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VOLUME 31: NO. 10 OCTOBER 2004

Editorial

Power of the Database: An International Approach to Studying Longterm Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy
 
M.N. Lassere, K.R. Johnson .........1877

The Evolving Use of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis
 
A. Kavanaugh, S. Cohen, J.J. Cush .........1881

Tumor Necrosis Factor-a Blockade and the Risk of Vasculitis
 
L. Guillevin, L. Mouthon .........1885

Mechanisms of Action of Tumor Necrosis Factor Antagonists and Granulomatous Infections
 
D. Beenhouwer, R. Wallis, M. Broder, D.E. Furst .........1888

Topical Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs Are Effective in Osteoarthritis of the Knee
 
R.A. Moore .........1893

Articles

Fatigue Assessments in RA: Comparative Performance of Visual Analog Scales and Longer Fatigue Questionnaires in 7760 Patients
   
F. Wolfe .........1896

Can Gold Therapy Be Used More Safely in RA? Adverse Drug Reactions Are More Likely in Patients with Nodular Disease, Independent of HLA-DR3 Status
   
P. Shah, S.M. Griffith, M.F. Shadforth, et al .........1903

Adverse Events with DMARD: A Cohort Study of Leflunomide Compared with Other DMARD
   
G.W. Cannon, W.L. Holden, J. Juhaeri, W. Dai, L. Scarazzini, P. Stang .........1906

Infusion-Related Reactions to Infliximab in Patients with RA in a Clinical Practice Setting: Relationship to Dose, Antihistamine Pretreatment, and Infusion Number
   
M.J. Wasserman, D.A. Weber, J.A. Guthrie, V.P. Bykerk, P. Lee, E.C. Keystone .........1912

Multisegment Foot Motion During Gait: Proof of Concept in RA
   
J. Woodburn, K.M. Nelson, K. Lohmann Siegel, T.M. Kepple, L.H. Gerber .........1918

Occupational Risk Factors for the Development of SLE
   
G.S. Cooper, C.G. Parks, E.L. Treadwell, E.W. St. Clair, G.S. Gilkeson, M.A. Dooley .........1928

The Systemic Lupus Activity Measure-Revised, the Mexican SLE Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI), and a Modified SLEDAI-2K Are Adequate Instruments to Measure Disease Activity in SLE
   
A.G. Uribe, L.M. Vilá, G. McGwin Jr, M.L. Sanchez, J.D. Reveille, G.S. Alarcón .........1934

High Prevalence of Right Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Early Systemic Sclerosis
   
C. Meune, Y. Allanore, J-Y. Devaux, et al.........1941

Autocrine Activation by IL-1a Induces the Fibrogenic Phenotype of SSc Fibroblasts
   
Y. Kawaguchi, S.A. McCarthy, S.C. Watkins, T.M. Wright .........1946

Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis Associated with TNF-a Blocking Agents
   
N. Mohan, E.T. Edwards, T.R. Cupps, et al .........1955

Analysis of CARD15 Polymorphisms in Korean Patients with AS Reveals Absence of Common Variants Seen in Western Populations
   
T-H. Kim, P. Rahman, J-B. Jun, et al .........1959

CD8+ T Cells Oligoclonally Expanded in Synovial Fluid at Onset of SpA Selectively Proliferate in Response to Self-Antigens: Characterization of Cell Specificities in Nonclonal Populations
   
M.A. Treviño, E. Teixeiro, R. Bragado .........1962

Doxycycline versus Doxycycline and Rifampin in Undifferentiated SpA, with Special Reference to Chlamydia-Induced Arthritis. A Prospective, Randomized 9-Month Comparison
   
J.D. Carter, J. Valeriano, F.B. Vasey .........1973

Clinical Vertebral Fractures in Patients with AS
   
D. Vosse, E. Feldtkeller, J. Erlendsson, P. Geusens, S. van der Linden .........1981

Increasing Mineral Density After Menopause in Individual Lumbar Vertebrae as a Marker for Incident Degenerative Disease: A Pilot Study for the Effects of Body Composition and Diet
   
J. Reeve, R. Abraham, J. Walton, L. Russell, B. Wardley-Smith, A. Mitchell .........1986

Are There Differences Between Men and Women Prescribed Bisphosphonate Therapy in Canadian Subspecialty Osteoporosis Practices?
   
