A study that looked at the impact of hepatitis C on short-term outcomes of total joint arthroplasty found an increase in co-morbidity compared with patients without the liver disease. The number of people in need of total joint arthroplasty is expected to rise in conjunction with an aging population and advances in hepatitis C treatments…. [Read More]
Knee arthroplasty may help prevent cardiovascular disease in patients with osteoarthritis; same-day bilateral surgery safe for select patients with rheumatoid arthritis... [Read More]
Rheumatologists advised to use standardized measures of self-reported pain, functional status to determine which patients should have surgery... [Read More]
Decreases in mortality rates following elective hip and knee replacement surgeries since 2004 may be partly due to modern surgical techniques and better pre- and post-op care.... [Read More]
Widely variable results for people post-TKR procedures have prompted doctors to develop a standardized approach to rehabilitation care... [Read More]
Do gender-specific knee implants offer clinical benefits for women?... [Read More]
As we turn the corner on the second decade of biologic use for rheumatic disorders, a reappraisal of approach in our communication with patients is due. In practice, the impact these agents have on patients’ lives justifies the friction rheumatologists face when connecting patients to them. You can understand why older rheumatologists who apprenticed on… [Read More]
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… [Read More]
With the support of its membership, the ACR publishes clinical practice guidelines in multiple disease areas based on the best available clinical and scientific data. These aim to support health professionals treating rheumatology patients to give the best possible care. Like any set of medical guidelines, ACR guidelines are based on evidence of several different… [Read More]
You may say the 30 million Americans with osteoarthritis (OA) are walking around with a Band-aid—or so it seems.1 That’s because there’s no actual cure for this disabling condition. However, an international group of scientists is making headway on a method of eliminating aging—senescent—cells as a way to prevent or even reverse OA. Cartilage Disappears,… [Read More]