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Topographical analysis of structural lesions between dominant and non-dominant hands in erosive osteoarthritis

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No difference between both hands was observed for clinical and radiographical presentations in EHOA patients.

A bilateral and symmetrical relationship was found between hand joints.

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EHOA have symmetrical distribution and specific association in structural lesions.

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This study aims to analyse the preferential topographical distribution of clinical and structural lesions between the dominant and non-dominant hands in erosive hand osteoarthritis (EHOA) patients. Both hands were assessed via radiography in EHOA patients. A comparative analysis of the clinical features and structural lesions between the dominant and non-dominant hands was performed. The structural lesions were assessed according to the anatomical radiographic score of Verbruggen-Veys (VV). Next, a principal component analysis was performed to describe and highlight the relationships observed between the joints. Sixty patients were included in this study: there were 57 women, and the mean age was 66.1 (± 7.6) years. For the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints, nodes were observed more frequently on the dominant hand (4 vs 3; p = 0.005). No difference in structural lesions was observed between the two hands except for the 2nd proximal interphalangeal (PIP) (p = 0.045). A principal component analysis with varimax rotation described relationships between the 2nd PIP, 3rd PIP, 4th PIP, 4th DIP and 5th DIP joints in both hands. No significant differences between dominant and non-dominant hands were observed for clinical and structural lesions in our sample of EHOA patients. A bilateral and symmetrical injury was observed in most EHOA joints.

Trial registration Clinical trial registration number: NCT01068405.

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This work was supported by a grant from the Clinical Research Hospital Program from the French Ministry of Health obtained by Pr Christian Roux. We are grateful to Alain Canagas for the graphical work.

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Allado, E., Wittoek, R., Albuisson, E. et al. Topographical analysis of structural lesions between dominant and non-dominant hands in erosive osteoarthritis. Rheumatol Int 41, 617–623 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-020-04784-1

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