Predictors of Hip Disease in the Systemic Arthritis Subtype of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

OBJECTIVE: Hip involvement occurs in 20%-40% of all cases of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Patients with systemic JIA (sJIA) are affected most frequently. The aim of our study was to investigate the predictors of clinical hip disease and radiographic hip damage in sJIA. METHODS: The medical records (1997-2007) of all children (n = 98) with sJIA were reviewed. Potential clinical and laboratory predictors were examined at presentation and …