Open AccessClinical, Laboratory, and Ultrasound Assessment of the Knee in Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Author(s) -
Shereen Algergawy,
Tohamy Haliem,
Osama S. Alshaer
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
clinical medicine insights arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.418
H-Index - 21
ISSN - 1179-5441
DOI - 10.4137/cmamd.s4371
Subject(s) - medicine , effusion , ultrasound , juvenile rheumatoid arthritis , joint effusion , rheumatoid arthritis , physical examination , knee joint , arthritis , surgery , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging
The aim of this work was to study the ultrasonographic (USG) features of knee joints in relation to clinical and laboratory measures in patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), and also to evaluate the accuracy of ultrasound in the diagnosis of local joint activity.
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