Tag: Arthritis: Osteo
Adults With Cerebral Palsy at Higher Risk for Osteoporosis
U.K. study also shows association between CP and osteoarthritis when adjusting for other factors
Tanezumab Improves Scores for Pain, Function in Osteoarthritis
Improvements in mean WOMAC Pain, Physical Function scores for osteoarthritis of knee or hip
Higher Disease Burden for OA Than RA After Six Months
Similar disease burden seen at presentation for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
Knee Pain Not Tied to Activity Levels in Knee Osteoarthritis
Neither inverted KOOS-pain nor P4 pain scale tied to physical activity
Tramadol May Up Mortality Risk in Osteoarthritis Patients
Findings for those initially prescribed tramadol compared with commonly prescribed NSAIDs
Hip Preservation Appropriateness Guidelines May Be Limited
Patient age, radiographic OA severity dominate prediction of hip preservation sx appropriateness
Long-Term Opioid Use With OA Varies Across States
Variance not fully explained by differences in access to health care providers or patient characteristics
Heberden’s Nodes in Fingers Tied to Knee Osteoarthritis
Significant associations seen between presence of HNs and MRI measures of knee arthritis
Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis Tied to Increased Risk for Death
Risk higher for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, renal mortality; lower risk for cancer mortality
Prevalence of Knee OA Lower With Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Odds ratio for knee osteoarthritis was 0.7 in MHT group versus non-MHT group in multivariable model
