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  Arthritis and other rheumatic diseases are characterized by pain, swelling, and limited movement in joints and connective tissues in the body. Anatomy of a Joint, About Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases, Diagnosing Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases, Common Types of Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases, Treatment for Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases are described.
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• Gout

  Gout

  Gout is a health problem that causes inflamed, painful joints. The symptoms are caused by deposits of uric acid crystals at the joints. It is often linked with obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes.
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• Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

• Gout
• Joint Replacement Surgery
• Musculoskeletal Ultrasound
• Health Policy

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Gout

1. Khanna D*, FitzGerald J*, Khanna P*, Singh M, Bae S, Neogi T, Pillinger M, Merril J, Lee S, Prakash S, Kaldas M, Gogia M, Perez-Ruiz F, Taylor W, Lioté F, Choi H, medicine/Rheumatology, Singh J, Dalbeth N, Kaplan S, Medicine, Niyyar V, Jones D, Yarows S, Roessler B, Kerr G, King C, Levy G, Furst D, Edwards L, Mandell B, Robbins M, Wenger N, Terkeltaub R. "2012 American College of Rheumatology Guidelines for Management of Gout Part I: Systematic Non-pharmacologic & Pharmacologic Therapy of Hyperuricemia."
2. Khanna D*, Khanna P*, FitzGerald J*, Singh M, Bae S, Neogi T, Pillinger M, Merril J, Lee S, Prakash S, Kaldas M, Gogia M, Perez-Ruiz F, Taylor W, Lioté F, Choi H, medicine/Rheumatology, Singh J, Dalbeth N, Kaplan S, Medicine, Niyyar V, Jones D, Yarows S, Roessler B, Kerr G, King C, Levy G, Furst D, Edwards L, Mandell B, Robbins M, Wenger N, Terkeltaub R. "2012 American College of Rheumatology Guidelines for Management of Gout. Part II: Therapy and Anti-inflammatory Prophylaxis of Acute Gouty Arthritis" Arthritis Care & Research Vol. 64, No. 10, October 2012, 1447–1461 PMID:23024029 *Co-First Authors.
3. Khanna PP, Gladue HS, Singh MK, FitzGerald JD, Bae S, Prakash S, Kaldas M, Gogia M, Berrocal V, Townsend W, Terkeltaub R, Khanna D. Treatment of acute gout: a systematic review. Semin Arthritis Rheum. 2014 Aug;44(1):31-8. doi: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2014.02.003. Epub 2014 Feb 13. PubMed PMID: 24650777.
4. Zhang Y, Lee SY, Zhang Y, Furst D, Fitzgerald J, Ozcan A. Wide-field imaging of birefringent synovial fluid crystals using lens-free polarized microscopy for gout diagnosis. Sci Rep. 2016 Jun 30;6:28793. PMID: 27356625; PMCID: PMC4928089.
5. O’Hanlon, Newberry, Booth, Grant, Motala, Maglione, FitzGerald, Shekelle. Hyaluronic acid injection therapy for osteoarthritis of the knee: concordant efficacy and conflicting serious adverse events in two systematic reviews. Systematic Reviews 2016 5:186
6. Newberry SJ, FitzGerald JD, Motala A, Booth M, Maglione MA, Han D, Tariq A, O'Hanlon CE, Shanman R, Dudley W, Shekelle PG. Diagnosis of Gout: A Systematic Review in Support of an American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline. Ann Intern Med. 2017 Jan 3;166(1):27-36. doi: 10.7326/M16-0462. PubMed PMID: 27802505.
7. Shekelle PG, Newberry SJ, FitzGerald JD, Motala A, O'Hanlon CE, Tariq A, Okunogbe A, Han D, Shanman R. Management of Gout: A Systematic Review in Support of an American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline. Ann Intern Med. 2017 Jan 3;166(1):37-51. PubMed PMID: 27802478.
8. Aung T*, Myung G*, FitzGerald JD. “Treatment approaches and adherence with urate lowering therapy for patients with gout.” Patient Preference and Adherence. 2017 Apr 19; 11:795-800.
9. FitzGerald JD, Mikuls T, Neogi T, Singh J, Khanna P, Robbins M, Miller A, Machlyski R, Suter L. “ Development of the American College of Rheumatology's Gout Electronic Clinical Quality Measures“ (Submitted)
10. Newberry SJ, FitzGerald J, Maglione MA, O'Hanlon CE, Han D, Booth M, Motala A, Tariq A, Dudley W, Shanman R, Shekelle PG. Diagnosis of Gout [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2016 Feb. PMID: 26985540.
11. Shekelle PG, FitzGerald J, Newberry SJ, Motala A, O'Hanlon CE, Okunogbe A, Tariq A, Han D, Dudley W, Shanman R, Booth M. Management of Gout [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2016 Mar. PMID: 27099892.

