Orthopedics
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Pain coping skills training doesn’t improve knee arthroplasty outcomes
TORONTO – A high level of pain catastrophizing prior to scheduled knee arthroplasty is not, as previously thought, a harbinger of poor outcomes....
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Bundled payment for OA surgery linked to more emergency department visits
TORONTO – Ontario experience with bundling payment for surgery documents a sharp uptick in postdischarge unplanned emergency department visits.
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High-intensity statins may cut risk of joint replacement
TORONTO – Huge propensity-matched study spotlights a potential statin side benefit: less need for joint replacement...
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Possible mortality risk seen with tramadol in osteoarthritis
Older patients taking tramadol for osteoarthritis had significantly higher mortality risk than did patients taking NSAIDs.
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TNFi use may not affect joint replacement rates for RA patients
Investigators examined joint replacement rates during 2001-2016 in the British Society for Rheumatology Biologics Register for RA.
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Heberden’s nodes linked to knee OA progression
Progression was associated with periarticular bone area expansion but not osteophyte worsening.
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Knee pathologies, including multiple meniscal tears, predict accelerated OA
Longitudinal data suggest a distinct risk factor profile for adults who develop accelerated knee osteoarthritis.
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Canakinumab reduces arthroplasty rates
CHICAGO – Prespecified secondary analysis from landmark CANTOS trial was the talk of the ACR annual meeting.
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Total knee replacement risk soars after arthroscopic surgery for meniscal tear
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Complications cluster in inflammatory arthritis patients after total knee replacement
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Brisk walking may decrease TKR risk in OA
CHICAGO – A dose-response in the amount of brisk walking was evident for TKR risk reduction.