Osteoarthritis and Bone Disorders News

Avoiding the sun and practicing sun-protective behaviors does not show an association with osteoporotic fractures or reduced bone density, according to a study.

Compared with placebo injections, intra-articular platelet-rich plasma injections did not significantly improve function or relieve symptoms in patients with ankle osteoarthritis, according to published results.

Among patients with arthritis who engaged in physical activity in the past month, about 71% reported walking as one of their two most frequent activities, followed by gardening and weightlifting, according to CDC researchers.

Fracture and mortality risks for men aged 80 years or older have different profiles, and an assessment of both could help to inform osteoporosis drug treatment decisions, according to a speaker.

An estimated 58.5 million adults in the United States — nearly one-quarter of the country’s adult population — had arthritis, while 25.7 million demonstrated arthritis-related activity limitations, during 2016 to 2018, according to data.

Published results showed an association between hip corticosteroid injections and rapidly destructive hip disease.

Healio announced the launch of Rheum and Boards, a quiz-based, online learning resource for rheumatologists, according to a Healio press release.

Hip fracture hospitalizations decreased by 11% in France during the first COVID-19 lockdown compared with the year before, according to a speaker at the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research Annual Meeting.

TPX-100, a novel 23-amino acid peptide, has a “significant effect” on bone shape, as measured by B-score, in knee osteoarthritis and shows promise as a disease-modifying drug, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Race was not a “substantial, independent predictor” of functional outcomes following total knee replacement, but marginal differences in care were observed across treatment settings, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.