Joint Replacement Surgery

1. FitzGerald JD, Orav EJ, Lee TH, Marcantonio ER, Poss R, Goldman L, Mangione CM. "Patient Quality of Life during the 12-months following Total Joint Replacement Surgery." Arthritis Rheum 2004; 41: 100-109.
2. Weng H, FitzGerald J "Current issues in joint replacement surgery." Current Opinion in Rheumatology 2006 Mar;18(2):163-9. PMID:16462522
3. FitzGerald JD, Mangione C, Boscardin W, Kominski G, Hahn B, Ettner S. "Impact of changes in Medicare Home Health reimbursement on month-to-month Home Health utilization between 1996 and 2001 for a national sample of patients undergoing orthopedic procedures" Med Care. 2006 Sep;44(9):870-878.
4. FitzGerald JD, Boscardin W, Hahn B, Ettner S. "Impact of the Medicare Short Stay Transfer Policy on Patients Undergoing Major Orthopedic Surgery." Health Serv Res 2007 Feb:42(1p1): 25-46.
5. Weng HH, Kaplan RM, MacLean CH, Lee IY, Chen WL, FitzGerald JD. "Development of a Decision-Aid to Address Racial Disparities in Utilization of Knee Replacement Surgery." Arthritis Rheum. 2007 May 15;57(4):568-75
6. FitzGerald JD, Boscardin WJ, Ettner SL. "Changes in regional variation of Medicare Home Health care utilization and service mix for patients undergoing major orthopedic procedures in response to changes in reimbursement policy." Health Serv Res. 2009 Aug;44(4):1232-52.
7. FitzGerald JD, SooHoo NF, Losina E, Katz, JN. "The potential impact on patient-hospital travel distance and access to care under a policy of preferential referral to high-volume knee replacement hospitals." Arthritis Care Res. 2012 Jan 11. PMID: 22238250
8. FitzGerald JD, Weng H, Soohoo N, Ettner SL. "Regional Variation in Acute Care Length of Stay After Total Joint Replacement Surgery and Hip Fracture Surgery" J Hosp Admin. 2013 Jun;2(4):71-81 PMCID: PMC3869384.
9. Volkman ER, FitzGerald JD. "Reducing gender disparities in post-total knee arthroplasty expectations through a decision aid." BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (In Press)

Musculoskeletal Ultrasound

1. McAlindon T, Kissin E, Nazarian L, Ranganath V, Prakash S, Taylor M, Bannuru RR, Srinivasan S, Gogia M, McMahon MA, Grossman J, Kafaja S, FitzGerald J "American College of Rheumatology Report on Reasonable Use of Musculoskeletal Ultrasonography in Rheumatology Clinical Practice." Arthritis Care Res 2012 Nov;64(11):1625-40. PMID: 23111854
2. AIUM Practice Guideline for the Performance of Selected Ultrasound-Guided Procedures. Chapter lead author: Joint Aspirations and Injections.
3. AIUM Practice Guideline for the Performance of Selected Ultrasound-Guided Procedures. Chapter co-author: Tendon, Ligament and Muscle Procedures.
4. “Carpal-Metacarpal Joint Injection” FitzGerald, J in Atlas of Ultrasound-Guided Musculokeletal Injections, Geral Malang, Kenneth Mautner, McGraw Hill Education, 2014

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