki Hara & Masaaki Mori
Pages: 283-293
Published online: 15 Sep 2020
AbstractforClinical practice guidance for Sjögren’s syndrome in pediatric patients (2018) – summarized and updated | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB
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HR-pQCT in vivo imaging of periarticular bone changes in chronic inflammatory diseases: Data from acquisition to impact on treatment indications
Camille P. Figueiredo, Mariana O. Perez, Lucas Peixoto Sales, Georg Schett & Rosa M. R. Pereira
Pages: 294-302
Published online: 01 Sep 2020
AbstractforHR-pQCT in vivo imaging of periarticular bone changes in chronic inflammatory diseases: Data from acquisition to impact on treatment indications | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB) | EPUB
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Comprehensive review on intravertebral intraspinal, intrajoint, and intradiscal vacuum phenomenon: From anatomy and physiology to pathology
Francesco Cianci, Gianfranco Ferraccioli, Edoardo Sean Ferraccioli & Elisa Gremese
Pages: 303-311
Published online: 22 May 2020
AbstractforComprehensive review on intravertebral intraspinal, intrajoint, and intradiscal vacuum phenomenon: From anatomy and physiology to pathology | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB) | EPUB
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Original Articles: Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Twenty years’ follow-up of radiocarpal arthrodesis for rheumatoid wrists
Ryo Okabayashi, Hajime Ishikawa, Asami Abe, Hiroshi Otani, Kei Funamura, Rika Kakutani, Satoshi Ito, Youichi Kurosawa, Shunsuke Sakai, Kiyoshi Nakazono, Motohiro Suzuki, Yukihiro Matsuyama & Akira Murasawa
Pages: 312-318
Published online: 10 Jul 2020
AbstractforTwenty years’ follow-up of radiocarpal arthrodesis for rheumatoid wrists | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Radiographic and clinical effects of 10 mg and 25 mg twice-weekly etanercept over 52 weeks in Japanese patients with active rheumatoid arthritis
Tsutomu Takeuchi, Nobuyuki Miyasaka, Ron D. Pedersen, Noriko Sugiyama & Tomohiro Hirose
Pages: 319-325
Published online: 07 Sep 2020
AbstractforRadiographic and clinical effects of 10 mg and 25 mg twice-weekly etanercept over 52 weeks in Japanese patients with active rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Assessment of discordance of treatment satisfaction between patients with rheumatoid arthritis in low disease activity or in remission and their treating physicians: A cross-sectional survey
Yuko Kaneko, Masayo Sato, Zhihong Cai & Minako Sato
Pages: 326-333
Published online: 18 Jun 2020
AbstractforAssessment of discordance of treatment satisfaction between patients with rheumatoid arthritis in low disease activity or in remission and their treating physicians: A cross-sectional survey | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Severe joint deformity and patient global assessment of disease are associated with discrepancies between sonographic and clinical remission: A cross-sectional study of rheumatoid arthritis patients
Shuichiro Nakabo, Yuko Tsuji, Maiko Inagaki, Hideaki Tsuji, Toshiki Nakajima, Kosaku Murakami, Chikashi Terao, Motomu Hashimoto, Moritoshi Furu, Masao Tanaka, Hiromu Ito, Takao Fujii, Tsuneyo Mimori & Yasutomo Fujii
Pages: 334-342
Published online: 05 May 2020
AbstractforSevere joint deformity and patient global assessment of disease are associated with discrepancies between sonographic and clinical remission: A cross-sectional study of rheumatoid arthritis patients | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Contributing factors of clinical outcomes at 1 year post-diagnosis in early rheumatoid arthritis patients with tightly controlled disease activity in clinical practice: a retrospective study
Shin-ya Kawashiri, Yushiro Endo, Momoko Okamoto, Sosuke Tsuji, Toshimasa Shimizu, Remi Sumiyoshi, Tomohiro Koga, Naoki Iwamoto, Kunihiro Ichinose, Mami Tamai, Hideki Nakamura, Tomoki Origuchi & Atsushi Kawakami
Pages: 343-349
Published online: 31 Jul 2020
AbstractforContributing factors of clinical outcomes at 1 year post-diagnosis in early rheumatoid arthritis patients with tightly controlled disease activity in clinical practice: a retrospective study | Full Text | References | PDF (795.6 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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64Cu-ATSM and 99mTc(CO)3-DCM20 potential in the early detection of rheumatoid arthritis
Trang Thuy Dam, Hirofumi Hanaoka, Takahito Nakajima, Aiko Yamaguchi, Koichi Okamura, Hirotaka Chikuda & Yoshito Tsushima
