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VOLUME 29: NO.5 MAY 2002

Editorials

The Psychometrics of Functional Status Questionnaires: Room for Improvement

F. Wolfe .........865

The Place of Juvenile Onset SpA in the Durban 1997 ILAR Classification Criteria of JIA

R. Burgos-Vargas, M. Rudwaleit, J. Sieper .........869

Articles

Activation of the Immune System and Inflammatory Activity in Relation to Markers of Atherothrombotic Disease and Atherosclerosis in RA
 
S. Wållberg-Jonsson, J. Trifunovic Cvetkovic, K. Sundqvist, A.K. Lefvert, S. Rantapää-Dahlqvist .........875

Serum MMP-3 Levels During Treatment with Sulfasalazine or Combination of MTX and Sulfasalazine in Patients with Early RA
 
M.D. Posthumus, P.C. Limburg, J. Westra, M.A. van Leeuwen, M.H. van Rijswijk .........883

Treatment with the Angiogenesis Inhibitor Endostatin: A Novel Therapy in RA
 
H. Matsuno, K. Yudoh, M. Uzuki, et al .........890

Enhanced Expression of a Peanut Agglutinin Reactive O Linked Oligosaccharide on Fibronectins from the SF of Patients with Rheumatic Disease: Quantitation, Domain Localization, and Functional Significance
 
S. Carsons .........896

Rheumatoid Flat Foot and Deformity of the First Ray
 
M. Bouysset, J. Tebib, E. Noel, et al .........903

Decreasing Mortality in Patients with RA: Results from a Large Population Based Cohort in Sweden, 1964-95
 
L. Björnådal, E. Baecklund, L. Yin, F. Granath, L. Klareskog, A. Ekbom .........906

The Rate and Pattern of Organ Damage in Late Onset SLE
 
P. Maddison, V. Farewell, D. Isenberg, et al .........913

Autoantibodies to Proteinase 3 and Myeloperoxidase in SSc
 
A. Ruffatti, R.A. Sinico, A. Radice, et al .........918

Oral and Ocular Manifestations in SS
 
W.W.I. Kalk, K. Mansour, A. Vissink, et al .........924

Anti-TS1-RNA: Characterization of Novel Antibodies Against Sequence-Specific RNA by Random RNA Selection in Patients with SS
 
K. Hirokawa,Y. Takasaki, K. Takeuchi, et al .........931

Change in Final Diagnosis on Second Evaluation of Labial Minor Salivary Gland Biopsies
 
F.B. Vivino, I. Gala, G.A. Hermann .........938

Henoch-Schönlein Purpura and Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Angiitis Exhibit Different HLA-DRB1 Associations
 
M.M. Amoli, W. Thomson, A.H. Hajeer, et al .........945

HLA-B35 Association with Nephritis in Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
 
M.M. Amoli, W. Thomson, A.H. Hajeer, et al .........948

Coding Sequence 1 and Promoter Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the CTLA-4 Gene in WG
 
R. Giscombe, X. Wang, D. Huang, A.K. Lefvert .........950

Definition of Disease Flare in AS: The Patients' Perspective
 
S. Brophy, A. Calin .........954

Infliximab in AS: A Prospective Observational Inception Cohort Analysis of Efficacy and Safety
 
W.P. Maksymowych, G.S. Jhangri, R.G. Lambert, et al .........959

Free HLA Class I Heavy Chain-Carrying Monocytes — A Potential Role in the Pathogenesis of SpA
 
W.C. Tsai, C.J. Chen, J.H. Yen, et al .........966

MICA Rather Than MICB, TNFA, or HLA-DRB1 Is Associated with Susceptibility to PsA
 
S. González, J. Martínez-Borra, A. López-Vázquez, S. García-Fernández, J.C. Torre-Alonso, C. López-Larrea .........973

Measuring Disability in AS: Comparison of Bath AS Functional Index with Revised Leeds Disability Questionnaire
 
S. Eyres, A. Tennant, L. Kay, R. Waxman, P.S. Helliwell .........979

Cardiovascular Autonomic Dysfunction in Familial Mediterranean Fever
 
M. Rozenbaum, J.E. Naschitz, M. Yudashkin, et al .........987

Total Administered Dose of Ibandronate Determines Its Effects on Bone Mass and Architecture in Ovariectomized Aged Rats
 
F. Bauss, M. Wagner, L.H. Hothorn .........990

Trends in Medication Use for OA Treatment
 
J.C. Ausiello, R.S. Stafford .........999

Cost of Joint Replacement Surgery for OA: The Patients' Perspective
 
L. March, M. Cross, K. Tribe, H. Lapsley, B. Courtenay, P. Brooks .........1006

Increase in Lifetime Adverse Drug Reactions, Service Utilization, and Disease Severity Among Patients Who Will Start COX-2 Specific Inhibitors: Quantitative Assessment of Channeling Bias and Confounding by Indication in 6689 Patients with RA and OA
 
