Algorithm to predict radiological erosions in early rheumatoid arthritis

doi:10.1136/bmj.313.7069.1398

From trainee to consultant, BMJ Group offers doctors around the world tailored information, special events, learning resources and recruitment services at every step along their career path.

... by doctors, for doctors, for patients
We are open for entries!

Online learning

BMJ Learning

High-quality CME / CPD for doctors and other healthcare professionals. BMJ Learning features hundreds of accredited, peer-reviewed learning modules in text, video, and audio formats. Find out more

Courses and Qualifications

BMJ Masterclasses

BMJ Masterclasses, led by experts, help clinicians to use the latest evidence and recent guidelines in practice and meet their CPD/CME requirements. Find out more

Exam Preparation

The leading provider of online exam preparation, helping over 167,000 healthcare professionals to pass their exams. Find out more

onExamination

Search all BMJ comment articles:

From

Limit by

Access to the full text of this article requires a subscription or payment. Please log in or subscribe below.

Messages from paper are incorrect

Paul Emery,
Andrew Gough,
Joe Devlin,
Michael Green

Arthritis and Rheumatism Council professor of rheumatology Consultant rheumatologist Senior registrar Research fellow Department of Rheumatology, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT

EDITOR,—Paul Brennan and colleagues found that rheumatoid factor, disease lasting longer than three months, the involvement of at least two large joints, and male sex were significant predictors of radiological erosions in patients with arthritis in primary care.1 The first two findings are consistent with, but the latter two conflict with, previous data. Is this important, and why has it arisen?

Entry criteria—The authors used the American College of Rheumatology's criteria for rheumatoid arthritis. These criteria, however, were not …