Osteoarthritis and Bone Disorders News

Among patients with radiographic knee osteoarthritis, the important difference in gait speed is between 4.1 and 6.9 meters per minute for the 20-meter walk, and between 2.9 and 6.9 meters per minute for the 400-meter walk, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Both symptomatic and radiographic knee osteoarthritis are associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality, according to findings published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Postmenopausal women with osteoporosis who received a single infusion of zoledronate after 2 to 5 years of denosumab therapy retained more than half of bone mineral density gained before stopping treatment with no increase in vertebral fractures, according to findings published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Comorbid chronic diseases common among patients with osteoarthritis, such as obesity, diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease, have a significant impact on the progression and persistence of hip osteoarthritis, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Patients with knee osteoarthritis who experience any lower back pain have a 2.7-times greater risk for recurrent falls, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Results published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery showed a substantial number of patients with knee osteoarthritis underwent either premature or delayed total knee replacement more than 2 years after it had become potentially appropriate.

Frequent mental distress is commonly reported among adults with arthritis across all 50 states and Washington, D.C., with the highest prevalence reported in the Appalachian region and southern states, according to data published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

Cartilage volume in the tibiofemoral joint decreases at a faster rate with increasing age and higher BMI in both men and women, especially in the medial compartment, according to findings published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Genicular artery embolization is safe and potentially efficacious in the treatment of knee pain secondary to osteoarthritis, according to data published in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

The American College of Rheumatology, in partnership with the Arthritis Foundation, has released an update to its Guideline for the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip and Knee, for the first time adding provisions that include direct patient participation, according to a press release.