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VOLUME 31: NO. 2 FEBRUARY 2004
Editorials
Translating Research into Practice: Acetaminophen
in Osteoarthritis Revisited
 D.L. Scott, G. Kingsley .........199
Rheumatological Creativity and Leflunomide
 J.M. Kremer .........203
Trials Are Short, Disease Long: Measuring Drug Utility Beyond Clinical Trials
 M.E. Luggen .........205
Articles
The Effect of Oral Contraceptives and Estrogen Replacement Therapy on the Risk of RA:
A Population Based Study
M.F. Doran, C.S. Crowson, W.M. O'Fallon,
S.E. Gabriel .........207
The Influence of Sex on RA: A Prospective Study
of Onset and Outcome After 2 Years
B. Tengstrand, M. Ahlmén, I. Hafström,
for the BARFOT Study Group .........214
A Web-Compatible Instrument for Measuring Self-Reported Disease Activity in Arthritis
N. Athale, A. Sturley, S. Skoczen, A. Kavanaugh,
L. Lenert .........223
Patient Questionnaires and Formal Education
Level as Prospective Predictors of Mortality
Over 10 Years in 97% of 1416 Patients with RA
from 15 US Private Practices
T. Pincus, J. Keysor, T. Sokka, E. Krishnan,
L.F. Callahan .........229
RA Treatment with Weekly Leflunomide:
An Open-Label Study
J. Jaimes-Hernández,
M. Robles-San Román, R. Suárez-Otero,
M.E. Dávalos-Zugasti, S. Arroyo-Borrego .........235
Effect of Repeated Infliximab Therapy on Serum
MMP and TIMP in Patients with RA
P.A. Klimiuk, S. Sierakowski, I. Domyslawska,
J. Chwiecko .........238
Efficacy and Safety of Tacrolimus (FK506) in Treatment of RA: A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Dose-Finding Study
H. Kondo, T. Abe, H. Hashimoto, et al .........243
Autoimmune Response to Proteasome Activator 28a in Patients with Connective Tissue Diseases
M. Matsushita, Y. Takasaki, K. Takeuchi, H. Yamada,
R. Matsudaira, H. Hashimoto .........252
Effects of Disease Activity, Pain, and Distress on Activity Limitations in Patients with SLE
C.M. Greco, T.E. Rudy, S. Manzi .........260
Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in SLE
A. Foote, E.M. Briganti, Y. Kipen, L. Santos,
M. Leech, E.F. Morand .........268
Close Association of Herpes Zoster Reactivation and SLE Diagnosis: Case-Control Study of Patients with SLE or Noninflammatory Musculoskeletal Disorders
J.E. Pope, A. Krizova, J.M. Ouimet, J.L. Goodwin,
M.D. Laskin .........274
Transverse Myelitis as the First Manifestation of
SLE or Lupus-like Disease: Good Functional Outcome and Relevance of Antiphospholipid Antibodies
D.P. D'Cruz, S. Mellor-Pita, B. Joven, et al .........280
Nailfold Capillary Microscopy Can Suggest Pulmonary Disease Activity in SSc
M. Bredemeier,
R.M. Xavier, K.G. Capobianco, et al .........286
IL-1ß Gene Polymorphism Association with
Severe Renal Manifestations and Renal Sequelae
in Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
M.M. Amoli,
M.C. Calviño, C. Garcia-Porrua, J. Llorca,
W.E.R. Ollier, M.A. Gonzalez-Gay .........295
Lack of Association Between Endothelial NO Synthase Polymorphisms and Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
M.M. Amoli, C. Garcia-Porrua, M.C. Calviño,
W.E.R. Ollier, M.A. Gonzalez-Gay .........299
Galanin in Adjuvant Arthritis in the Rat
W. Qinyang, K. Hultenby, E. Adlan,
J. Urban Lindgren .........302
