Association of trabecular bone score with disease parameters and vertebral fractures in axial spondyloarthritis.

Objectives: We aimed to study trabecular bone score (TBS) association with disease parameters and vertebral fractures (VFs) in patients with axial spondyloarthritis.

Methods: Patients diagnosed with axial spondyloarthritis were included in this cross-sectional study. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry was used to measure BMD in the lumbar spine and TBS.

Schmorl's nodes: demystification road of endplate defects-a critical review.

Background: Schmorl's nodes (SN) were the first vertebral endplate defects described. Debate continues about their epidemiology, physiopathology, and clinical significance. The purpose of this work was to summarize and discuss available literature about SN.

Heart Involvement in a Moroccan Population with Spondyloarthritis: A Cross-sectional Study.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of cardiac manifestations and their predictive factors in Moroccan patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA).

Methods: We have conducted a cross-sectional study over four months at the Department of Rheumatology in Mohammed VI University Hospital of Oujda, Morocco. All SpA patients fulfilled the 2009 Assessment SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) criteria.

Bone Loss and Radiographic Damage Profile in Rheumatoid Arthritis Moroccan Patients.

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a known cause of joint destruction and systemic bone loss. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the bone damage and bone loss profiles of established RA patients.

Methods: We designed a cross-sectional study on a cohort of established RA patients.

Seasonal and Weather Effects on Rheumatoid Arthritis: Myth or Reality?

Introduction: Many of our rheumatic patients report that weather and seasons affect their symptoms.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of meteorological parameters within seasons on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptoms.

Methods: A retrospective longitudinal study from July 2017 to August 2018 was conducted.

Spinal Cοrd Compression Secondary to Brοwn Tumοr as First Manifestation of Primary Hyperparathyroidism.

Background: Brown tumors (BTs) represent the typical nonmalignant lesions of hyperparathyroidism. Mandibles, ribs, and large bones are the most usual localization of BT. The diagnosis of these tumors requires biological and radiologic assessments.

[Ankylosing spondylitis associated with Still's disease: should it be considered a pathophysiologic link or a simple association?].

Ankylosing spondylitis is a chronic inflammatory rheumatism; it is part of the group of spondyloarthrites. General signs such as fever and weight loss are of little importance. Adult Still's disease is a rare systemic condition, a diagnosis of exclusion commonly characterized by high hectic fever, rash, arthritis and various systemic manifestations.

An unusual cause of medial foot pain: The cornuate navicular.

The accessory navicular bone (ANB) is a secondary ossification center of the navicular bone and is rarely observed. Three distinct types of accessory navicular bones have been described. The type III, known as the cornuate navicular, is a rare morphological entity of the accessory navicular bone.

Celiac disease causing severe osteomalacia: an association still present in Morocco!

Celiac disease (CD), a malabsorption syndrome caused by hypersensitivity to gliadin fraction of gluten. CD can manifest with classic symptoms; however, significant myopathy and multiple fractures are rarely the predominant presentation of untreated celiac disease. Osteomalacia complicating celiac disease had become more and more rare.

Does Metabolic Syndrome or its Individual Components Affect Pain and Function in Knee Osteoarthritis Women?

Background: Current studies and research support the role of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, few studies have focused on its impact on knee OA parameters. The aim of this study was to investigate if metabolic syndrome or its individual components affect the intensity of pain, functional disability, and radiographic severity in knee osteoarthritis women.