Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com.

The NEJM reports what should be obvious to rheumatologists: that older adults with severe hip osteoarthritis should opt for total hip replacement (THR) over conservative exercise measures as THR yields a clinically important improvement in pain and function.

The NEJM reports that in a randomized, controlled, head to head trial, collagenase injections were non-inferior to limited fasciectomy in the treatment of Dupuytren’s contracture.

Patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty using a combination of paracetamol, ibuprofen, and dexamethasone, had optimal responses with the lowest morphine consumption, and fewer adverse events.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and Journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com -  including problems w/ falls, pain and treatment of Dupuytren’s contractures.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from the past week on RheumNow.com, including where you should sit in clinic and why you should worry about secondary Sjogren's in RA.

Having patients waiting for knee arthroplasty undergo a preoperative program of weight loss, exercise, and other interventions gave them modestly improved pain, function, and quality of life, a small randomized trial showed.

The antidiabetic and weight-loss drug semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy, Rybelsus) either does or does not help patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) avoid complications and other poor outcomes, according to two retrospective studies presented here.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow.com. How good (or not) are rheumatologists and what to do about MTX nodulosis?

The role of thromboprophylaxis following total hip (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is uncertain and consensus is lacking. A recent study suggests that thromboprophylaxis strategies should be tailored to individual risk of thrombosis and bleeding.

A study of nearly 80,000 US veterans who underwent primary knee joint arthroplasty (TKA) showed  the incidence of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) was highest in the first 3 months and remained elevated through 12 months compared with 12 months or more after surgery.

Dr. Jack Cush reviews the news and journal reports from this past week on RheumNow, and introduces our September campaign - "Hard Decisions in RA".

A prospective, pragmatic, open-label, randomized trial conducted by the UK National Health Service, studied interventions in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and found no advantage to either CTS corticosteroid injection (CSI) or night splinting (NS) as the initial treatment of CTS.

EULAR 2023 launched today to crowds of attendees.  The opening Plenary session and presidential address by Dr.

Next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS) techniques show the presence of bacterial DNA in surgical specimens of hip and knee arthritis, from patients undergoing first-time total joint arthroplasty, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.