A Randomized Comparative Study of Short Term Response to Blind Injection versus Sonographic-Guided Injection of Local Corticosteroids in Patients with Painful Shoulder
E. Naredo, F. Cabero, P. Beneyto, et al .........308
ADAMTS-1, a Gene Product of Articular Chondrocytes in Vivo and in Vitro, Is Downregulated by IL-1ß
L. Wachsmuth, B. Bau, Z. Fan, A. Pecht,
N. Gerwin, T. Aigner .........315
Effect of Radiosynovectomy with Holmium-166 Ferric Hydroxide Macroaggregate on Adult Equine
Cartilage
O.T. Mäkelä, M.J. Lammi,
H. Uusitalo, et al .........321
Bone Scintigraphy Is Not a Better Predictor of Progression of Knee OA Than Kellgren and
Lawrence Grade
S.A. Mazzuca, K.D. Brandt,
D.S. Schauwecker, et al .........329
A Randomized, Single-Blind Comparison of the Efficacy and Tolerability of Hylan G-F 20 and Triamcinolone Hexacetonide in Patients with OA of the Knee
D. Caborn, J. Rush, W. Lanzer,
D. Parenti, C. Murray .........333
NSAID or Acetaminophen for OA of the Hip or Knee? A Systematic Review of Evidence and Guidelines
A. Wegman, D. van der Windt, M. van Tulder,
W. Stalman, T. de Vries .........344
Longer Use of COX-2-Specific Inhibitors Compared
to Nonspecific NSAID: A Longitudinal Study of 3639 Patients in Community Practice
F. Wolfe, K. Michaud, T.A. Burke, S.Z. Zhao .........355
Clinical Profile of Rheumatic Disease Patients Referred to a Multidisciplinary Pain Center
M-A. Fitzcharles, A. Almahrezi, M.A. Ware .........359
Functional Imaging of Pain in Patients with
Primary FM
D.B. Cook, G. Lange, D.S. Ciccone,
W-C. Liu, J. Steffener, B.H. Natelson .........364
Aspects of Diurnal Rhythmicity in Pain, Stiffness,
and Fatigue in Patients with FM
N. Bellamy, R.B. Sothern, J. Campbell .........379
Pediatric Rheumatology
ILAR Classification of JIA: Second Revision, Edmonton, 2001
R.E. Petty, T.R. Southwood, P. Manners, et al .........390
Case Report
Delayed Diagnosis of Takayasu's Arteritis:
Total Abdominal Aorta Occlusion Treated with
Axillo-Bifemoral Bypass
H. Kart-Koseoglu,
A.E. Yucel, A. Tasdelen, F. Bovyat .........393
Images in Rheumatology
Fatal Occlusive Vessel Disease in a Patient with Systemic JIA
H. Mangge, B. Heinzl, H-M. Grubbauer,
M. Aschauer, M. Tillich .........396
Correspondence
No Significant Sex Differences in Temporal Arteritis
E. Liozon, A-L. Fauchais, V. Loustaud, E. Vidal .........397
Reply R. Nir-Paz, T. Chajek-Shaul .........398
Reply J. Narváez .........399
DMARD and Pregnancy
K. Uhl, D.L. Kennedy, W.R. Gilliland .........400
Reply E.F. Chakravarty, D. Sanchez-Yamamoto,
T.M. Bush .........402
"Soft" Neurological Signs in SLE T.J. Romano .........402
Reply S.D. Denburg .........402
Letters
Validity of Scleroderma Functional Assessment Questionnaire J.L. Poole, L. Brower .........402
Lack of Association Between ICAM-1 Gene Polymorphisms and Biopsy-Proven Erythema Nodosum M.M. Amoli, W.E.R. Ollier, M. Lueiro,
M.L. Fernandez, C. Garcia-Porrua,
M.A. Gonzalez-Gay .........403
Correction
An Unusually Complicated Case of Primary
Sjögren's Syndrome: Development of Transient "Lupus-type" Autoantibodies Following Silicone Implant Rejection
R.A. Asherson, Y. Shoenfeld, C. Bosman .........405
Notices
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