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CreakyJoints publishes first patient-centered OA guidelines
CreakyJoints — an online, non-profit community for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and related conditions — has published the first patient-centered osteoarthritis guidelines.
FDA denies Amneal request to block approvals of generic Forteo
The FDA has rejected Amneal Pharmaceuticals’ citizen petition to refrain from approving any abbreviated new drug applications for generic versions of teriparatide as treatment for osteoporosis.
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Black patients less likely to receive knee replacement, despite worse symptoms
Despite exhibiting worse pain and function at baseline, black patients are less likely to receive total knee replacement than white patients, underscoring ongoing racial disparities in the use of knee replacement surgery, according to findings published in the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology.
Screening prevents hip fractures in older women
Screening for fracture risk led to a statistically significant reduction in hip fractures among older women, according to data published in The Lancet.
OA associated with higher disability, worse health status
Osteoarthritis was associated with a higher degree of disability and a worse health status among individuals residing in a low-income, urban community in Mexico, according to findings published in the Journal of Clinical Rheumatology.
Beyond temporary relief: New OA treatments target pain mechanisms
Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis, affecting more than 30 million people in the United States. However, short of joint replacement surgery, current treatments for OA are primarily focused on temporary palliation rather than addressing the underlying source of the pain.
Elevated bone mineral density lowers risk for hip OA
Although higher bone mineral density can reduce a patient’s risk for hip radiographic osteoarthritis, intermediate density could increase the risk for knee radiographic OA and symptomatic radiographic OA, according to findings published in Arthritis Care and Research.
‘Creaky knees’ can predict symptomatic OA
In patients who lack osteoarthritis symptoms, subjective crepitus — or hearing grating, cracking or popping sounds in or around a joint — in the knee can predict incident symptomatic OA, according to findings published in Arthritis Care and Research.
OA pain increases with depression
Although the effects of depression on OA knee pain do not change over time, depression persistence can significantly increase the severity of that pain, according to findings published in Arthritis Care and Research.
Physical activity during middle age may lower risk for joint symptoms
Among women, maintaining low levels of physical activity throughout middle age is associated with a decreased prevalence and risk for joint symptoms later in life, especially among obese patients, according to findings published in Arthritis Care and Research.