The study entitled «Feasibility of photoacoustic / ultrasound imaging
of synovitis in finger joints using a point - of - care system» was conducted and published by Pim van den Berg, Khalid Daoudi and Wiendelt Steenbergen from the University of Twente research institute MIRA in cooperation with rheumatologist Hein Moens of Ziekenhuis group Twente.
Timothy E. McAlindon, D.M., M.P.H., of Tufts Medical Center, Boston, and colleagues randomly assigned 140 patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis with features
of synovitis to injections in the joint with the corticosteroid triamcinolone (n = 70) or saline (n = 70) every 12 weeks for two years.
Not exact matches
They include treatment options for patients with and without active systemic disease, along with varying degrees
of inflammation
of the joint lining (
synovitis), as well as recommendations for repeat TB screening for JIA patients receiving biologics.
The initial
synovitis that results in patients exhibits features
of an immune complex disease.
Let me give you my history... At the age
of 4, I began to have knee issues and was later diagnosed with pigmented villonodular
synovitis in my right knee.
A new syndrome (SAPHO syndrome) as been described, characterised by inflammation
of the joint lining (
synovitis), acne and pustules on the feet or palms, thickened and inflamed bone (hyperostosis), and bone inflammation (osteitis).
Regardless
of cause, CCL rupture results in stifle instability which sets into motion a cascade
of events including
synovitis, articular cartilage degeneration, periarticular osteophyte development, capsular fibrosis and medial meniscus injury.
As well, she suffered a serious hip injury, which was later diagnosed as a torn labrum, chronic
synovitis (inflammation
of the lining
of the hip joint), and early degeneration (loss
of the cartilage covering the joint surfaces).