Osteoarthritis and Bone Disorders News

Patients with knee osteoarthritis who use opioids showed worse baseline structural degeneration and faster progression and had greater quality of life loss compared with controls, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

The rate of reported arthritis increased with the number of dental amalgam filling surfaces found in adults, with the rate peaking at four to seven dental amalgam filling surfaces before decreasing, according to results.

Improvements in articular cartilage thickness among patients with knee osteoarthritis who received sprifermin, versus placebo, during the FORWARD trial were maintained over a 3.5- to 4-year follow-up period, according to data.

Young age, male sex, high BMI, depression, advanced radiographic disease, weak knee extensors, history of injury or surgery, and hip or ankle pain are baseline predictors for persistently poor knee confidence, according to results.

To avoid perpetuating misinformation regarding rheumatic diseases, rheumatologists should ensure they are aware of the available evidence – or lack thereof – for some of the popular myths patient hold about their disease, noted a speaker at the EULAR 2021 Congress.

Erosive hand osteoarthritis tends to target older adults and women with preexisting OA, and is associated with severe articular structural damage and radiographic progression, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

WAILEA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii 2021, Jack M. Bert, MD, spoke about the use of biologics in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.

Once-daily atorvastatin 40 mg fails to significantly reduce cartilage loss over 2 years in patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, compared with placebo, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

In this video exclusive, Miguel Regueiro, MD, discussed a presentation from Digestive Disease Week on the impact of biologics on the prevalence of osteoporosis and bone fractures in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

Findings from the Live Yes! INSIGHTS survey from the Arthritis Foundation showed that out of some 40,000 patient responses, 100% reported experiencing some kind of pain within the last 7 days.