Pages: 350-356
Published online: 23 Apr 2020
Abstractfor64Cu-ATSM and 99mTc(CO)3-DCM20 potential in the early detection of rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (942.8 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Plasma acrolein level in rheumatoid arthritis increases independently of the disease characteristics
Chisato Kawabata, Toru Nagasawa, Mariko Ono, Nagayoshi Tarumoto, Narutaka Katoh, Yuko Hotta, Hirotaka Kawano, Kazuei Igarashi, Koichiro Shiokawa & Keita Nishimura
Pages: 357-364
Published online: 16 Jun 2020
AbstractforPlasma acrolein level in rheumatoid arthritis increases independently of the disease characteristics | Full Text | References | PDF (913.6 KB) | EPUB
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Disease activity affects the recurrent deformities of the lesser toes after resection arthroplasty for rheumatoid forefoot deformity
Taro Kasai, Gen Momoyama, Yuichi Nagase, Tetsuro Yasui, Sakae Tanaka & Takumi Matsumoto
Pages: 365-372
Published online: 06 Jul 2020
AbstractforDisease activity affects the recurrent deformities of the lesser toes after resection arthroplasty for rheumatoid forefoot deformity | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB
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Association between fall history and performance-based physical function and postural sway in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Kensuke Kawabata, Takumi Matsumoto, Taro Kasai, Song Ho Chang, Jun Hirose & Sakae Tanaka
Pages: 373-379
Published online: 03 Mar 2020
AbstractforAssociation between fall history and performance-based physical function and postural sway in patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (760.7 KB) | EPUB
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Preoperative Japanese Society for the Surgery of the Foot Lesser toe score and erythrocyte sedimentation rate influence wound healing following rheumatoid forefoot surgery
Koji Ohta, Jun-ichi Fukushi, Satoshi Ikemura, Satoshi Kamura, Hisa-aki Miyahara & Yasuharu Nakashima
Pages: 380-385
Published online: 16 Jun 2020
AbstractforPreoperative Japanese Society for the Surgery of the Foot Lesser toe score and erythrocyte sedimentation rate influence wound healing following rheumatoid forefoot surgery | Full Text | References | PDF (745.9 KB) | EPUB
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Connective Tissue Diseases and Related Disorders

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Initial predictors of skin thickness progression in patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis: Results from a multicentre prospective cohort in Japan
Masataka Kuwana, Minoru Hasegawa, Ryosuke Fukue, Yuichiro Shirai, Osamu Ishikawa, Hirahito Endo, Fumihide Ogawa, Daisuke Goto, Yasushi Kawaguchi, Shinichi Sato, Hironobu Ihn & Kazuhiko Takehara
Pages: 386-393
Published online: 20 Jul 2020
AbstractforInitial predictors of skin thickness progression in patients with diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis: Results from a multicentre prospective cohort in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Iguratimod treatment reduces disease activity in early primary Sjögren's syndrome: An open-label pilot study
Hua Chen, Xuan Qi, Yuan Li, Qing Wu, Qun Shi, Li Wang, Jing Li, Lidan Zhao, Li Zhang, Xinyao Zhou, Yunyun Fei, Jinjing Liu, Jinmei Su, Di Wu, Yunjiao Yang, Hui Jiang, Xiaofeng Zeng, Fengchun Zhang & Yan Zhao
Pages: 394-398
Published online: 03 Aug 2020
AbstractforIguratimod treatment reduces disease activity in early primary Sjögren's syndrome: An open-label pilot study | Full Text | References | PDF (866.4 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Association between Functional Independence Measure and mortality in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: A single-center observational study
Yoshinosuke Shimamura, Takuto Maeda, Koki Abe, Yayoi Ogawa & Hideki Takizawa
Pages: 399-407
Published online: 24 Mar 2020
AbstractforAssociation between Functional Independence Measure and mortality in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: A single-center observational study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Rituximab maintenance therapy for patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis in Japan
Yukiko Takeyama, Nobuyuki Ono, Yuri Shirahama, Yasushi Inoue, Atsushi Tanaka, Naoyasu Ueda, Naoya Nishimura, Shuji Nagano, Ayumi Uchino, Tomoya Miyamura, Kensuke Oryoji, Hisako Inoue, Akihito Maruyama, Shun-ichiro Ota, Seiji Yoshizawa, Takuya Sawabe, Naoko Himuro, Katsuhisa Miyake, Yasutaka Kimoto, Takahiko Horiuchi, Hiroki Mitoma, Hiroaki Niiro, Ayako Takamori & Yoshifumi Tada
