Factors in women at midlife associated with clinically important declines in physical health and function later in life include body mass index, smoking, osteoarthritis, clinically significant depression, and cardiovascular disease.
For patients with chronic osteoarthritis (OA) pain, duloxetine added to usual care has no effect compared with usual care alone.
Researchers evaluated the bone microarchitecture and strength in patients with primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy using HR-pQCT.
Optimal acetabular positioning differs significantly from historic values, with reduced dislocation risk for increased anteversion.
XT-150 is a locally injectable non-viral therapy expressing interleukin (IL)-10v, a proprietary modified variant of IL-10.
The use of hyaluronic acid (HA) injections for knee osteoarthritis in Medicare beneficiaries increased substantially from 2012 to 2018.
Overall, 379 and 372 participants provided six- and 12-month primary outcomes.
Preoperative neuropathic pain may be associated with the development of persistent postoperative pain after arthroplasty.
Platelet-rich plasma injections did not significantly improve knee osteoarthritis pain symptoms or joint structure compared with placebo injections in a randomized controlled trial.
In a meta-analysis, study authors assessed the effectiveness and safety of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioids for knee and hip osteoarthritis pain and physical function.
