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VOLUME 32: NO. 12 DECEMBER 2005
Editorials
Patient Confidence in Clinical Trials
 H.A. Bird .........2281
The Role of Ethnicity in Willingness to Participate in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials
 C.L. Koehn .........2283
Macromolecule Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors:
Are More Better?
 A.F. Kavanaugh.........2285
Temporomandibular Joint Disorder and Other Medically Unexplained Symptoms in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Osteoarthritis, and Fibromyalgia
 H.A. Smythe.........2288
Articles
Extravasation into Synovial Tissue Induces CCL20 mRNA Expression in Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils of Patients with RA
 J. Schlenk, H-M. Lorenz, J-P. Haas, et al.........2291
HLA-DR Genotypes in Familial RA: Increased Frequency of Protective and Neutral Alleles in a Multicase Family
 S. Zsilák, J. Gál, L. Hodinka, et al .........2299
A Phase 2 Dose-Finding Study of PEGylated Recombinant Methionyl Human Soluble TNF Type I in Patients with RA
 D.E. Furst, R. Fleischmann, E. Kopp, et al .........2303
Lipid Profiles Among US Elderly with Untreated RA -- The Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
 H.K. Choi, J.D. Seeger .........2311
Factors Affecting RA Patients' Decisions to Participate in Clinical Trials
 S.J. Lee, L. Lenert, S. Weisman, A. Kavanaugh .........2317
Measuring Preference Weights for ACR Response Criteria for Patients with RA
 C-F. Chiou, M. Weisman,
C.D. Sherbourne, et al .........2326
The Relationship Between Social Deprivation, Disease Outcome Measures, and Response to Treatment in Patients with Stable, Long-Standing RA
 M.J. Harrison, K.J. Tricker, L. Davies, et al .........2330
Driving Problems in Patients with RA
 A.B. Cranney, A. Harrison, L. Ruhland, et al.........2337
In the Era of Nephelometry, Latex Agglutination Is Still Good Enough to Detect Rheumatoid Factor
 V. Anuradha, A. Chopra .........2343
A Randomized, Blinded, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Pilot Study Evaluating the Effect of PVAC Treatment in Patients with Diffuse SSc
 M.C. Genovese, E.F. Chakravarty,
D.L. Boyle, et al .........2345
Psychological and Somatic Predictors of Perceived and Measured Ocular Dryness of Patients with Primary SS
 J.E. Vriezekolk, R. Geenen, A. Hartkamp, et al .........2351
Vertebrobasilar Ischemia and Structural Abnormalities of the Vertebral Arteries in Active Temporal Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica An Ultrasonographic Case-Control Study
 K. Pfadenhauer, M. Esser, K. Berger .........2356
IL-12 in Takayasu's Arteritis: Plasma Concentrations and Relationship with Disease Activity
 D.K. Verma, N.K. Tripathy, N.S. Verma, S. Tiwari .........2361
Reporting of Mortality in a PsA Clinic Is Primarily a Function of the Number of Clinic Contacts and Not Disease Severity
 S. Bond, V.T. Farewell, C.T. Schentag, J.F. Lawless,
D.D. Gladman.........2364
Tophaceous Gout: Quantitative Evaluation by Direct Physical Measurement
 H.R. Schumacher Jr, M.A. Becker,
W.A. Palo, J. Streit, P.A. MacDonald, N. Joseph-Ridge.........2368
The Effect of Apoptosis Signal-Regulating Kinase 1 Gene Transfer on Rat Collagen Induced Arthritis
 R. Terauchi, Y. Arai, K.A. Takahashi, et al .........2373
High Resolution Ultrasonography in Detection of Bone Erosions in Patients with Hand OA
 A. Iagnocco, E. Filippucci, A. Ossandon, et al .........2381
Efficacy of Topical Diclofenac Diethylamine Gel in OA of the Knee
 F.U. Niethard, M.S. Gold, G.S. Solomon, et al .........2384
Prospective Evaluation of Preferences and Quality of Life in Women with Hip Fractures
 A.B. Cranney, D. Coyle,
W.M. Hopman, V. Hum, B. Power, P.S. Tugwell .........2393
Evidence of Sexual Dimorphism in Relationships Between Estrogen Receptor Polymorphisms and Bone Mass: the Hertfordshire Study
 E. Dennison, H. Syddall, C. Fall, M.L. Brandi,
C. Cooper, and the Hertfordshire Cohort Study Group .........2400
Relationship of HRQOL to Prevalent and New or Worsening Back Pain in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis
 S.L. Silverman, V.K. Piziak, P. Chen, D.A. Misurski,
R.B. Wagman .........2405
A Composite Disease Activity Scale for Clinical Practice, Observational Studies, and Clinical Trials: The Patient Activity Scale (PAS/PAS-II)
 F. Wolfe, K. Michaud, T. Pincus .........2410
Do Support Groups Help People with CFS and FM?
