Characteristics of joint involvement and relationships with systemic inflammation in systemic sclerosis: Results from the EULAR Scleroderma Trial and Research Group (EUSTAR) database

Jerome Avouac; Ulrich Walker; Alan Tyndall; André Kahan; Marco Matucci-Cerinic; Yannick Allanore; I. Miniati; A. Müller; F. Iannone; R. Giacomelli; O. Distler; R. Becvar; S. Sierakowsky; O. Kowal-Bielecka; P. Coelho; J. Cabane; M. Cutolo; Y. Shoenfeld; G. Valentini; J. Rovensky; G. Riemekasten; I. Nicoara; P. Vlachoyiannopoulos; R. Caporali; S. Jiri; M. Inanc; I. Zimmermann Gorska; P. Carreira; S. Novak; L. Czirjak; F. Oliveira Ramos; M. Jendro; C. Chizzolini; E. J. Kucharz; J. Richter; F. Cozzi; B. Rozman; C. M. Mallia; A. Gabrielli; D. Farge; H. P. Kiener; D. Schöffel; M. Sticherling; P. Airo; F. Wollheim; D. Martinovic; F. Trotta; N. Hunzelmann; S. Jablonska; K. Reich; S. Bombardieri; P. Siakka; R. Pellerito; L. M. Bambara; J. Morovic-Vergles; C. Denton; R. Hinrichs; F. Van Den Hoogen; N. Damjanov; I. Kötter; V. Ortiz; S. Heitmann; D. Krasowska; M. Seidel; P. Hasler; J. M. Van Laar; J. P. Kaltwasser; I. Foeldvari; A. Juan Mas; G. Bajocchi; M. Wislowska; J. A. Pereira Da Silva; S. Jacobsen; M. Worm; W. Graniger; A. Kuhn; A. Stankovic; R. Cossutta; M. Majdan; L. Damjanovska Rajcevska; M. Tikly; E. L. Nasonov; K. Steinbrink; A. Herrick; U. Müller-Ladner; A. Dinc; R. Scorza; K. Sondergaard; F. Indiveri; H. Nielsen; Z. Szekanecz; R. M. Silver; M. Antivalle; I. B. Espinosa; P. García De La Pena Lefebvre; O. Midtvedt; D. Launay; F. Valesini; P. Tuvik; R. M. Ionescu; N. Del Papa; S. Pinto; F. Wigley; C. Mihai; M. Sinziana Capranu; C. Sunderkötter; J. B. Jun; C. Derk; S. Alhasani; J. H. Distler; E. Ton; T. Soukup; J. Seibold; S. Zeni; P. Nash; L. Mouthon; F. De Keyser; M. T. Duruöz; F. P. Cantatore; G. Strauss; C. A. Von Mülhen; M. R. Pozzi; K. Eyerich; J. Szechinski; M. Keiserman; F. A. Houssiau; J. A. Rom-Ivorra; B. Krummel-Lorenz; M. Aringer; R. Westhovens; F. Bellisai; M. Mayer; F. Stoeckl; M. Üprus; A. Volpe; M. Buslau; S. Yavuz; B. Granel; A. Valderílio Feijó; F. Del Galdo; S. Popa; T. Zenone; X. Ricardo Machado; M. Pileckyte; S. Stebbings; A. Mathieu; A. Tulli; T. Tourinho; R. Souza; R. Acayaba De Toledo; L. Stamp; K. Solanki; D. Veale; J. Francisco Marques Neto; G. F. Bagnato; E. Loyo; S. Toloza; M. Li; W. Ahmed Abdel Atty Mohamed; V. Cobankara; J. Olas; F. Salsano; F. Oksel; C. M. Tanaseanu; R. Foti; C. Ancuta; M. Vonk; P. Caramashi; L. Beretta; A. Balbir; B. Shine; A. Chiàla; K. Pasalic Simic; M. Ghio; B. Stamenkovic; S. Rednic; N. Host; R. Pellerito; E. Hachulla; D. E. Furst

doi:10.3899/jrheum.091165

Characteristics of joint involvement and relationships with systemic inflammation in systemic sclerosis: Results from the EULAR Scleroderma Trial and Research Group (EUSTAR) database

