Influence of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on the inflammatory sonographic features in erosive hand osteoarthritis: an intervention study.
Qun Xia XuRuth WittoekPublished in: Rheumatology advances in practice (2020)
No significant changes in inflammatory US features were seen in patients with erosive hand OA after withdrawal of NSAIDs for 2 weeks. This study suggests that an NSAID-free period is not necessary before assessing inflammatory disease activity in erosive hand OA.