Research Article

Semiquantitative Evaluation of Extrasynovial Soft Tissue Inflammation in the Shoulders of Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Elderly-Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis by Power Doppler Ultrasound

Table 2

Distribution of the hyperemia on subscapularis tendon scores (HSScTS) in the shoulders among each disease group.

ā€‰Score 0Score 1Score 2Score 3

PMR ()6.7%36.7%36.7%20.0%
pm-EORA ()26.7%26.7%23.3%23.3%
RA control ()57.7%38.5%3.8%0.0%
Non-RA control ()40.9%59.0%0.0%0.0%

PMR, polymyalgia rheumatica; pm-EORA, elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis with PMR-like onset.