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2024 Feb 02


Osteoarthritis Cartilage


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ASSOCIATIONS OF INFLAMMATORY AND METABOLIC BIOMARKERS WITH INCIDENT EROSIVE HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS IN THE OSTEOARTHRITIS INITIATIVE COHORT.

Authors

McAlindon TE, Hunnicutt JL, Roberts MB, Haugen IK, Schaefer LF, Driban JB, Lu B, Duryea J, Smith SE, Booth SL, Petty GA, Mathiessen A, Zeng L, Eaton C

Abstract

Erosive hand osteoarthritis (eHOA) is a subtype of hand OA that develops in finger joints with pre-existing osteoarthritis and is differentiated by clinical characteristics (hand pain/disability, inflammation, and erosions) that suggest inflammatory or metabolic processes.