Arthritis News

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Results showed total hip arthroplasty may achieve greater pain, function and quality of life improvements in patients with hip osteoarthritis compared with education and exercise programs.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Elevated BMI in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty may not be an independent risk factor for dislocation or revision for instability, according to results presented here.

GRAPEVINE, Texas — Extended use of oral tranexamic acid may improve early motion, pain and functional scores after total knee arthroplasty, according to results presented here.

According to published results, patients managed with nonoperative treatment for thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis had no worsening pain or limitations in activities of daily living at a minimum 5-year follow-up.

Patients with osteoarthritis who undergo arthroscopic partial meniscectomy appear to demonstrate greater OARSI score progression via osteophytes, but not Kellgren-Lawrence grades, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Patients with osteoarthritis who experience neck pain lasting longer than 1 year have a significant increased risk for all-cause mortality, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Results presented at the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society Annual Meeting showed patients with primary valgus ankle arthritis may have a tibial plafond and lower limb mechanical axis in varus orientation.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthritis in rural areas are less likely to report in-person health care use, including physician visits and diagnostic tests, vs. those in urban areas, according to data.

The Academic Orthopaedic Consortium Business & Leadership Symposium will gather the clinical and administrative leadership across university-based musculoskeletal enterprises to share best practices across the business and leadership of academic missions.

Among older adults enrolled in an osteoarthritis cohort, those with foot symptoms such as pain and stiffness demonstrated a higher risk for death vs. those without foot symptoms, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.