Extended Issue 1 2022
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Gluck lecturer outlines biomechanical model for OA etiology
In the Oscar S. Gluck, MD, Memorial Lecture, Joel Block, MD, described a biomechanistic and loading model of idiopathic osteoarthritis (OA). The conventional model presumes that all OA proceeds from similar processes. Therapeutic strategies involve controlling early inflammation and stabilizing joint structures. That these strategies…
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Stats Bootcamp I presenters identify tools to analyze the performance of screening and diagnostic tests
In the first of three Stats Bootcamp sessions at ACR Convergence, Carolina Alvarez, MS, reviewed how to calculate key measurements in binary and dichotomous testing comparisons. She also analyzed the factors that drive sample size and power considerations in testing.
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Advances in imaging and therapeutics could improve diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of PMR
Claire Owen, MBBS (Hons), PhD, FRACP, CCPU, explained advances in imaging modalities for diagnosing and monitoring polymyalgia rheumatica, and Christian Dejaco, MD, PhD, MBA, discussed new steroid-sparing agents for the treatment of this chronic inflammatory disease.