Osteoarthritis and Bone Disorders News

SAN DIEGO — Reducing use of accepted surgical and pharmacological interventions in favor of diet and exercise may be the way forward in osteoarthritis, according to a presentation at the 2019 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West.

SAN DIEGO — Acting on modifiable factors such as obesity and joint injury prevention could have a huge impact on osteoarthritis pathogenesis and incidence, according to a presentation at Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West.

Disease burden is high, and prescriptions for analgesics are frequent, among patients with both knee and hip osteoarthritis, according to findings published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Postmenopausal women with osteoporosis who received a regimen of three separate, 6-month cycles of daily teriparatide followed by one subcutaneous injection of denosumab experienced a moderate gain in cortical bone mineral density at 18 months that was not observed among similar women who received the standard regimen of 18 months of teriparatide followed by 18 months of denosumab, according to findings published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Historians attribute Philip II of Macedon — father of Alexander the Great — as the source of the motto and political principle known as “divide and conquer.” As a ruling technique, the maxim worked, with Phillip ultimately ruling over most of classical Greece; a success that would be repeated with Julius Caesar and Napoleon Bonaparte in the centuries to follow.

Radius Health has initiated enrollment for a phase 3 clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of a wearable abaloparatide-transdermal patch in the treatment of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at high risk for fracture, the company announced in a press release.

According to recently published results, NSAID use may contribute to the link between osteoarthritis and cardiovascular disease.

A survey of patients with nonsurgical knee osteoarthritis found that just 38% of general practitioners adhere to process indicators, particularly informing patients of the importance of weight loss and referring them to physical therapy, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Medication adherence for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, gout and osteoporosis was heavily influenced by the degree of trust patients had in their physician, as well as medication properties and patient capabilities, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Poverty does not increase the risk for total knee replacement failure or revision among black or white patients, and fails to explain observed racial disparities associated with the procedure, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.