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VOLUME 30: NO. 6 JUNE 2003
Editorials
Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors "SPARCC" an Interest in Consensus

A.D. Sawitzke, D.O. Clegg .........1127
Patient Self-Management in Arthritis? Yes!

J.F. Fries, K. Lorig, H.R. Holman .........1130
Patient Self-Management in Arthritis? Yes, More Research!

D.H. Solomon, T.H. Lee .........1133
Results from Controlled Clinical Trials:
How Relevant for Clinical Practice?

T.K. Kvien, K. Mikkelsen, B-Y. Nordvåg .........1135
Articles
Most Patients Receiving Routine Care for RA in 2001 Did Not Meet Inclusion Criteria for Most Recent Clinical Trials or ACR Criteria for Remission

T. Sokka, T. Pincus .........1138
Identification of Self-Epitopes Recognized by T Cells in RA Demonstrates MMP as a Novel T Cell Target
 J. ter Steege, M. Vianen, J. van Bilsen, J. Bijlsma,
F. Lafeber, M. Wauben .........1147
Expression and Function of the Co-Stimulator H4/ICOS on Activated T Cells of Patients with RA

T. Okamoto, S. Saito, H. Yamanaka, et al .........1157
Hyaluronan Inhibits MMP-1 Production by Rheumatoid Synovial Fibroblasts Stimulated by Proinflammatory Cytokines
 M. Shimizu, T. Yasuda, T. Nakagawa, et al .........1164
Distribution of Protein Nitrotyrosine in Synovial Tissues of Patients with RA and OA
 J.K. Sandhu,
S. Robertson, H.C. Birnboim, R. Goldstein .........1173
Leflunomide for the Treatment of RA:
A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis

M. Osiri, B. Shea, V. Robinson, et al .........1182
Ultrasonography for Assessment of Subcutaneous Nodules
 S. Nalbant, H. Corominas, B. Hsu, L.X. Chen,
H.R. Schumacher, T. Kitumnuaypong .........1191
All-Cause Mortality and Vascular Events Among Patients with RA, OA, or No Arthritis in the UK General Practice Research Database

D.J. Watson, T. Rhodes, H.A. Guess .........1196
Beneficial Effects of Rosmarinic Acid on
Suppression of Collagen Induced Arthritis
 J. Youn, K-H. Lee, J. Won, et al .........1203
Relationships Between Autoantibody Responses to Deletion Mutants of Ki Antigen and Clinical Manifestations of Lupus
 R. Matsudaira,
K. Takeuchi, Y. Takasaki, T. Yano, M. Matsushita,
H. Hashimoto .........1208
Cigarette Smoking and Disease Activity in SLE
 N.O. Ghaussy, W.L. Sibbitt Jr., A.D. Bankhurst,
C.R. Qualls .........1215
Smoking, Alcohol Consumption, and Risk of SLE in the Black Women's Health Study
 M.K. Formica,
J.R. Palmer, L. Rosenberg, T.E. McAlindon .........1222
The Frequency of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura in Patients with SLE Undergoing Kidney Biopsy
 A.M. Manadan, C. Harris, M.M. Schwartz,
J.A. Block .........1227
Pupillocynetic Activity of Substance P in SSc

A. Del Rosso, L. Bertinotti, U. Pietrini, et al .........1231
Patterns of Hospital Admissions and Emergency Room Visits Among Patients with Scleroderma in South Carolina, USA
 P.J. Nietert, R.M. Silver .........1238
Spontaneous Chromosome Damage (Micronuclei)
in SSc and Raynaud's Phenomenon
 G. Porciello, R. Scarpato, C. Ferri, et al .........1244
Bactericidal/Permeability-Increasing Protein and Cathepsin G Are the Major Antigenic Targets of
ANCA in SSc
 D. Khanna, A. Aggarwal,
D.S. Bhakuni, R. Dayal, R. Misra .........1248
Evaluation of Functional Disability Using the
Health Assessment Questionnaire in Japanese Patients with SSc
 M. Kuwana, S. Sato, K. Kikuchi, et al .........1253
Validation of the Sicca Symptoms Inventory for Clinical Studies of SS
 S.J. Bowman, D.A. Booth,
R.G. Platts, A. Field, J. Rostron .........1259
Sex Steroid Hormones in Primary SS
 M.T. Brennan, V. Sankar, R.A. Leakan, et al .........1267
Silent, or Masked, Giant Cell Arteritis Is Associated with a Strong Inflammatory Response and a Benign Short Term Course
 E. Liozon, F. Boutros-Toni,
K. Ly, V. Loustaud-Ratti, P. Soria, E. Vidal .........1272
Sulfasalazine Reduces the Number of Flares of
Acute Anterior Uveitis Over a One-Year Period
 S. Muñoz-Fernández, V. Hidalgo,
J. Fernández-Melón, et al .........1277
Antiinflammatory and Chondroprotective Effects of the Aminobisphosphonate Incadronate (YM175) in Adjuvant Induced Arthritis
 A. Matsuo, T. Shuto, G. Hirata, et al .........1280
Determinants of Synoviocyte Clearance of Arthritogenic Bacteria
 R.D. Inman, U. Payne .........1291
HLA Antigens and Primary OA of the Hand

D. Merlotti, C. Santacroce, L. Gennari, et al .........1298
Is There a Difference in the Perception of Symptoms Between African Americans and Whites with OA?

