Osteoarthritis and Bone Disorders News

SANTA FE, N.M. — In this video exclusive, E. Michael Lewiecki, MD, FACE, FACP, describes Bone Health ECHO, a virtual community of physicians who review osteoporosis and bone-disease cases together each week via video conferencing.

SANTA FE, N.M. — In this video exclusive, Jacques P. Brown, MD, discusses clinical applications of bone turnover markers in managing osteoporosis.

Adults with postoperative hypoparathyroidism after thyroid cancer are less likely to sustain a fracture compared with those with preserved parathyroid function, according to findings published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Several meniscus shape features, including horn lengths, root attachment angles and concavity, may indicate an increased risk for knee osteoarthritis, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists “might be disease-modifying” in patients with knee osteoarthritis and type 2 diabetes if treatment is sustained for a sufficient period, according to data.

Higher disability scores are a potential predictor of fracture risk among patients with systemic sclerosis, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Women who report higher levels of alcohol consumption are more likely to undergo a total joint replacement due to osteoarthritis, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

Strategies encouraging physical activity that are based on lifestyle, demographic, socioeconomic and disease-related factors are “unlikely” to improve exercise adherence among patients with osteoarthritis, according to data.

A “substantial portion” of patients with hip osteoarthritis say their disease interferes with their sexual activity, with depression among the leading factors, according to data published in the International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases.

As a seemingly ever-increasing body of data support physical activity in patients with osteoarthritis, a growing discussion is addressing the distinction between pain and harm, and how the two are experienced by those with the disease.