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Patellar mobilization therapy plus exercise has the potential to reduce pain and improve function and quality of life for patients with knee osteoarthritis

Joint Mobilization Plus Exercise Beneficial for Knee Osteoarthritis

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At 24 weeks, improvements seen in pain, function for osteoarthritis patients who did patellar mobilization
For individuals with knee osteoarthritis

ACR: Walking Each Day May Cut Risk for TKA Over Five Years

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Replacing 5 minutes of non-walking time with 5 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous walking beneficial
Use of cross-linked polyethylene has significantly reduced the revision rate following total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis

Revision Rates for Arthritis-Related Hip Replacement Down

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Use of cross-linked polyethylene bearing surface led to the reduction
Female reproductive and hormonal factors are associated with incidence of knee osteoarthritis

Reproductive, Hormonal Factors Tied to Knee OA in Women

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Parity, having been pregnant associated with higher risk of total knee arthroplasty for osteoarthritis
The European League Against Rheumatism has released recommendations -- published in the June issue of the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases -- for health professionals to use in approaching pain management in inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis.

New Recommendations Guide Arthritis Pain Management

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Patient-centered recommendations released by the European League Against Rheumatism
For overweight and obese older adults with knee osteoarthritis

Greater Weight Loss Linked to Superior Outcomes in Knee OA

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Superior mechanistic outcomes with 10 to 19.9 percent weight loss in overweight, obese seniors with knee OA
Despite low-level evidence

AAOS: Stem Cell Tx for Knee OA Costs About $5,000 Per Injection

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High cost, rapidly expanding use despite low-level evidence; mean marketed clinical efficacy of 82.2%
For patients with moderate-to-severe hand pain and radiographic osteoarthritis

Hydroxychloroquine No Better Than Placebo for Hand OA

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No more effective than placebo for moderate-to-severe hand pain and radiographic osteoarthritis
Sonography-guided hyaluronic acid injection may yield better results than surface anatomy-guided injection in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Sonography May Aid Hyaluronic Acid Injections for Knee Arthritis

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Study compared sonography against surface anatomy-guided hyaluronic acid injection
Bone mineral density

Hip Bone Mineral Density Tied to Knee Cartilage Defects

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Bone density also tied to bone marrow lesions among those with knee osteoarthritis