Can ultrasound differentiate acute erosive arthritis associated with osteomyelitis, rheumatoid arthritis, or gouty arthritis?

Aim: The study intended to determine the specific ultrasonographic features of acute arthritis with periarticular bone erosions caused by acute osteomyelitis (OM), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and gouty arthritis (GA).

Method: We included 33 patients (seven with acute OM, 18 with RA flares, and eight with GA attacks) having acute monoarthritis or oligoarthritis, and receiving ultrasound (US) examinations in the acute stage. The US images were rated by three rheumatologists blinded to the diagnosis.

Associations of body mass index and diabetes with hip fracture risk: a nationwide cohort study.

Background: The high prevalence of diabetes is associated with body mass index (BMI), and diabetes can cause many complications, such as hip fractures. This study investigated the effects of BMI and diabetes on the risk of hip fractures and related factors.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data from 22,048 subjects aged ≧ 40 years from the National Health Interview Survey in Taiwan (NHIST) in 2001, 2005, and 2009.