arthropathy | joint disease

Hodgkin's disease

Lung disease with Sjögren disease

Loose body in elbow joint

Thoracic facet syndrome

Temporomandibular joint disorder

Coxal joint

Number of swollen joints, number of tender joints, patient global assessment of disease activity and blood CRP level together make up the Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28).

Children with cervical spine arthritis are at greater risk of spinal cord injury (especially during contact sports), and those with temporomandibular joint disease may sustain dental injury.

The participating rheumatologists, each of whom works in a private office or outpatient hospital clinic, were asked to recruit all new patients with early inflammatory arthritis (EIA) who fit the inclusion criteria, that is, they had newly diagnosed inflammatory arthritis, defined as one or more joints with inflammation that lasted a minimum of 6 weeks to a maximum of 18 months (Disease duration was assessed by asking the patient ''When did you first start to have this episode of joint pain?'' and ''Have you ever had episodes of similar pain and swelling in your joints before this episode?'') Patients were 18 years or older, spoke English or French, and agre ...[+++]ed to periodic physical and laboratory examinations as well as to completing questionnaires assessing demographics, disability, pain and psychosocial factors related to their illness.

Also important is to explore the relationship between chronic diseases and conditions within the Institute's mandate (e.g. skin, muscle, bone and joint diseases and diseases that compromise oral health).