Frontiers in Medicine | Rheumatology

Original Research

Published on 09 Sep 2026

Effectiveness and retention of certolizumab pegol and JAK inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: a multicenter retrospective study stratified by rheumatoid factor status

in Rheumatology

Mitndbaim Parra-Moreno
Lourdes Ladehesa-Pineda
Jerusalem Calvo-Gutierrez
Francisco José Cepas-Guitérrez
Elena Moreno-Caño
Montserrat Robustillo-Villarino
Andrés Zúñiga-Vera
Chamaida Plasencia-Rodríguez
Ana Martinez-Feito
Ester Costa-Moya

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1865270

303 views

Systematic Review

Published on 09 Sep 2026

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions on upper limb function in patients with systemic sclerosis

in Rheumatology

Qiao Hu
Ting Yao
Miaomiao Li
Xiang Wang

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1899005

179 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Sep 2026

Adverse in-hospital outcomes after shoulder arthroplasty by diabetes status: a retrospective study using the national inpatient sample

in Rheumatology

Kenan Sun
Liu Yang
Le Fan
Shicheng Liu
Ying Xu
Zifeng Wang
Abudousaimaiti Maimaituxun
Jun Li

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1885571

106 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Sep 2026

Clinical features of concurrent systemic lupus erythematosus and renal biopsy-proven antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: a retrospective analysis

in Rheumatology

Li-Yuan Xie
Xian-Ying Qiu
Hao-Miao Zhang
Chen-Xi Cai
Di Zhang
Peng-Cheng Xu
Jun-Ya Jia

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1842903

160 views

Review

Accepted on 08 Sep 2026

The osteoarthritis inflammatory ecosystem: a Node-Edge-Boundary-Emergent framework toward precision stratification and therapeutic hypothesis generation

in Rheumatology

Zhiwen Zhang
Jiuyu Wei
Fuquan Du
Shaomeng Geng

Frontiers in Medicine

Original Research

Accepted on 08 Sep 2026

Clinical features and early warning factors of symptomatic pulmonary embolism after total joint arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study

in Rheumatology

Yanbin Tian
Yun Zhang
Jinguo Ma
Xiaohu Ma
Zhongyong Li
Sheng Li
Qian Liu
Ming Liu
Zeming Yang
Xiaojin Wu

Frontiers in Medicine

Original Research

Accepted on 07 Sep 2026

Ultrasound-Guided Hydrodilatation and Release versus Conventional Corticosteroid Injection with Physical Therapy for Adhesive Capsulitis

in Rheumatology

Hongyan Sun
Daqi Xin
Chenyang Meng
Xing Wenhua
Donghai Wang

Frontiers in Medicine

Original Research

Accepted on 03 Sep 2026

Comparative Efficacy of Intra-Articular Polynucleotide Injection Combined with Rehabilitation Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis With and Without Diabetes Mellitus and Construction of a Nomogram: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study

in Rheumatology

Yi Wang
Li Chen
Yan Yan
Wen Yishu
Junjie Li
Wenming Bie
Kejie Shu

Frontiers in Medicine

1,052 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Sep 2026

Complete blood count-derived myeloid-lymphoid inflammatory phenotype in rheumatoid arthritis complicated by acute myocardial infarction: an age- and sex-balanced retrospective study

in Rheumatology

Jing Zhang
Ji Li
Yuwei Wang
Lina Zhang
Di Jin
Sheng-Guang Li
Yuhua Yan

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1905681

428 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Sep 2026

A comparative study on mental health outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and knee osteoarthritis

in Rheumatology

Meng Jia
Shuang Wang
Chenxi Yu
Ping Li

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1879435

360 views

Case Report

Accepted on 02 Sep 2026

Case Report: SAPHO syndrome mimicking osseous relapse after haploidentical allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia

in Rheumatology

Wenhui Zhang
Xiaolin Ma
Xianglan Liu
Chunting Zhao
Hairong Fei
Xue Shi
Wei Wang
Xuewei Li
Liu Xiaodan