Jerome Avouac, Ulrich Walker, Alan Tyndall, André Kahan, Marco Matucci-Cerinic, Yannick Allanore, I. Miniati, A. Müller, F. Iannone, R. Giacomelli, O. Distler, R. Becvar, S. Sierakowsky, O. Kowal-Bielecka, P. Coelho, J. Cabane, M. Cutolo, Y. Shoenfeld, G. Valentini, J. RovenskyG. Riemekasten, I. Nicoara, P. Vlachoyiannopoulos, R. Caporali, S. Jiri, M. Inanc, I. Zimmermann Gorska, P. Carreira, S. Novak, L. Czirjak, F. Oliveira Ramos, M. Jendro, C. Chizzolini, E. J. Kucharz, J. Richter, F. Cozzi, B. Rozman, C. M. Mallia, A. Gabrielli, D. Farge, H. P. Kiener, D. Schöffel, M. Sticherling, P. Airo, F. Wollheim, D. Martinovic, F. Trotta, N. Hunzelmann, S. Jablonska, K. Reich, S. Bombardieri, P. Siakka, R. Pellerito, L. M. Bambara, J. Morovic-Vergles, C. Denton, R. Hinrichs, F. Van Den Hoogen, N. Damjanov, I. Kötter, V. Ortiz, S. Heitmann, D. Krasowska, M. Seidel, P. Hasler, J. M. Van Laar, J. P. Kaltwasser, I. Foeldvari, A. Juan Mas, G. Bajocchi, M. Wislowska, J. A. Pereira Da Silva, S. Jacobsen, M. Worm, W. Graniger, A. Kuhn, A. Stankovic, R. Cossutta, M. Majdan, L. Damjanovska Rajcevska, M. Tikly, E. L. Nasonov, K. Steinbrink, A. Herrick, U. Müller-Ladner, A. Dinc, R. Scorza, K. Sondergaard, F. Indiveri, H. Nielsen, Z. Szekanecz, R. M. Silver, M. Antivalle, I. B. Espinosa, P. García De La Pena Lefebvre, O. Midtvedt, D. Launay, F. Valesini, P. Tuvik, R. M. Ionescu, N. Del Papa, S. Pinto, F. Wigley, C. Mihai, M. Sinziana Capranu, C. Sunderkötter, J. B. Jun, C. Derk, S. Alhasani, J. H. Distler, E. Ton, T. Soukup, J. Seibold, S. Zeni, P. Nash, L. Mouthon, F. De Keyser, M. T. Duruöz, F. P. Cantatore, G. Strauss, C. A. Von Mülhen, M. R. Pozzi, K. Eyerich, J. Szechinski, M. Keiserman, F. A. Houssiau, J. A. Rom-Ivorra, B. Krummel-Lorenz, M. Aringer, R. Westhovens, F. Bellisai, M. Mayer, F. Stoeckl, M. Üprus, A. Volpe, M. Buslau, S. Yavuz, B. Granel, A. Valderílio Feijó, F. Del Galdo, S. Popa, T. Zenone, X. Ricardo Machado, M. Pileckyte, S. Stebbings, A. Mathieu, A. Tulli, T. Tourinho, R. Souza, R. Acayaba De Toledo, L. Stamp, K. Solanki, D. Veale, J. Francisco Marques Neto, G. F. Bagnato, E. Loyo, S. Toloza, M. Li, W. Ahmed Abdel Atty Mohamed, V. Cobankara, J. Olas, F. Salsano, F. Oksel, C. M. Tanaseanu, R. Foti, C. Ancuta, M. Vonk, P. Caramashi, L. Beretta, A. Balbir, B. Shine, A. Chiàla, K. Pasalic Simic, M. Ghio, B. Stamenkovic, S. Rednic, N. Host, R. Pellerito, E. Hachulla, D. E. Furst

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Objective. To determine the prevalence of and independent factors associated with joint involvement in a large population of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods. This study was cross-sectional, based on data collected on patients included in the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Scleroderma Trials and Research (EUSTAR) registry. We queried this database to extract data regarding global evaluation of patients with SSc and the presence of any clinical articular involvement: synovitis (tender and swollen joints), tendon friction rubs (rubbing sensation detected as the tendon was moved), and joint contracture (stiffness of the joints that decreased their range of motion). Overall joint involvement was defined by the occurrence of synovitis and/or joint contracture and/or tendon friction rubs. Results. We recruited 7286 patients with SSc; their mean age was 56 ± 14 years, disease duration 10 ± 9 years, and 4210 (58%) had a limited cutaneous disease subset. Frequencies of synovitis, tendon friction rubs, and joint contractures were 16%, 11%, and 31%, respectively. Synovitis, tendon friction rubs, and joint contracture were more prevalent in patients with the diffuse cutaneous subset and were associated together and with severe vascular, muscular, renal, and interstitial lung involvement. Moreover, synovitis had the highest strength of association with elevated acute-phase reactants taken as the dependent variable. Conclusion. Our results highlight the striking level of articular involvement in SSc, as evaluated by systematic examination in a large cohort of patients with SSc. Our data also show that synovitis, joint contracture, and tendon friction rubs are associated with amore severe disease and with systemic inflammation. The Journal of Rheumatology

