Arthritis News

Use of cryopreserved human umbilical cord tissue, known as Wharton’s jelly, may be an alternative treatment for tissue regeneration in patients with hip cartilage defects and osteoarthritis, according to published results.

Forefoot ultrasound adds little value when attempting to predict rheumatoid arthritis in patients with clinically suspect arthralgia, as positive findings there are “rare” without accompanying inflammation in the hands, according to data.

New EULAR classification criteria for hand osteoarthritis — including age, morning stiffness duration, radiographic osteophytes and radiographic joint space narrowing — feature separate criteria for thumb base and interphalangeal OA.

Rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia are among the most common comorbidities identified in patients following a diagnosis of osteoarthritis, according to data presented at the EULAR 2024 Congress.

Results showed patients with severe hip osteoarthritis who undergo lumbar spinal fusion may be at increased risk for reoperation and preemptive total hip arthroplasty may be warranted for this population.

The ability to view laboratory results, track symptoms and sharing them with a provider were rated as the most useful potential app functions by patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, according to data.

Older adults with arthritis demonstrate poorer nutritional risk scores, and increased risks for poor nutrition, whether they have functional impairment or not, vs. those without arthritis, according to data published in Scientific Reports.

Self-administered acupressure, combined with a short education program, was a cost-effective method of pain relief that boosted mobility in adults with probable knee osteoarthritis, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Published results showed antibiotic-loaded bone cement may not be warranted for prophylaxis with total knee arthroplasty due to the additional cost and similar rates of revision for periprosthetic joint infection vs. plain bone cement.

According to published results, krill oil supplementation did not improve VAS pain scores for patients with significant knee osteoarthritis pain and effusion-synovitis compared with placebo treatment.