D.C. Ang, S.A. Ibrahim, C.J. Burant, C.K. Kwoh .........1305
Physiotherapy, Including Quadriceps Exercises and Patellar Taping, for Knee OA with Predominant Patello-Femoral Joint Involvement: Randomized Controlled Trial
 B. Quilty, M. Tucker, R. Campbell,
P. Dieppe .........1311
Economic Cost and Epidemiological Characteristics of Patients with FM Claims
 R.L. Robinson,
H.G. Birnbaum, M.A. Morley, T. Sisitsky,
P.E. Greenberg, A.J. Claxton .........1318
Patient-Physician Discordance in FM
 P.L. Dobkin,
M. De Civita, M. Abrahamowicz, et al .........1326
Pediatric Rheumatology
Enthesalgia in Childhood: Normal Values and in Seronegative Enthesopathic Arthropathy

D.D. Sherry, L.R. Sapp .........1335
Case Reports
Digital Necrosis Related to Carboplatin and Gemcitabine Therapy in SSc

M.E.B. Clowse, F.M. Wigley .........1341
Polyarteritis Nodosa Presenting as Acute Leg Ischemia
 E. Héron, J-N. Fiessinger, L. Guillevin .........1344
Whipple's Disease with Destructive Arthritis, Abdominal Lymphadenopathy, and Central Nervous System Involvement
 M.C. DeArment, T.A. Woodward,
D.M. Menke, P.W. Brazis, L.W. Bancroft,
S.T. Persellin .........1347
Images in Rheumatology
Subcutaneous, Intramuscular, and Intraosseous Synovial Cyst Formation Around the Knee in RA/SLE Overlap Syndrome

T. Yamamoto, T. Akisue, T. Marui, et al .........1351
Subacromial Bursitis with Rice Bodies as the Presenting Manifestation of RA
 R.K. Kataria,
S. Chaiamnuay, L.D. Jacobson, L.H. Brent .........1354
Consensus Report
Canadian Rheumatology Association Consensus on the Use of Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-a Directed Therapies in the Treatment of SpA
 W.P. Maksymowych, R.D. Inman,
D.D. Gladman, et al .........1356
OMERACT 6
International Consensus Conference on Outcome Measures in Rheumatology, Gold Coast, Australia, April 11-14, 2002
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
OMERACT RA MRI Studies Module

C. Peterfy, J. Edmonds, M. Lassere, et al .........1364
OMERACT RA MRI Studies. Exercise 3:
An International Multicenter Reliability Study
Using the RA-MRI Score

M. Lassere, F. McQueen, M. Østergaard, et al .........1366
OMERACT RA MRI Studies. Exercise 4: An International Multicenter Longitudinal Study
Using the RA-MRI Score
 P. Conaghan, M. Lassere, M. Østergaard, et al .........1376
OMERACT RA MRI Studies. Exercise 5:
An International Multicenter Reliability Study
Using Computerized MRI Erosion Volume Measurements
 P. Bird, B. Ejbjerg, F. McQueen, et al .........1380
OMERACT RA MRI Studies. Core Set of MRI Acquisitions, Joint Pathology Definitions, and the OMERACT RA-MRI Scoring System

M. Østergaard, C. Peterfy, P. Conaghan, et al .........1385
OMERACT RA MRI Studies. Summary of
OMERACT 6 MRI Module

F. McQueen, M. Lassere, J. Edmonds, et al .........1387
Correspondence
Unclassified Early Arthritis Is Often Spondyloarthritis
K. Kaarela, J.K. Jantti, K. Lehtinen .........1393
Reply H.R. Schumacher Jr .........1393
Effect of a Diet Program on Lipid and Lipoproteins, Body Weight, Nutrient Intakes, and Quality of
Life in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
E.F. Borba, E. Bonfá .........1393
Reply M. Shah, A. Kavanaugh, Y. Coyle,
B. Adams Huet, P.E. Lipsky .........1394
Letter
Sustained Response to Infliximab in 2 Patients
with Refractory Relapsing Polychondritis
D. Saadoun, C. Job Deslandre, Y. Allanore,
C. Charlier, X-V. Pham, A. Kahan .........1394
Notices

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