Osteoarthritis
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Weight gain may exacerbate structural damage in knee OA
Weight changes can have a significant effect on the structural progression of knee OA, according to new findings from Osteoarthritis Initiative...
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High comorbidity rate seen before osteoarthritis diagnosis
More than 40 medical conditions were positively associated with having a new diagnosis of osteoarthritis in a large, nested case-control study.
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Early meniscal surgery on par with active rehab in under 40s
Early meniscal surgery in people aged under 40 years was not better than an exercise and education program in the randomized controlled DREAM...
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Denosumab boosts bone strength in glucocorticoid users
Compared with risedronate, denosumab promoted bone strength in patients initiating glucocorticoids and those on long-term therapy.
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Medical cannabis may cut opioid use for back pain, OA
Preliminary data suggest more than one-third of people with back pain no longer used opioids after filling cannabis prescriptions. Opioid...
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Shoulder arthritis surgery: Depression complicates care
“People with depression and anxiety feel pain differently. It might have to do with your outlook – are you catastrophizing or thinking it’s a...
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TKA outcomes for age 80+ similar to younger patients
In a study of more than 1.7 million cases, length of hospital stay and readmission rates were only slightly higher for octogenarians than for...
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Osteoarthritis burden grows worldwide, Global Burden of Disease study finds
Data from 204 countries and territories revealed global increases in osteoarthritis cases over the past twenty years.
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How safe is a drug holiday from bisphosphonates for osteoporosis?
“We found little difference in the association between risedronate versus alendronate drug holidays and hip fractures until approximately 2 years...
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Duloxetine added to usual care doesn’t improve hip, knee OA pain
The results of a small, randomized trial conducted in general practitioner practices could not find any benefit of duloxetine over usual care in...
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Platelet-rich plasma injections show no benefit in knee OA in placebo-controlled trial
Platelet-rich plasma injections for mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis show no improvements in pain, function, or cartilage structure, compared...