FRI0549 Osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients have similar disease burdens at first visit to an academic rheumatology setting, but oa patients have a higher burden at a 6-month follow-up visit

Abstract

BackgroundOsteoarthritis (OA) commonly is regarded as less severe than rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, limited data are available for direct comparisons, largely because different measures traditionally are used in RA –...