AB1223 Ultrasonography examination of elbows is useful when combined with examination of pip and wrist joints

Background

Because elbows are important joints for the function of upper limbs, the daily activity of the patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may be impaired by synovitis of elbows. Although elbows are included into the 28 essential joints for evaluation of the disease activity of RA, ultrasonography (US) examination of elbows is not routinely performed and there have been a few surveys on the correlation between US scores of elbows...