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Generally, osteoarthris (OA) is considered as primarily cartilage disease. However, as we and others have previously reported, a portion of OA might be caused primarily by bone alterations. In this study, we prospectively and retrospectively show that the bone altertations may affect OA primarily in all of the joints.
In addition, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a joint disease when immune system attacks synovium. Joint destruction occurrs continuously if suitable treatment is not performed. The etiology of RA is still largely unknown. As with OA, RA can be primarily damaged in bone, instead of cartilage. Here we prospectively and retrospectively show that the bone altertations may affect RA primarily in all of the joints.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| RA and OA | Every 2 or 3 months, plain radiograph, blood and urinary tests, and MRI are performed in the painful joints of RA. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| The examinations for bones in joints of OA and RA patients | Procedure |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| The bone signal changes detected by MRI in OA and/or RA patients | 1 year |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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The patients who have OA with accompaying joint pain or the patients who have RA with accompaying joint pain
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Yukio Nakamura | Recruiting | Matsumoto | Nagano | 3908621 | Japan |
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| Yukio Nakamura | Recruiting | Matsumoto | Japan |
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