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Tears of Knee Ligaments & Meniscus Carry Highest Arthritis Risk

Lisa Rapaport  |  January 6, 2020

(Reuters Health)—Young adults who have had knee injuries are much more likely than uninjured peers to develop knee osteoarthritis (OA) by middle age, especially if they have broken bones or torn connective tissue, a recent study suggests. Cruciate ligament injuries were associated with a 19.6% greater risk of knee osteoarthritis, the study found. Meniscal tears…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders

Is Exercise-Based Physical Therapy Effective for Degenerative Meniscal Tears?

Lara C. Pullen, PhD  |  March 13, 2023

Research has demonstrated that exercise-based physical therapy is as effective at maintaining knee function as surgery in patients with degenerative meniscal tears at risk of developing knee osteoarthritis.

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:degenerative meniscal tearExerciseExercise/physical therapyOsteoarthritisosteoarthritis (OA)surgery

Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy Tied to Radiographic Knee OA

By Lisa Rapaport  |  September 29, 2020

(Reuters Health)—Patients with a degenerative meniscus tear who get arthroscopic partial meniscectomy have similar five-year outcomes and increased risk of radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA) as without surgery, a small study suggests. Researchers in Finland randomly assigned 146 adults with degenerative meniscus tear confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to receive either arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM)…

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Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis: Managing OA That Develops After Joint Injuries & Reconstructive Surgery

Susan Bernstein  |  November 28, 2018

CHICAGO—Joint trauma is one of many potential drivers of osteoarthritis disease activity and structural progression. In Post-Traumatic OA: Pathogenesis, Clinical Evolution and Management, a session at the 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting, experts discussed the effects of sports and other injuries on even young patients’ joints. Post-traumatic osteoarthritis (OA) may account for 12% of hip, knee…

Filed under:American College of RheumatologyConditionsMeeting ReportsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

5 Ways to Improve Your Collaboration with Orthopedic Surgeons

Vanessa Caceres  |  August 17, 2018

Rheumatologists and orthopedic surgeons must frequently collaborate to provide optimal patient care. Sometimes, they may even work at the same practice and form a care team for easy collaboration. Still, patient management from both specialties can be challenging, and specialists from both sides can learn from each other. How Crossover Starts Rheumatologists and orthopedic surgeons…

Filed under:Patient PerspectivePractice Support Tagged with:collaborationcommunicationinterdisciplinary

New Rheumatology Disease Research & Advice

Thomas R. Collins  |  February 17, 2018

SAN DIEGO—Top researchers gathered for a review course at the start of the 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting in November to describe new research, their own treatment strategies and new ways of thinking about an array of rheumatic diseases. Here are the highlights: Raynaud’s & Other Digit Problems When a patient walks into your clinic with…

Filed under:Axial SpondyloarthritisMeeting ReportsOsteoarthritis and Bone DisordersRheumatoid ArthritisSystemic SclerosisVasculitis Tagged with:ACR/ARHP Annual Meetingadhesive capsulitisANCAaxial spondyloarthritis (SpA)diabetesDry eyeEthicslung diseasemeniscus surgeryOsteoarthritisRaynaud'sred eyeRheumatoid arthritisscleritisVasculitis

Rheumatology Health Professionals’ Awards, Appointments and Announcements November 2017

Carol Patton  |  November 8, 2017

Dr. Sherine Gabriel Joins Board of Trustees In July, ACR Past President Sherine E. Gabriel, MD, MSc, joined the New York Academy of Medicine Board of Trustees. Dr. Gabriel is a distinguished professor and dean of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. As dean emerita of Mayo Medical School, Dr. Gabriel developed successful clinical research training and career development…

Filed under:Career DevelopmentProfessional TopicsResearch Rheum Tagged with:AwardsCareerProfilepromotionResearchrheumatologistrheumatology health professionals

Unclear If Sports Raise Later Arthritis Risk

Carolyn Crist  |  October 13, 2016

(Reuters Health)—Playing team sports, especially soccer, at the elite level may lead to a higher risk for osteoarthritis, but the existing research is of such low quality it’s hard to say for sure, according to a recent review. In an analysis of past studies filled with conflicting results, researchers found that long-distance running was the…

Filed under:Osteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:British Journal of Sports MedicinesoccerSports

Ortho Angle

Alison P. Toth, MD  |  August 1, 2009

Where rheumatology and orthopedics meet

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:DiagnosisMusculoskeletalPainTreatment

Surgery Won’t Help Degenerative Knee Problems

Marilynn Larkin  |  May 15, 2017

(Reuters Health)—Arthroscopic surgery won’t cure chronic knee pain, locking, clicking, a torn meniscus or other problems related to knee arthritis, according to a panel of international experts. Every year, more than two million people with degenerative knee problems have arthroscopic surgery. But guidelines published May 10 in the British Medical Journal recommend against the procedure…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:arthroscopic meniscal surgeryExercise/physical therapykneeknee arthroscopyknee pain

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