Clin Exp Rheumatol
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To cross culturally adapt the American-English version of the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ) and to evaluate the validity and reliability of the modified translated version on children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). ⋯ The Arabic CHAQ is a reliable and valid instrument that can be administered to Arabic children suffering from JIA and to their parents, to evaluate the patients' functional disability. Its measurement properties were comparable to versions in other languages.
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To identify sonographically the site and entity of alterations in a high number of patients with shoulder pain. ⋯ Sonography evaluates accurately the single anatomic structures of the shoulder and identifies both the site and type of changes in patients with painful shoulder. The high sensitivity/specificity, non-invasiveness and low costs of this technique justify its routine utilisation in clinical rheumatological practice.