F. Wolfe, N. Flowers, T.A. Burke, L.M. Arguelles, D. Pettitt .........1015

The Foot Function Index with Verbal Rating Scales (FFI-5pt): A Clinimetric Evaluation and Comparison with the Original FFI
 
M.M. Kuyvenhoven, K.J. Gorter, P. Zuithoff, E. Budiman-Mak, K.J. Conrad, M.W.M. Post .........1023

Consultations for Work Related Low Back Pain in Argentina
 
E.R. Soriano, C. Zingoni, F. Lucco, L.J. Catoggio .........1029

Predictors of Success of Intervention Programs for Persons with FM
 
S.J. King, J. Wessel, Y. Bhambhani, D. Sholter, W. Maksymowych .........1034

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Muscle Strengthening versus Flexibility Training in FM
 
K. Dupree Jones, C.S. Burckhardt, S.R. Clark, R.M. Bennett, K.M. Potempa .........1041

Viewpoint: Not For Sale, Not Even For Rent: Just Say No. Thoughts About the American College of Rheumatology Adopting a Code of Ethics

R.S. Panush .........1049

Pediatric Rheumatology

Preliminary Definition of Disease Flare in JRA
 
H.I. Brunner, D.J. Lovell, B.K. Finck, E.H. Giannini .........1058

Osteopenia in Adults with a History of JRA. A Population Based Study
 
A.R. French, T. Mason, A.M. Nelson, et al .........1065

Differences in the Profiles of Circulating Levels of sTNFR and IL-1 Receptor Antagonist Reflect the Heterogeneity of the Subgroups of JRA
 
M.A. Muzaffer, J-M. Dayer, B.M. Feldman, et al .........1071

High Response Rate in the Phase I/II Study of Meloxicam in JRA
 
I. Foeldvari, R. Burgos-Vargas, A. Thon, D. Tuerck .........1079

An Unknown Autoinflammatory Syndrome Associated with Short Stature and Dysmorphic Features in a Young Boy
 
A. Mégarbané, A. Sanders, E. Chouery, V. Delague, M. Medlej-Hashim, P-H. Torbey .........1084

Case Reports

Synovial Lipomatosis (Lipoma Arborescens) Affecting Multiple Joints in a Patient with Congenital Short Bowel Syndrome
 
C. Siva, R. Brasington, W. Totty, A. Sotelo, J. Atkinson .........1088

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection of a Tophaceous Pseudogout Nodule
 
A.S. Santos-Ocampo, T.E. Tupasi, F. Villanueva, F.K.A. Roxas, C.P. Ramos .........1093

Images in Rheumatology

Epitrochlear Lymphadenopathy in RA Caused by Silicone Particles

P.V. Balint, A. McEntegart, R. Jackson, A.W. Forrester, R.G. Simpson .........1097

Lumbar Spondylodiscitis in SAPHO Syndrome: Multimodality Imaging Findings

T. Akisue, T. Yamamoto, T. Marui, et al .........1100

Weber-Christian Disease with Severe Polyarthritis and Polyosteitis

F. Rehman, M. Harth, A.R. Spouge .........1102

Correspondence

MTX as a Possible Trigger of Macrophage Activation Syndrome in Systemic JIA R. Eraso, A. Gedalia, L.R. Espinoza .........1104

Reply A. Ravelli, A. Martini .........1104

Macrophage Activation Syndrome Is Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis — Need for the Right Terminology A.V. Ramanan, E.M. Baildam, R.F. Wynn .........1105

Reply A. Ravelli, A. Martini .........1105

Prevalence of SpA in Japan E. Feldtkeller, J. Braun .........1105

Reply S. Hukuda, K. Shichikawa .........1107

Bone Involvement in PsA B. Cortet, M-H. Trouvé, R-M. Flipo .........1107

Letter J.M. Nolla, J. Fiter, A. Rozadilla, C. Gómez-Vaquero .........1108

Reply B. Frediani .........1109

Letters

An Open-label, Phase I/II Study of 5-Fluorouracil Plus Leucovorin in the Treatment of RA
T.W. Bunch, C. Erlichman, H.S. Luthra, E.L. Matteson ......... 1109

Bisphosphonate Addition to Stable Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases BMD in Postmenopausal Women
P. Boulos, R.J. Sebaldt, C.H. Goldsmith .........1110

Infliximab for Systemic Onset JIA: Experience in 3 Children
A.D. Billiau, F. Cornillie, C. Wouters .........1111

Book Review

Osteoarthritis: Diagnosis and Medical/Surgical Management, 3rd edition .........1114

Notices .........xiii




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