Joint cartilage thickness measured by ultrasound in juvenile idiopathic arthritis

PReS-FINAL-2344: Radiographic evaluation of joint space width compared to cartilage thickness as assessed by ultrasonography in knees of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Introduction Joint space narrowing (JSN) is a measureable outcome of the tissue degeneration caused by the inflammatory process of the synovium in arthritis. JSN is usually assessed by conventional radiography. Ultrasonographic measurements of joint cartilage thickness in large and small joints have been validated in a study of healthy children and recently, measurements of distal femoral carti...

Changes in articular cartilage thickness of the knee in JIA as assessed by ultrasonography

Background Joint cartilage degradation is resulted by ensuing chronic inflammation in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Since the primary goals of treatment are to prevent joint destruction sensitive methods are needed to evaluate cartilage thickness (CTh). Ultrasonography (US) is a reliable tool in the assessment of joint cartilage in rheumatic disease. Previously, we have shown that CTh, i...

Implementation of musculoskeletal ultrasonography in detection of early juvenile idiopathic arthritis

AIM To determine whether early clinical, laboratory and musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) characteristics can be used as early detectors of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Forty (40) patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) diagnosed according to the ILAR criteria [1] and 20 healthy control children. All patients were subjected to the following assessment at base ...

Ultrasound and cartilage thickness in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: new findings, new questions.

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Onset in a Neonate: A Rare Case Report

Background: A common type of chronic arthritis in children and adolescents is juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).According to the International League of Associations for Rheumatology (ILAR) classification, JIA diagnostic criteria include age under 16 years and disease duration of six-weeks. Based on the number of involved joints in the first sixmonths of disease onset, JIA is categorized into...