Pages: 408-416
Published online: 27 Jul 2020
AbstractforRituximab maintenance therapy for patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis in Japan | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Predictors of long-term therapy with glucocorticoid in polymyalgia rheumatica
Akiko Aoki, Hiroshi Kobayashi & Yoshiko Yamaguchi
Pages: 417-420
Published online: 02 Jul 2020
AbstractforPredictors of long-term therapy with glucocorticoid in polymyalgia rheumatica | Full Text | References | PDF (612.4 KB) | EPUB
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Safety and effectiveness of adalimumab in Japanese patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Results from a real-world postmarketing study
Syuji Takei, Naomi Iwata, Ichiro Kobayashi, Toru Igarashi, Yoko Yoshinaga, Naoko Matsubara, Naomi Sunaga, Ayumi Ito & Shumpei Yokota
Pages: 421-430
Published online: 18 May 2020
AbstractforSafety and effectiveness of adalimumab in Japanese patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: Results from a real-world postmarketing study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Treatment patterns and health care resource utilization among Japanese patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A hospital claims database analysis
Tetsuya Tomita, Masayo Sato, Elizabeth Esterberg, Rohan C. Parikh, Kohei Hagimori & Ko Nakajo
Pages: 431-441
Published online: 19 Jun 2020
AbstractforTreatment patterns and health care resource utilization among Japanese patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A hospital claims database analysis | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Investigation of the effectiveness of aerobic exercise training in individuals with ankylosing spondylitis: Randomized controlled study
Bilge Basakci Calik, Mine Pekesen Kurtca, Elif Gur Kabul, Orcin Telli Atalay, Harun Taskin, Murat Yigit, Murat Tasci & Veli Cobankara
Pages: 442-450
Published online: 14 Apr 2020
AbstractforInvestigation of the effectiveness of aerobic exercise training in individuals with ankylosing spondylitis: Randomized controlled study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Validity, reliability, and factor structure of the Istanbul Low Back Pain Disability Index in axial spondyloarthritis
Mehmet Tuncay Duruöz, Sevtap Acer Kasman, Nilay Şahin, İlhan Sezer, Hatice Bodur, Ayşegül Ketenci, Sami Hizmetli, Didem Erdem Gürsoy, Ali Nail Demir, Ahmet Kıvanç Menekşeoğlu, Ahmet Karadağ & Hatice Şule Baklacıoğlu
Pages: 451-457
Published online: 03 Mar 2020
AbstractforValidity, reliability, and factor structure of the Istanbul Low Back Pain Disability Index in axial spondyloarthritis | Full Text | References | PDF (755.4 KB) | EPUB
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Prevalence of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in patients with spondyloarthritis: A retrospective study
Hiromitsu Yamazaki, Takanori Kuroiwa, Ken Shinmura, Masao Yukioka & Norikazu Murata
Pages: 458-461
Published online: 19 May 2020
AbstractforPrevalence of anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies in patients with spondyloarthritis: A retrospective study | Full Text | References | PDF (782.7 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Neuropathic component of low back pain in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
Pinar Borman, Ferda Kaygisiz & Ayşegül Yaman
Pages: 462-467
Published online: 27 Apr 2020
AbstractforNeuropathic component of low back pain in patients with ankylosing spondylitis | Full Text | References | PDF (584.6 KB) | EPUB
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Risk factors for arthropathy in patients with ulcerative colitis after total colectomy
Kentaro Noda, Yoshiki Okita, Yuki Mizutani, Naohiro Sugitani, Yasuo Suzuki, Masato Kusunoki & Ayako Nakajima
Pages: 468-473
Published online: 27 Apr 2020
AbstractforRisk factors for arthropathy in patients with ulcerative colitis after total colectomy | Full Text | References | PDF (670.8 KB) | EPUB
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Central sensitization and its relationship with health profile in Behçet’s disease
Koray Ayar, Burcu M. Ökmen, Lale Altan & Esra K. Öztürk
Pages: 474-480
Published online: 06 Jul 2020
AbstractforCentral sensitization and its relationship with health profile in Behçet’s disease | Full Text | References | PDF (936.2 KB) | EPUB
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Article
Do all colchicine preparations have the same effectiveness in patients with familial Mediterranean fever?
