Osteoarthritis and Bone Disorders News

SAN FRANCISCO — A high prevalence of patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty were at high risk for osteoporosis but had a low prevalence of preoperative screening, according to results presented here.

Weather changes are not risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis or knee, hip or low back pain, but do appear to influence gout flares, according to a meta-analysis published in Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism.

Adults with osteoporosis who received a full course of denosumab were less likely to develop incident diabetes than those who discontinued denosumab after the initial dose, according to study data published in JAMA Network Open.

The FDA approved the first two denosumab biosimilars.

A free online training program for primary care providers focusing on knee osteoarthritis boosted participants’ confidence in diagnosing and managing the condition, according to data published in ACR Open Rheumatology.

Patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis should receive education and counsel on self-management strategies across repeat clinical visits, according to updated recommendations from EULAR.

Fatigue in patients with inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases should be addressed with tailored physical activity, psychoeducational interventions or possibly immunomodulatory treatment, according to EULAR recommendations.

Men are at greater risk for multi-joint osteoarthritis in their lower extremities vs. women, while women and Black patients demonstrate more severe knee OA features, according to data published in The Journal of Rheumatology.

Among patients with Ehrlichia IgG, Rickettsia IgG or alpha-gal IgE following a tick bite, only those with heightened levels of alpha-gal IgE demonstrated musculoskeletal symptoms, specifically higher rates of knee pain, according to data.

The risk for all-cause mortality decreases among patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis who achieve slow-to-moderate, but not fast, weight loss via anti-obesity medications, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.