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Optimal Timing of Elective Hip or Knee Arthroplasty

ACR
Mar 14, 2023

The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) released a summary of its new guideline titled “The Optimal Timing of Elective Hip or Knee Arthroplasty for Patients with Symptomatic Moderate to Severe Osteoarthritis or Osteonecrosis Who

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Carpal Tunnel - Steroid injection vs. Night Splinting

Mar 13, 2023

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

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Marathon Running Not a Risk Factor for Arthritis

MedPage Today
Mar 13, 2023

Intensity of distance running had no bearing on the prevalence of hip and knee osteoarthritis among participants in recent editions of the Chicago Marathon, researchers reported here.



Rather, the risk factors for pain and arthritis were merely those seen in the general population: age

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An Alternative Pain Protocol Following Knee Replacement Surgery

EurekAlert!
Feb 27, 2023

A study led by Vinod Dasa, MD, Professor of Orthopaedics at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, reports that a novel surgical pain management strategy following total knee arthroplasty (TKA), or total knee replacement, provided pain relief without opioids. The researchers also found

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Im not sure this was necessary but - a metanalysis of 10 RCTs w/ 847 OA patients shows colchicine use in osteoarthritis had no efficacy as far as pain reduction (vs control; SMD= 0.17) & no improvement in function (SMD, - 0.37) https://t.co/pDR0XO6vCg https://t.co/o8yYByBj8I
Heavy Metals and the Risk of Arthritis The etiology of arthritis was studied using US NHANES data and suggested that elevated concentrations of trace elements (TE: Pb, Cd, and Cu) were associated with increased risk of arthritis. https://t.co/z8bzOorqTz https://t.co/u5cQqXDId2

Which Meds are Best for Acute Low Back Pain?

EurekAlert!
Feb 22, 2023

Acute low back pain (LBP) is a common cause of disability. An analysis in the Journal of Orthopaedic Research examined which non-opioid drugs are best for treating this condition.



The analysis, which included

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Heavy Metals and the Risk of Arthritis

Feb 21, 2023

The etiology of arthritis was studied using US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data and suggested that elevated concentrations of trace elements (TE: Pb, Cd, and Cu) were associated with increased risk of arthritis.



TE concentrations for whole blood [cadmium

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High- Versus Low-Dose Exercise Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis The Annals of Internal medicine has reported the results of high-dose versus low-dose exercise therapy demonstrating no benefits from more intense exercise. https://t.co/BtqeYWKG34 https://t.co/ngyM1DshDz
Novel Proteomic Biomarker Set in Osteoarthritis NIH funded researchers have developed a set of serum proteomic biomarkers that successfully predict clinically relevant KOA progression (both structural change and joint pain) over a 2 year period. https://t.co/4xU2bYS0xN https://t.co/Rtdr280ghe

High- Versus Low-Dose Exercise Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis

Feb 06, 2023

Exercise is known to improve function, pain and quality of life (QOL) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA), but optimal amount of exercise is unknown. The Annals of Internal medicine has reported the results of high-dose versus low-dose exercise therapy demonstrating no benefits from

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Novel Proteomic Biomarker Set in Osteoarthritis

Feb 02, 2023

NIH funded researchers from Duke University have developed a set of serum proteomic biomarkers that successfully predict clinically relevant knee osteoarthritis (KOA) progression (both structural change and joint pain) over a 2 year period.

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Deptof Veterans Affairs has awarded $1.2 million to Matlock Jeffries, MD of the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation to study the connection between obesity, gut microbiome and cartilage changes leading to osteoarthritis of the knee. CONGRATS @matlockj https://t.co/M3807QD5K2 https://t.co/ypJNunbWWS
Blood Test Identifies Osteoarthritis Progression A new blood test that can identify progression of osteoarthritis in the knee is more accurate than current methods, providing an important tool to advance research and speed discovery of new therapies. https://t.co/hOAjxJhnJG https://t.co/Ehr5imPNQ4

Blood Test Identifies Osteoarthritis Progression

EurekAlert!
Jan 25, 2023

A new blood test that can identify progression of osteoarthritis in the knee is more accurate than current methods, providing an important tool to advance research and speed discovery of new therapies.



The test relies on a biomarker and fills an important void in medical research for

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Burden of BMI on Costs of Musculoskeletal Diseases

Jan 23, 2023

A cross-sectional global study shows a substantial impact of obesity and BMI on the health and economic impact of patients with musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders.



In this cross-sectional study of 192 countries and territories, 7.3 million years lived with disability and $180.7 billion

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New Hope for Hand Osteoarthritis The drug talarozole – which increases retinoic acid – could be a promising new treatment for hand osteoarthritis. https://t.co/AHoEZM75mh https://t.co/dZ1LWWoNl5
Degeneration seen in #OA may be related to cartilage tissue stiffening with the repression of a key longevity protein α-Klotho brought about by epigenetic changes. Downregulated Klotho gene expression accelerated chondrocyte senescence https://t.co/HBLeLIlmJG https://t.co/T7d6EodDYN
Network meta-analysis of 152 RCTs (17431 pts) comparing efficacy of exercise therapy, NSAIDs, Tylenol for knee or hip osteoarthritis: Found all 3 equivalent at 4 wk, 8 wk and 24 wks. https://t.co/rKck2AacL4 https://t.co/YEAMh9UxTs

Cannabis Use for Pain is Common

Jan 09, 2023

In states with legalized medical cannabis use, 3 in 10 persons are using cannabis to manage their pain.

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Extreme Global Costs of Physical Inactivity

Jan 02, 2023

A global, population-based study shows that physical inactivity is not only an important modifiable risk factor for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health conditions, it also imparts a considerable health and economic burden that is avoidable.

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Hyaluronic Acid Knee Injections Equivalent to Placebo In the United States, where over $300 million is spent annually on intraarticular hyaluronic acid injections, yet another study shows such therapy to be no better than placebo. https://t.co/bBEwpId84L https://t.co/5msGqViTpz
Effect of Intraarticular Steroid Shots on Knee OA Outcomes In patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, intra-articular injections of steroids did not increase rates of either disease progression or subsequent knee replacement surgery, researchers said. https://t.co/yqVHPmqzzi https://t.co/k8dMADHg7P
New Hope for Hand Osteoarthritis The drug talarozole – which increases retinoic acid – could be a promising new treatment for hand osteoarthritis. https://t.co/jVMLiJLnch https://t.co/0nk8WA2k1S

New Hope for Hand Osteoarthritis

EurekAlert!
Dec 21, 2022

The drug talarozole – which increases retinoic acid – could be a promising new treatment for hand osteoarthritis.



Tonia Vincent, Professor of Musculoskeletal Biology & Honorary Rheumatologist at Oxford’s Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal

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