RETRACTED ARTICLE: Inflammation and shoulder pain—a perspective on rotator cuff disease, adhesive capsulitis, and osteoarthritis: conservative treatment Bernardino Saccomanni Review Article 18 February 2009 Pages: 495 - 500
Short- and long-term therapeutic effects of thermal mineral waters in knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials Taoufik HarzyNajoua GhaniChakib Nejjari Review Article 19 February 2009 Pages: 501 - 507
Perceived barriers to paracetamol (acetaminophen) prescribing, especially following rofecoxib withdrawal from the market Nadia BarozziSusan E. Tett Original Article 09 January 2009 Pages: 509 - 519
Translation and validation of the Persian version of the Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales 2-Short Form (AIMS2-SF) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis Ahmad Reza Askary-AshtianiSayed Javad MousaviAli Montazeri Original Article 10 January 2009 Pages: 521 - 527
Comparison of therapeutic effects of sodium hyaluronate and corticosteroid injections on trapeziometacarpal joint osteoarthritis Cengiz BahadırBurcu OnalNuriye Gürer Original Article 10 January 2009 Pages: 529 - 533
The evaluation of efficacy and tolerability of Hylan G-F 20 in bilateral thumb base osteoarthritis: 6 months follow-up F. Figen AyhanNilgün Üstün Original Article 10 January 2009 Pages: 535 - 541
Faraway from the Silk Route: demographic and clinical features of Behçet’s disease in 106 Brazilian patients Fabricio Souza NevesCezar Augusto Muniz CaldasCélio Roberto Gonçalves Original Article 13 January 2009 Pages: 543 - 546
Association of complementary or alternative medicine use with quality of life, functional status or cumulated damage in chronic rheumatic diseases José Alvarez-NemegyeiAlberta Bautista-BotelloJorge Dávila-Velázquez Original Article 13 January 2009 Pages: 547 - 551
To compare the efficacy and safety of nifedipine sustained release with Ginkgo biloba extract to treat patients with primary Raynaud’s phenomenon in South Korea; Korean Raynaud study (KOARA study) Whan-Seok ChoiChang-Jin ChoiChul-Min Kim Original Article Open access 22 January 2009 Pages: 553 - 559
Increased frequencies of hysterectomy and early menopause in fibromyalgia patients: a comparative study Ömer Nuri PamukSalim DönmezNecati Çakir Original Article 24 January 2009 Pages: 561 - 564
Rapid decrease of anti-β-glucan antibody as an indicator for early diagnosis of carinii pneumonitis and deep mycotic infections following immunosuppressive therapy in antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis Masaharu YoshidaKen-ichi IshibashiNaohito Ohno Original Article 04 February 2009 Pages: 565 - 571
Construct validity of the AIMS-2 upper limb function scales as a measure of disability in individuals with osteoarthritis of the hand Norma J. MacIntyreJean Wessel Original Article 07 February 2009 Pages: 573 - 578
Risk factors of vertebral fractures in women with systemic lupus erythematosus Claudia Mendoza-PintoMario García-CarrascoRicard Cervera Original Article 18 February 2009 Pages: 579 - 585
Prevalence of abnormal ankle brachial index in patients with primary Sjogren’s syndrome Satish M. RachapalliPatrick D. KielyBrian E. Bourke Brief Report 10 February 2009 Pages: 587 - 590
Prolonged synovitis in pediatric Lyme arthritis cannot be predicted by clinical or laboratory parameters AnneMarie C. BresciaCarlos D. RosePaul T. Fawcett Brief Report 05 February 2009 Pages: 591 - 593
Spatial-temporal parameters of gait in women with fibromyalgia José María Heredia JiménezVirginia A. Aparicio García-MolinaVictor M. Soto Hermoso Brief Report 24 January 2009 Pages: 595 - 598
What factors determine patients’ preference for tumour necrosis factor inhibitors in ankylosing spondylitis? Dessy W. FajriCaroline A. BrandLionel Schachna Brief Report 14 February 2009 Pages: 599 - 602
Nailfold capillaroscopy in Behçet’s disease, analysis of 128 patients Atusa MovasatFarhad ShahramFereydoun Davatchi Brief Report 14 February 2009 Pages: 603 - 605
Detection of the regression on hydroxychloroquine retinopathy in optical coherence tomography Burak TurgutPeykan TurkcuogluOrhan Aydemir Case Report 17 February 2009 Pages: 607 - 609
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)-specific autoantibodies in patients with interstitial lung disease and absence of clinically apparent articular RA Alison M. GizinskiMargherita MascoloKevin D. Deane Case Report 28 February 2009 Pages: 611 - 613
Development of leprosy in a patient with ankylosing spondylitis during the infliximab treatment: reactivation of a latent infection? Roberta Vilela LopesClaudia Barros OhashiGilberto Toshimitsu Yoshikawa Case Report 04 March 2009 Pages: 615 - 617
The coexistence of ankylosing spondylitis and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis M. Wooten Letter to the Editor 18 February 2009 Pages: 619 - 619