A Comparison of Active and Inactive Members
 F. Friedberg, D.W. Leung, J. Quick .........2416
Jaw Pain: Its Prevalence and Meaning in Patients with RA, OA, and FM
 F. Wolfe, R.S. Katz, K. Michaud.........2421
Pediatric Rheumatology
Nasal Septal Perforation: A Novel Clinical Manifestation of Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis/Adult Onset Still's Disease
 T. Avcin, E.D. Silverman, V. Forte, R. Schneider .........2429
Case Reports
Primary Cutaneous Nocardia otitidiscaviarum Infection in a Patient with RA Treated with Infliximab
 S. Fabre, C. Gibert,
C. Lechiche, C. Jorgensen, J. Sany .........2432
Hypomagnesemia and Chondrocalcinosis in Short Bowel Syndrome
 P. Richette, G. Ayoub, T. Bardin,
S. Bouvet, P. Orcel, A-M. Badran.........2434
Dactylolysis Spontanea or Ainhum Involving
the Big Toe
 I. Olivieri, A. Piccirillo, E. Scarano, F. Ricciuti,
A. Padula, V. Molfese.........2437
Severe Refractory Fingertip Ulcerations in a Patient with Scleroderma: Successful Treatment with
Sildenafil
 C.L. Colglazier, P.G. Sutej, K.S. O'Rourke.........2440
Images in Rheumatology
Acute Gouty Inflammation of a Cystic Tophaceous Lesion of a Leg Muscle Associated with "Urate Milk"
 G-S. Huang, D-M. Chang, W-C. Chang, H-W. Kao,
Y-C. Hsu, C-Y. Chen.........2443
Obituary Prof. Hans Valkenburg, 1925-2005
 R. Wigley, K. Muirden.........2445
OMERACT 7
International Consensus Conference on Outcome Measures
in Rheumatology Clinical Trials, Asilomar, California, USA, May 8-12, 2004
Concomitant Therapies as an Outcome Measure. Part 1: Drugs
 L. Gossec, R.B.M. Landewé, J-F. Maillefert, M. Dougados.........2447
Concomitant Therapy: An Outcome Variable for Musculoskeletal Disorders? Part 2: Total Joint Replacement in OA Trials
 J-F. Maillefert, G.A. Hawker, L. Gossec, et al .........2449
Outcome Measures for Acute and Chronic Gout
 H.R. Schumacher Jr, L.N. Edwards, F. Perez-Ruiz, et al .........2452
Measurement of Joint Space Width and Erosion Size
 J.T. Sharp, D. van der Heijde, J. Angwin, et al .........2456
MRI in RA Advances and Research Priorities
 M. Østergaard, F.M. McQueen, P. Bird, et al .........2462
The Evidence for MRI as an Outcome Measure in
Proof-of-Concept RA Studies
 P.G. Conaghan,
F.M. McQueen, C.G. Peterfy, et al .........2465
The Design and Evaluation of Psychoeducational/
Self-Management Interventions
 K. Mulligan,
S.P. Newman, E. Taal, M. Hazes, J.J. Rasker .........2470
Reconciling Subject Differences in Recruitment to Clinical Trials and Clinical Practice
 K.L. Hyrich, D.P.M. Symmons, A.J. Silman.........2475
Scleroderma Developing Measures of Response
 D.E. Furst, D. Khanna, M. Mattucci-Cerinic, A.J. Silman,
P.A. Merkel, I. Foeldvari .........2477
Synovial Tissue Analysis in Clinical Trials
 B. Bresnihan, D. Baeten, G.S. Firestein, et al .........2481
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Including Definitions for Ultrasonographic Pathology
 R.J. Wakefield, P.V. Balint, M. Szkudlarek, et al .........2485
Current Status of Outcome Measures in Vasculitis: Focus on Wegener's Granulomatosis and Microscopic Polyangiitis. Report from OMERACT 7
 P.A. Merkel, P. Seo, P. Aries, et al,
for the Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium.........2488
Acknowledgment.........2496
Correspondence
Prasterone and BMD in Women with SLE
T. Alexander, P.N. Friel, J.V. Wright.........2497
Reply: Prasterone and BMD in Women with SLE
P.J. Mease, K.E. Schwartz .........2497
Bilateral Ocular Myositis as a Late Complication of Dermatomyositis
G.J.D. Hengstman.........2498
Letter
B. Marasini, R. Cossutta, M. Massarotti.........2498
Reply
P. Kokotis, P.P. Sfikakis.........2499
Letters
BCG Vaccination in a Patient Treated with Infliximab
E. Toussirot, D. Wendling.........2500
Simultaneous Presentation of Cryptococcal Meningitis and Lupus Nephritis
K.K. Huston, A.C. Gelber.........2501
Book Review
Bone Disease in Rheumatology.........2502
Correction
Comparative Effects of 2 Antioxidants, Selenomethionine and Epigallocatechin-Gallate, on Catabolic and Anabolic Gene Expression of Articular Chondrocytes
R. Andriamanalijaona,
C. Baugé, E. Renard, et al.........2502
Meetings in Rheumatology.........
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