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Patellofemoral Joint May Be Primary Target for Knee Osteoarthritis
Major Finding: On MRI, 20.4% of 970 subjects had cartilage damage in their patellofemoral joint, 10.4% had damage in their tibiofemoral joint; and...
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Arthritis in Other Joints Worsens Outcomes of Knee Replacement Surgery*
Major Finding: About 46% of 494 primary total knee replacement candidates reported pain or other problems in four or more other joints. Data...
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Severe Pain After Knee Replacement Predicts Poor Outcomes
Major Finding: Patients who reported severe pain 3 months after a total knee replacement had WOMAC scores in the mid-60s at both 1 and 2 years,...
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Joint Distraction Helps Patients Avoid Knee Replacements
Major Finding: At 2-year follow-up after knee distraction, the minimum joint space width in 20 patients with end-stage knee OA had increased from...
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Address Nonoperative Limb After Knee Surgery
Major Finding: At 2 years after a unilateral, opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy, 38 patients experienced a mean 0.25% body weight times height...
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Joint Distraction May Delay Need for Knee Replacement
Major Finding: Joint distraction can induce tissue structure modification in knee osteoarthritis, as shown on radiography, MRI, and blood work,...
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Hereditary Hemochromatosis Linked to Increased Arthropathies and Joint Surgery
Major Finding: Patients with hereditary hemochromatosis had a 2.4-fold increased prevalence of arthropathies and a 2.9-fold increased rate of hip...
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Gastric Bypass May Increase Long-Term Fracture Risk
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Black Osteoarthritis Patients Tend to Balk at Total Knee Replacement
Major Finding: The adjusted odds ratio for willingness to undergo TKR was 0.38 comparing black vs. white patients (95% CI, 0.19-0.74; P = .005)....
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Zoledronic Acid Relieves Knee OA Pain and Shrinks Bone Marrow Lesions
Major Finding: A 5-mg infusion of zoledronic acid given to 31 patients with knee OA and associated bone marrow lesions reduced pain by 15 points...
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WHO Data Shows Worldwide Uptick in Osteoarthritis
Major Finding: All musculoskeletal disorders combined had a prevalence of 2.1% of the worldwide population and ranked 12th in disability-adjusted...