A.M. Sawka, J.D. Adachi, A. Papaioannou, et al .........1993

Comparing the AUSCAN OA Hand Index, Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire, and Sequential Occupational Dexterity Assessment for Patients with RA
   
N. Massy-Westropp, J. Krishnan, M. Ahern .........1996

Equivalence Study of a Topical Diclofenac Solution (Pennsaid®) Compared with Oral Diclofenac in Symptomatic Treatment of OA of the Knee: A Randomized Controlled Trial
   
P.S. Tugwell, G.A. Wells, J.Z. Shainhouse .........2002

Osteoarthritic Mice Exhibit Enhanced PGE2 and Unchanged CGRP Release in a Novel Isolated Knee Joint Model
   
B. Averbeck, K. Rudolphi, M. Michaelis .........2013

Tenascin-C Concentration in Synovial Fluid Correlates with Radiographic Progression of Knee OA
   
M. Hasegawa, H. Hirata, A. Sudo, et al .........2021

Inflammatory Markers and Physical Function Among Older Adults with Knee OA
   
B.W.J.H. Penninx, H. Abbas, W. Ambrosius, et al .........2027

The Prevalence of Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis in Korea
   
S-K. Kim, B-R. Choi, C-G. Kim, et al .........2032

Interrelations Between FM, Thyroid Autoantibodies, and Depression
   
L.S. Ribeiro, F.A. Proietti .........2036

Workshop Report: Clinical Diagnosis and Imaging of Sacroiliitis, Innsbruck, Austria, October 9, 2003
 
A. Klauser, M. Bollow, A. Calin, et al .........2041

Pediatric Rheumatology

Cytokine Flexibility of Early and Differentiated Memory T Helper Cells in JIA
   
S. Chiesa, I. Prigione, F. Morandi, et al .........2048

Prolonged Efficacy of Etanercept in Refractory Enthesitis-Related Arthritis
   
M. Henrickson, A. Reiff .........2055

Polymorphisms in the Promoter Region of RANTES and the Regulatory Region of MCP-1 Among Chinese Children with SLE
   
C-H. Liao, T-C. Yao, H-T. Chung, L-C. See, M-L. Kuo, J-L. Huang .........2062

Favorable Outcome in Patients with Renal Involvement Complicating Macrophage Activation Syndrome in Systemic Onset JRA
   
A.V. Ramanan, N.D. Rosenblum, B.M. Feldman, R.M. Laxer, R. Schneider .........2068

Effective Use of the Recombinant IL-1 Receptor Antagonist Anakinra in Therapy Resistant Systemic Onset JRA
   
J.W. Verbsky, A.J. White .........2071

Case Reports

Vasculitis Associated with the Use of Leflunomide
   
J. MacDonald, T. Zhong, A. Lazarescu, B.S. Gan, M. Harth .........2076

Sensory Neuropathy Revealing Necrotizing Vasculitis During Infliximab Therapy for RA
   
P. Richette, P. Dieudé, J. Damiano, et al .........2079

Alpha1-Antitrypsin Replacement Therapy Controls FM Symptoms in 2 Patients with PI ZZ Alpha1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
   
I. Blanco, H. Canto, F.J. de Serres, E. Fernandez-Bustillo, M.C. Rodríguez .........2082

Images in Rheumatology

Bone Resorption in Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
 
G.W.H. Choy, S. Al-Emadi, P. Lee .........2086

Autoamputation in a Patient with Cryoglobulinemia
 
S.D. Overton, J.J. Hong, T.L. Moore, F.E. Johnson.........2088

Correspondence

Raynaud's Phenomenon and Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors C. Garcia-Porrua, C. Canedo Margariños, M.A. Gonzalez-Gay.........2090

Reply E. Matsuura, A. Ohta, R. Sherriff-Tadano .........2090

Erectile Dysfunction and Scleroderma S.R. Johnson, C. Dewar.........2091

Reply J. Pope, J. Ouimet .........2091

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