Background Biologics are used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and many other
conditions. While the efficacy of biologics has been established, there is uncertainty …

Background Arthritis involving the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) complicates 40-96% of
cases of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), potentially leading to devastating changes to form …

Objective The study objective was to evaluate and update the safety data from randomized
controlled trials of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in patients treated for rheumatoid arthritis …

Several recent in vitro investigations and experimental studies performed in animal models
of osteoarthritis (OA) sustained the previously held view that interleukin (IL)-1 or tumour …

Background: Perineural inhibitors of tumor necrosis factor have recently generated intense
interest as an alternative to epidural steroid injections for lumbosacral radiculopathy …

Post-traumatic arthritis (PTA) is a rapidly progressive form of arthritis that develops due to
joint injury, including articular fracture. Current treatments are limited to surgical restoration …

Our pilot study aimed to investigate the efficacy and tolerability of intra-articular (ia)
injections of infliximab as a therapy for erosive osteoarthritis of the hands. Ten women with …

Conventional radiography is still the first and most important imaging examination in a
clinical setting when evaluating a patient with a known or suspected diagnosis of …

Objective. To assess safety and clinical outcomes in patients with inflammatory arthritis after
intraarticular (IA) injection of rAAV2-TNFR: Fc, a recombinant adeno-associated viral vector …

Joint aspiration/injection and synovial fluid (SF) analysis are both invaluable procedures for
the diagnosis and treatment of joint disease. This chapter addresses (1) the indications …