Frontiers in Medicine

103 views

Perspective

Accepted on 31 Aug 2026

Toward Visualized Pathophenotyping: A Multimodal Imaging-Guided Conceptual Framework for Chronic Low Back Pain

in Rheumatology

Peijie You
Ming Fang
Zheng Yan
Suliang Xu
Jiale Zhang
Guanyi Gong

Frontiers in Medicine

Case Report

Accepted on 31 Aug 2026

Case Report: Breaking the Diagnostic Dilemma of "Lymphoma-like" Presentation: A Case of Adult-Onset Still's Disease Characterized by Generalized Lymphadenopathy and Extremely Elevated Ferritin

in Rheumatology

Yanhui Duan
Wei Liu
Kun Zhang
Jian Lu

Frontiers in Medicine

Clinical Trial

Accepted on 31 Aug 2026

Comparison of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Targeting the Posterior Myofascial Chain and Plantar Tenderness Points Versus Plantar Tenderness Points Alone in Patients with Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

in Rheumatology

Shichong Wang
Siyifan Chen
Han Yang
Baoshan Xu
Chuan Guo
Gaojian Tao
Ying Shen

Frontiers in Medicine

102 views

Original Research

Accepted on 31 Aug 2026

Impact of immunosuppressive therapy and clinical risk factors on the prevalence of low bone mineral density in rheumatic diseases

in Rheumatology

Jan-Michael Brandt
Margret Patecki
Torsten Witte
Kai Schmidt-Ott
Vega Gödecke
Stefanie Hillmer

Frontiers in Medicine

103 views

Review

Accepted on 31 Aug 2026

Tocilizumab-Associated Oral Ulcerations: A Case Report and Scoping Review

in Rheumatology

Suad Aljohani
Ebtihaj Nafea

Frontiers in Medicine

118 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Aug 2026

Ultrasound-guided minimally invasive interventions for refractory musculoskeletal pain: a real-world study from an interventional rheumatology unit

in Rheumatology

Maria Beatriz Paredes-Romero
Martina Steiner
Ana Valeria Acosta
Israel J. Thuissard
Ana Isabel Castillo-Varón
Gabriela Cueva-Nájera
Marco Algarra-San José
Ana Esteban-Vázquez
Tatiana Cobo-Ibáñez
María Liz Romero-Bogado

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1932913

286 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Aug 2026

An explainable ResNet50-BiLSTM-attention framework with spatial token modeling and imbalance-aware learning for multi-class knee osteoarthritis severity grading

in Rheumatology

Ali Raza
Asma Abbas
Fareeha Hanif

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1925244

405 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 31 Aug 2026

Clinical scenarios of suboptimal response to rituximab in relapsing ANCA-associated vasculitis

in Rheumatology

Sergio Prieto-González
Ellen Romich
Peter A. Merkel
David R. W. Jayne
Rona M. Smith
Giles Walters
Chen Au Peh
Dwarakanathan Ranganathan
Simon Carette
Nader Khalidi

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1874867

515 views

Original Research

Accepted on 28 Aug 2026

Serum Ferritin as an Independent Biomarker of Subclinical Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Clinical Remission or Low Disease Activity

in Rheumatology

Duygu Kurtuluş
Adem Kucuk

Frontiers in Medicine

160 views

Case Report

Published on 28 Aug 2026

Case Report: Ultrasound-guided hydrodissection targeting the subsynovial connective tissue with dynamic ultrasound assessment in refractory carpal tunnel syndrome: a report of two cases

in Rheumatology

Daeook Lee
Taeseok Ahn
Myungjin Oh
Jongha Lee
Hyeonjun Woo
Hyunbum Kwon
Changyoung Park
Cheol-Hyun Kim
Jung-Yun Ahn
Jihyun Moon

