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29 Aug 2018 |
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Osteoarthritis and Psoriatic arthritis differ from RA by affecting DIP and PIP joints with medial or lateral IP subluxations. In RA the finger deformities are dorsal-ventral |
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29 Aug 2018 |
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2018 EULAR Recommendations for Hand Osteoarthritis Care |
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25 Aug 2018 |
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RheumNow Week in Review – How Not to Treat Hand OA (8.24.18) | Listen to the podcast on iTunes, stitcher or here> https://t.co/lbbw62bBSC RheumNow - Rheumatology News & Information https://t.co/8EAUhSG5cT |
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24 Aug 2018 |
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AC&R paper shows that Older Obese pts w/ Knee OA who lose >20% weight, after 18 mos had 37% less pain, 36% better function and significantly better health-related quality of life (P = .006). https://t.co/QudKGT32ZJ |
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23 Aug 2018 |
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Subanalysis of 221 pts in MeTeOR study shows persistent and extensive effusion‐synovitis Knee Osteoarthritis (with meniscal tears) is associated with greater degrees of cartilage loss over 18 mos. https://t.co/3KtHQx0QI2 |
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21 Aug 2018 |
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PLEASE- stop trying Plaquenil, DMARDs, biologics in Hand OA - they dont work!!. My best regimen is: simple analgesics (acetaminophen 1950 mg qd) plus 2.5 mg prednisone, hand OT, and painful PIP/DIP immobilization with 2inch Cohesive tape x 14days https://t.co/VOzs0yWjOS |
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15 Aug 2018 |
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Persistent Osteoporosis Drug Use Pays Off |
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09 Aug 2018 |
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Fractures Augment 10 Year Mortality Risks |
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09 Aug 2018 |
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Matched cohort study shows that exposure to NSAIDs, Cox-2, acetaminophen, narcotics or glucosamine (in 3 yrs prior) does not increase the rate of knee replacement in Knee #OA patients https://t.co/kryenx1m6V |
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08 Aug 2018 |
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Early Hip Fracture Surgery Reduces Mortality |
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06 Aug 2018 |
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Big Advances for Two Osteoporosis Drugs |
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01 Aug 2018 |
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Study of 6644 hip & femoral fractures found 2.95% were atypical femoral Fx (90 subtrochanter & 106 femoral shaft Fx). Risk factors were osteopenia/osteoporosis, RA, increased ant. & lat. femoral curvatures, & thicker lateral femoral cortex at the shaft https://t.co/vWsW0hLoHS |
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26 Jul 2018 |
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22,289 women in the Melbourne were studied, 1208 1had knee replacement (TKA) for OA; Increased risk of TKA seen in women who were ever pregnant (HR 1.32) or took oral contraceptives (HR 1.25) https://t.co/ndB1OChmyv |
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24 Jul 2018 |
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Study from Norway showd that Osteoporosisin Psoriatic arthritis patients (mean age 52 yrs) is uncommon (6.4%). No associations BMD and disease activity measures. https://t.co/5AHR2BSFgh |
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20 Jul 2018 |
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Pfizer & Lilly report on Phase 3 Tanezumab (NGF inhibitor) in 698 Knee or Hip OA pts. At 16wks TNZ yielded significantly better pain, function & the Pt Global (vs PBO). Rapidly progressive OA seen in <1.5% on TNZ; 0 on PBO. https://t.co/AubO4PyYJQ |
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19 Jul 2018 |
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4543 patients followed for mean 8.4 yrs, crude incidence of knee chondrocalcinosis was 3.2 per 1000 PY and whole cumulative incidence of chondrocalcinosis was 2.7%, more with age and higher HbA1C https://t.co/gdlvmYDlPd |
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17 Jul 2018 |
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Amgen and UCB have re-filed for FDA approval of osteoporosis drug romosozumab one year after a complete response letter citing CV risks. New data includes 7,180 ph3, 4,093 ph3 and a 245 pt male OP trial. https://t.co/evemBRXrpP |
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15 Jul 2018 |
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Sytematic review of supplements for osteoarthritis finds (despite poor quality studies) Limited research evidence to recommend the oral use of Boswellia serrata extract and Pycnogenol, curcumin and methylsulfonylmethane https://t.co/I6ioJn6wDF |
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02 Jul 2018 |
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Metanalysis of 11 RCTs show that DMARDs and biologics are no better than Placebo in treating symptomatic Osteoarthritis https://t.co/OGwvaEglhZ |
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27 Jun 2018 |
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233,608 statin initiators not shown to increase the risk of hand osteoarthritis when compared 1:10 with non users (from UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink) https://t.co/FLQnfBAfdl |
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