Osteoarthritis and Bone Disorders News

Recently published results showed the rates of prescribing opioids for osteoarthritis remained stable between 2007 and 2014, despite the increased awareness of opioid risks.

After total knee replacement, an intervention of telephonic health coaching plus financial incentives led to improvements in physical activity.

From 2009 to 2014, costs related to knee osteoarthritis have increased for Medicare patients, according to findings presented at the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research Annual Meeting.

Serum biomarker levels were linked with treatment response to chondroitin sulfate in knees with osteoarthritis cartilage loss, according to a recently published study.

Healio Rheumatology has compiled a list of the top five stories about osteoarthritis in the month of July.

Amgen has received a Complete Response Letter for the Biologics License Application from the FDA asking the company to add safety and efficacy data from the ARCH and BRIDGE studies into the drug application for romosozumab as a treatment for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis, according to a company press release.

Investigators found an 8-week multimodal treatment program for patients with knee osteoarthritis that included a cycle of intra-articular injections of sodium hyaluronate administered weekly was cost-effective and reduced patient symptoms.

Adults treated with prednisolone and alendronate had reduced risk for hip fracture, major osteoporotic fracture, any fracture and nonvertebral fracture compared with adults treated with prednisolone only, according to findings published in JAMA.

Among older adults with or at risk of knee osteoarthritis, those who lived in areas with higher perceived mobility barriers had a greater long-term risk of participation restrictions, according to recent findings.

Recently published results showed a reduction in Coll2-1 serum levels after an intra-articular injection of reticulated hyaluronic acid with mannitol in patients with knee osteoarthritis.