NEW YORK (Reuters Health)—High-intensity statins are associated with a lower risk of joint replacement, new findings show. “Statins at high intensity may reduce the risk of hip and knee replacement. The effect may be RA specific,” Dr. Aliya Sarmanova of the University of Nottingham, U.K., and colleagues write in Rheumatology.1 Statins have anti-inflammatory effects, and…
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Strategies for Successful Joint Replacement Surgery
Collaboration among all providers—surgeon, rheumatologist, physical therapist, etc.—is essential for patients with a rheumatic disease who are about to undergo total joint arthroplasty to reach their goals, including reduced pain and improved mobility…
Infection Greater Worry Than Flare: Collaborative Guideline Offers Guidance to Prevent Joint Replacement Complications & Failure
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Total joint arthroplasty is one of the most common surgical procedures performed on adults with end-stage arthritis. One recent estimate showed that 2.5 million individuals in the U.S. are living with a total hip replacement and 4.7 million are living with knee replacements. For their patients with inflammatory arthritis, rheumatologists and orthopedic surgeons must…
Get the Most Out of Joint Replacement
Exercise can improve the outcomes in hip and knee replacement surgery
Drinking Raises Risk of Hip Replacement Due to OA
Marchand et al. sought to examine the relationship between alcohol consumption and hip osteoarthritis (OA) in women. By analyzing data from the Nurses’ Health Study cohort in the U.S., the researchers concluded that an association may be observed between higher alcohol consumption and greater incidence of total hip replacement due to OA.
Tips from a Joint Surgeon on What the Rheumatologist Needs to Know
Hip and knee replacements—despite advancement in treatments for rheumatic diseases, some patients will still need to undergo these surgeries. Here are insights into the considerations, costs and complications of total joint arthroplasty.
JIA & the Temporomandibular Joint: Diagnostic Challenges & Treatment Options
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) can affect all joints, including the temporomandibular joints (TMJs). For a long time, the TMJ was a “forgotten” joint in pediatric rheumatology, although Sir Frederick Still did comment on a small mandible in his first case series on juvenile arthritis in 1897. In recent years, more attention has been given to…
Predictors of RA Flare After Total Joint Arthroplasty
At the time of total joint arthroplasty, RA disease activity has been shown to better predict postoperative flare than medication management…
Emerging Treatments for OA: New Therapies Target Joint Pain, Not Just Structural Damage
CHICAGO—Are effective treatments for osteoarthritis (OA) on the horizon? In Emerging Treatments for Osteoarthritis at the 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, experts discussed potential therapies to address OA structural progression, pain and inflammation. With an aging population and rising obesity rates, “we can expect the prevalence of osteoarthritis will only increase,” said Anne-Marie Malfait, MD, PhD,…
New Joint Space Mapping Technique Doubles Diagnostic Sensitivity for Osteoarthritis
Traditional X-rays, move over—there may be a new gold standard for joint imaging to assess even the smallest changes that can signal the onset of arthritis, as reported recently in the journal Scientific Reports.1 Utilizing the combined expertise of radiologists, rheumatologists and engineers, University of Cambridge researchers developed an algorithm to monitor the joints of…
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