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1897194

567 views

Systematic Review

Published on 28 Aug 2026

The application of artificial intelligence in systemic lupus erythematosus: a bibliometric analysis of current trends and future directions

in Rheumatology

Ziyi Liu
Wenqian Yu
Xinxin Meng
Jiaying Yan
Qiang Fu

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1929792

464 views

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Aug 2026

Trends in mortality with osteoporosis recorded as the underlying cause of death among adults aged 65 years and older in the United States, 1999–2024

in Rheumatology

chengzhuan luo
Qian zhou

Frontiers in Medicine

Original Research

Published on 27 Aug 2026

Rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular disease in relation to cytomegalovirus infection: a pilot cross-sectional study

in Rheumatology

Mohammed Ahmed Al-Kaif
Laith A. I. K. Al-Kaif
Zaid Saad Madhi
Dalya Talal Fathi Al-Azzawi
Wael Rasheed Obaead Alfatlawi
Sarah Kassab Shandaway Al-Zamali
Fatin Alaa Abdul Ameer Mahdi
Haibo Liu

Frontiers in Medicine

doi 10.3389/fmed.2026.1926089

543 views

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Effectiveness and retention of certolizumab pegol and JAK inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: a multicenter retrospective study stratified by rheumatoid factor status

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of rehabilitation interventions on upper limb function in patients with systemic sclerosis

Adverse in-hospital outcomes after shoulder arthroplasty by diabetes status: a retrospective study using the national inpatient sample

Clinical features of concurrent systemic lupus erythematosus and renal biopsy-proven antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis: a retrospective analysis

The osteoarthritis inflammatory ecosystem: a Node-Edge-Boundary-Emergent framework toward precision stratification and therapeutic hypothesis generation

Clinical features and early warning factors of symptomatic pulmonary embolism after total joint arthroplasty: a retrospective cohort study

Ultrasound-Guided Hydrodilatation and Release versus Conventional Corticosteroid Injection with Physical Therapy for Adhesive Capsulitis

Comparative Efficacy of Intra-Articular Polynucleotide Injection Combined with Rehabilitation Therapy in Knee Osteoarthritis With and Without Diabetes Mellitus and Construction of a Nomogram: A Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study

Complete blood count-derived myeloid-lymphoid inflammatory phenotype in rheumatoid arthritis complicated by acute myocardial infarction: an age- and sex-balanced retrospective study

A comparative study on mental health outcomes in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and knee osteoarthritis

Case Report: SAPHO syndrome mimicking osseous relapse after haploidentical allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia

Toward Visualized Pathophenotyping: A Multimodal Imaging-Guided Conceptual Framework for Chronic Low Back Pain

Case Report: Breaking the Diagnostic Dilemma of "Lymphoma-like" Presentation: A Case of Adult-Onset Still's Disease Characterized by Generalized Lymphadenopathy and Extremely Elevated Ferritin

Comparison of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Targeting the Posterior Myofascial Chain and Plantar Tenderness Points Versus Plantar Tenderness Points Alone in Patients with Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Impact of immunosuppressive therapy and clinical risk factors on the prevalence of low bone mineral density in rheumatic diseases

Tocilizumab-Associated Oral Ulcerations: A Case Report and Scoping Review

Ultrasound-guided minimally invasive interventions for refractory musculoskeletal pain: a real-world study from an interventional rheumatology unit

An explainable ResNet50-BiLSTM-attention framework with spatial token modeling and imbalance-aware learning for multi-class knee osteoarthritis severity grading

Clinical scenarios of suboptimal response to rituximab in relapsing ANCA-associated vasculitis

Serum Ferritin as an Independent Biomarker of Subclinical Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Clinical Remission or Low Disease Activity

Case Report: Ultrasound-guided hydrodissection targeting the subsynovial connective tissue with dynamic ultrasound assessment in refractory carpal tunnel syndrome: a report of two cases

The application of artificial intelligence in systemic lupus erythematosus: a bibliometric analysis of current trends and future directions

Trends in mortality with osteoporosis recorded as the underlying cause of death among adults aged 65 years and older in the United States, 1999–2024

Rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular disease in relation to cytomegalovirus infection: a pilot cross-sectional study