Musculoskeletal Disorders
Conference Coverage
Success in achondroplasia spurs testing vosoritide in more growth disorders
The quality of growth achieved with vosoritide in achondroplasia is leading to studies in more growth disorders.
Letters from Maine
Helping parents and children deal with a child’s limb deformity
In most clinic decisions the patient, pretty much regardless of age, should be a full participant in the process.
Feature
Dan Kastner wins Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis
Dr. Kastner received the award for identifying the mechanisms responsible for familial Mediterranean fever, tumor necrosis factor receptor–...
From the Journals
Greater reductions in knee OA pain seen with supportive rather than flexible shoes
Compared with patients who wore flat flexible shoes, those who wore stable supportive shoes had greater improvement after 6 months.
From the Journals
Data call for biologics trials in undertreated juvenile arthritis subtype
Many children with enthesitis-related arthritis have significant disease burden despite treatment with biologics currently approved for adults...
Conference Coverage
JIA guideline calls for earlier use of targeted therapies
Patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis can benefit from earlier introduction of biologic DMARDs, an expert consensus panel said.
Conference Coverage
Gene-replacement therapy shows promise in X-linked myotubular myopathy
An investigational gene therapy decreases ventilator dependence and may improve motor development in children with a rare, life-threatening...
From the Journals
JIA arthritis and uveitis flares ‘often run parallel’
Worsening arthritis in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis could be a sign for needing a prompt eye examination.
Conference Coverage
Acute flaccid myelitis: More likely missed than diagnosed
A retrospective series reports that 78% of children with acute flaccid myelitis are misdiagnosed initially, causing delays in treatment.
Conference Coverage
Nusinersen provides continued benefits to presymptomatic children with SMA
Most children developed normally in an interim analysis of the NURTURE trial that did not find any new safety concerns.
From the Journals
New lupus classification criteria perform well in children, young adults
A new study upholds the accuracy of the 2019 ACR-EULAR classification criteria in patients aged 21 years and younger.