Osteoarthritis

Patients with knee osteoarthritis who experience sleep disturbances are more likely to experience catastrophizing and worsened knee pain, according to data published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Morning stiffness lasting longer than 60 minutes is frequent in patients with hand osteoarthritis, and is linked to greater pain, lower function and decreased quality of life, according to data published in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage.

Researchers and CEOs alike presented data recently at a “Shark Tank”-like session with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to discuss, and seek federal funding for, potential therapies for osteoarthritis.

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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.

A 45-year-old man presented with a 6-month history of posteromedial right knee pain and swelling after a twisting injury to his knee in the gym.

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.