Osteoarthritis and Bone Disorders News

The Secondary Prevention Task Group of the Osteoarthritis Action Alliance released 15 recommendations for the prevention of osteoarthritis after an ACL injury, according to a press release from the National Athletic Trainers Association.

SEATTLE — Among men aged at least 40 years who experienced a fracture, most with subsequent fractures in the next 2 years had cardiometabolic comorbidities and used medications linked to increased fall risk, according to researchers.

Patients with gout who achieve and maintain target serum urate levels through urate-lowering therapy demonstrate a reduced risk for fractures, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

Patients with atopic diseases may be at an increased risk for developing osteoarthritis, according to data published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Physicians who receive industry payments are more likely to administer hyaluronic acid injections, as well as an increased volume of injections, for osteoarthritis despite questionable benefit, according to data.

Patients with type 2 diabetes who undergo metformin therapy demonstrate a 24% lower risk for osteoarthritis, compared with those who received sulfonylurea, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

Moderate-distance runners and non-runners alike demonstrate similar rates of radiographic knee osteoarthritis, according to systematic review data published in the Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine.

The prevalence of psychological comorbidities among patients with coxarthrosis increased by 37.8% — and by 17.9% for those with gonarthrosis — between 2009 and 2019, according to German data published in Scientific Reports.

Patients with knee osteoarthritis demonstrated increased cartilage degradation and tissue turnover after a 3-month exercise-related joint loading training program, according to data published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.

Antiresorptive medications such as oral bisphosphonates have a minimal effect on change in lumbar spine trabecular bone score among older adults, according to a study published in The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.