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1488-1501
Number of pages	14
Journal	Journal of Rheumatology
Volume	37
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.091165
State	Published - Jul 2010

Keywords

Joint contracture
Joint involvement
Synovitis
Systemic sclerosis
Tendon friction rub

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Avouac, J., Walker, U., Tyndall, A., Kahan, A., Matucci-Cerinic, M., Allanore, Y., Miniati, I., Müller, A., Iannone, F., Giacomelli, R., Distler, O., Becvar, R., Sierakowsky, S., Kowal-Bielecka, O., Coelho, P., Cabane, J., Cutolo, M., Shoenfeld, Y., Valentini, G., ... Furst, D. E. (2010). Characteristics of joint involvement and relationships with systemic inflammation in systemic sclerosis: Results from the EULAR Scleroderma Trial and Research Group (EUSTAR) database. Journal of Rheumatology, 37(7), 1488-1501. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.091165

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Characteristics of joint involvement and relationships with systemic inflammation in systemic sclerosis: Results from the EULAR Scleroderma Trial and Research Group (EUSTAR) database. / Avouac, Jerome; Walker, Ulrich; Tyndall, Alan et al.
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PY - 2010/7

Y1 - 2010/7

N2 - Objective. To determine the prevalence of and independent factors associated with joint involvement in a large population of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods. This study was cross-sectional, based on data collected on patients included in the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Scleroderma Trials and Research (EUSTAR) registry. We queried this database to extract data regarding global evaluation of patients with SSc and the presence of any clinical articular involvement: synovitis (tender and swollen joints), tendon friction rubs (rubbing sensation detected as the tendon was moved), and joint contracture (stiffness of the joints that decreased their range of motion). Overall joint involvement was defined by the occurrence of synovitis and/or joint contracture and/or tendon friction rubs. Results. We recruited 7286 patients with SSc; their mean age was 56 ± 14 years, disease duration 10 ± 9 years, and 4210 (58%) had a limited cutaneous disease subset. Frequencies of synovitis, tendon friction rubs, and joint contractures were 16%, 11%, and 31%, respectively. Synovitis, tendon friction rubs, and joint contracture were more prevalent in patients with the diffuse cutaneous subset and were associated together and with severe vascular, muscular, renal, and interstitial lung involvement. Moreover, synovitis had the highest strength of association with elevated acute-phase reactants taken as the dependent variable. Conclusion. Our results highlight the striking level of articular involvement in SSc, as evaluated by systematic examination in a large cohort of patients with SSc. Our data also show that synovitis, joint contracture, and tendon friction rubs are associated with amore severe disease and with systemic inflammation. The Journal of Rheumatology

AB - Objective. To determine the prevalence of and independent factors associated with joint involvement in a large population of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods. This study was cross-sectional, based on data collected on patients included in the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Scleroderma Trials and Research (EUSTAR) registry. We queried this database to extract data regarding global evaluation of patients with SSc and the presence of any clinical articular involvement: synovitis (tender and swollen joints), tendon friction rubs (rubbing sensation detected as the tendon was moved), and joint contracture (stiffness of the joints that decreased their range of motion). Overall joint involvement was defined by the occurrence of synovitis and/or joint contracture and/or tendon friction rubs. Results. We recruited 7286 patients with SSc; their mean age was 56 ± 14 years, disease duration 10 ± 9 years, and 4210 (58%) had a limited cutaneous disease subset. Frequencies of synovitis, tendon friction rubs, and joint contractures were 16%, 11%, and 31%, respectively. Synovitis, tendon friction rubs, and joint contracture were more prevalent in patients with the diffuse cutaneous subset and were associated together and with severe vascular, muscular, renal, and interstitial lung involvement. Moreover, synovitis had the highest strength of association with elevated acute-phase reactants taken as the dependent variable. Conclusion. Our results highlight the striking level of articular involvement in SSc, as evaluated by systematic examination in a large cohort of patients with SSc. Our data also show that synovitis, joint contracture, and tendon friction rubs are associated with amore severe disease and with systemic inflammation. The Journal of Rheumatology

KW - Joint contracture

KW - Joint involvement

KW - Synovitis

KW - Systemic sclerosis

KW - Tendon friction rub

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U2 - 10.3899/jrheum.091165

DO - 10.3899/jrheum.091165

M3 - Article

C2 - 20551097

AN - SCOPUS:77954436578

SN - 0315-162X

VL - 37

SP - 1488

EP - 1501

JO - Journal of Rheumatology

JF - Journal of Rheumatology

IS - 7

ER -

Characteristics of joint involvement and relationships with systemic inflammation in systemic sclerosis: Results from the EULAR Scleroderma Trial and Research Group (EUSTAR) database

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