1. Combined glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate provides functional and structural benefit in the anterior cruciate ligament transection model

   • Francisco Saraiva Silva Jr.
   • Natalino Hajime Yoshinari
   • Francisco Airton Castro Rocha

   Original Article 13 September 2008 Pages: 109 - 117

   

2. Assistive devices: usage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

   • I. G. de Boer
   • A. J. Peeters
   • T. P. M. Vliet Vlieland

   Original Article Open access 26 August 2008 Pages: 119 - 128

3. Anakinra in the treatment of polyarticular-course juvenile rheumatoid arthritis: safety and preliminary efficacy results of a randomized multicenter study

   • Norman Ilowite
   • Oscar Porras
   • Brent Appleton

   Original Article Open access 03 September 2008 Pages: 129 - 137

   

4. Greater focus on clinical rheumatology is required for training in internal medicine

   • Eoghan M. McCarthy
   • Barry J. Sheane
   • Gaye Cunnane

   Original Article 03 September 2008 Pages: 139 - 143

5. Haemoglobin levels are associated with bone mineral density in the elderly: a population-based study

   • Alice Laudisio
   • Emanuele Marzetti
   • Giuseppe Zuccalà

   Original Article 03 September 2008 Pages: 145 - 151

6. A comparative study of IgG second- and third-generation anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (CCP) ELISAs and their combination with IgA third-generation CCP ELISA for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis

   • Lisiane Maria Enriconi dos Anjos
   • Ivanio Alves Pereira
   • Edelton Flavio Morato

   Original Article 16 September 2008 Pages: 153 - 158

   

7. An individualized rehabilitation program in patients with systemic sclerosis may improve quality of life and hand mobility

   • Chiara M. Antonioli
   • Giovanni Bua
   • Paolo Airo

   Original Article 16 September 2008 Pages: 159 - 165

   

8. Repeated tuberculin skin testing following therapy with TNF-alpha inhibitors

   • Inbal Fuchs
   • Lone Avnon
   • Mahmoud Abu-Shakra

   Original Article 16 September 2008 Pages: 167 - 172

9. High prevalence of low bone density in young Iranian healthy individuals

   • Iraj Salehi
   • Shabnam Khazaeli
   • Mahdi Malekpour

   Original Article 23 September 2008 Pages: 173 - 177

10. Longitudinal study of 16 patients with Takayasu’s arteritis: clinical features and therapeutic management

    • Ljiljana Petrovic-Rackov
    • Nada Pejnovic
    • Nemanja Damjanov

    Original Article 17 September 2008 Pages: 179 - 185

    

11. Serum and synovial fluid levels of p40 IL12/23 in spondyloarthropathy patients

    • Daniel Wendling
    • Jean-Pierre Cedoz
    • Evelyne Racadot

    Original Article 27 September 2008 Pages: 187 - 190

    

12. Analyses of differential proteome of human synovial fibroblasts obtained from arthritis

    • Gan-Ping Bo
    • Li-Na Zhou
    • Jun Wu

    Original Article Open access 20 September 2008 Pages: 191 - 199

    

13. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase T-786C polymorphism in rheumatoid arthritis: association with extraarticular manifestations

    • Claiton Viegas Brenol
    • José Artur Bogo Chies
    • Ricardo Machado Xavier

    Original Article 02 October 2008 Pages: 201 - 205

14. Variables related to utility in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

    • Rafael Ariza-Ariza
    • Blanca Hernández-Cruz
    • Federico Navarro-Sarabia

    Original Article 30 September 2008 Pages: 207 - 211

    

15. Complementary and alternative medicines in ankylosing spondylitis: a cross-sectional study

    • Simon M. Chatfield
    • Shyamali C. Dharmage
    • Lionel Schachna

    Brief Report 05 November 2008 Pages: 213 - 217

16. Association of IL-18 gene polymorphism (−137C) with arthritis manifestations in SLE: combined effect with IFN gamma gene polymorphism (+874A)

    • Nattiya Hirankarn
    • Marut Tangwattanachuleeporn
    • Yingyos Avihingsanon

    Brief Report 25 November 2008 Pages: 219 - 223

17. Idiopathic orbital inflammatory disease successfully treated with rituximab

    • Marcelo Derbli Schafranski

    Case Report 15 November 2008 Pages: 225 - 226

18. Successful treatment of refractory polymyositis with the immunosuppressant mizoribine: case report

    • A. Suwa
    • M. Hirakata
    • M. Kuwana

    Case Report 09 December 2008 Pages: 227 - 229

    

19. Rare manifestations of Churg–Strauss syndrome: coronary artery vasospasm, temporal artery vasculitis, and reversible monocular blindness—a case report

    • Irina Buhaescu
    • Alice Williams
    • Robert Yood

    Case Report 26 November 2008 Pages: 231 - 233

    

20. Klippel–Feil syndrome with osteopoikilosis in a young lady and her four female relatives with osteopoikilosis

    • Serdar Toker
    • Volkan Kilincoglu
    • Demet Ilhan

    Case Report 05 December 2008 Pages: 235 - 238

    

21. Can we use faecal calprotectin to distinguish abdominal pain of familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) from acute appendicitis?

    • Balahan Makay
    • Özer Makay
    • Erbil Ünsal

    Letter to the Editor 25 November 2008 Pages: 239 - 240

22. Serum N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide, a marker of skin thickness in systemic sclerosis?

    • Nicoletta Carlo-Stella
    • Laura Belloli
    • Bianca Marasini

    Letter to the Editor 28 November 2008 Pages: 241 - 242