Esra Baglan, Semanur Ozdel & Mehmet Bulbul
Pages: 481-484
Published online: 20 Jul 2020
AbstractforDo all colchicine preparations have the same effectiveness in patients with familial Mediterranean fever? | Full Text | References | PDF (770.4 KB) | EPUB
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Effects of follow-on therapy after denosumab discontinuation in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis
Kosuke Ebina, Jun Hashimoto, Masafumi Kashii, Makoto Hirao, Akira Miyama, Hiroyuki Nakaya, Shigeyoshi Tsuji, Koichiro Takahi, Hideki Tsuboi, Gensuke Okamura, Yuki Etani, Kenji Takami & Hideki Yoshikawa
Pages: 485-492
Published online: 08 Jun 2020
AbstractforEffects of follow-on therapy after denosumab discontinuation in patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis | Full Text | References | PDF (1,001.6 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Haploinsufficiency of A20 with a novel mutation of deletion of exons 2–3 of TNFAIP3
Maho Shimizu, Tadashi Matsubayashi, Hidenori Ohnishi, Mina Nakama, Kazushi Izawa, Yoshitaka Honda & Ryuta Nishikomori
Pages: 493-497
Published online: 03 Feb 2020
AbstractforHaploinsufficiency of A20 with a novel mutation of deletion of exons 2–3 of TNFAIP3 | Full Text | References | PDF (1,023.4 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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In vivo analysis of thrombus formation in arthritic mice
Shoko Tsuji, Tomoyuki Mukai, Hiroyasu Hirano & Yoshitaka Morita
Pages: 498-503
Published online: 30 Mar 2020
AbstractforIn vivo analysis of thrombus formation in arthritic mice | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Rapid Communications

Rapid Communication
Sarcopenia in Japanese younger patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional study
Takeshi Mochizuki, Koichiro Yano, Katsunori Ikari & Ken Okazaki
Pages: 504-505
Published online: 30 Mar 2020
CitationforSarcopenia in Japanese younger patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (419.8 KB) | EPUB
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A simple screening test to assess risk of falls in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Results from the IORRA cohort study
Koei Oh, Takefumi Furuya, Eisuke Inoue, Eiichi Tanaka, Katsunori Ikari, Atsuo Taniguchi, Hisashi Yamanaka, Ken Okazaki & Masayoshi Harigai
Pages: 506-509
Published online: 14 Apr 2020
First Page PreviewforA simple screening test to assess risk of falls in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Results from the IORRA cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (1.4 MB) | EPUB
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Adherence to denosumab for the treatment of osteoporosis in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Results from the IORRA cohort study
Masanori Nakayama, Takefumi Furuya, Eisuke Inoue, Eiichi Tanaka, Katsunori Ikari, Atsuo Taniguchi, Hisashi Yamanaka & Masayoshi Harigai
Pages: 510-513
Published online: 15 Jul 2020
First Page PreviewforAdherence to denosumab for the treatment of osteoporosis in Japanese patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Results from the IORRA cohort study | Full Text | References | PDF (646.2 KB) | EPUB
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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis exposed to COVID-19: A family cluster report
Shaozhe Cai, Wei Sun, Jixin Zhong & Lingli Dong
Pages: 514-517
Published online: 02 Oct 2020
First Page PreviewforPatients with rheumatoid arthritis exposed to COVID-19: A family cluster report | Full Text | References | PDF (714.8 KB) | EPUB
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