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Tanezumab improves osteoarthritis pain, function in phase 3 trial
MADRID – Trial showed strong differences in response to active treatment versus placebo despite being tested in “a difficult-to-treat population...
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Opioid use curbed with patient education and lower prescription quantities
Postsurgery patients given education on opioids and prescribed fewer tablets took less medication.
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Weight loss in knee OA patients sustained with liraglutide over 1 year
MADRID – After an intensive weight-loss program, liraglutide not only sustained but further improved weight loss.
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Pain coping skills training doesn’t improve knee arthroplasty outcomes
TORONTO – A high level of pain catastrophizing prior to scheduled knee arthroplasty is not, as previously thought, a harbinger of poor outcomes....
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Scandinavian studies shed light on OA inheritance
TORONTO – OA risk appears to be passed mother to daughter, studies show.
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Bundled payment for OA surgery linked to more emergency department visits
TORONTO – Ontario experience with bundling payment for surgery documents a sharp uptick in postdischarge unplanned emergency department visits.
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PT beats steroid injections for knee OA
TORONTO – Eight sessions of physical therapy provided superior WOMAC score improvement from 4 weeks to 1 year.
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High-intensity statins may cut risk of joint replacement
TORONTO – Huge propensity-matched study spotlights a potential statin side benefit: less need for joint replacement...
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Restricting opioids after knee surgery did not increase refills
Prescribing lesser quantities of opioids after total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty is safe and effective.
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Platelet-rich plasma shows promise in hemophilic arthropathy of the knee
A single injection of platelet-rich plasma performed better on measures of function and pain than did weekly injections of hyaluronic acid.
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Four biomarkers could distinguish psoriatic arthritis from osteoarthritis
The four-biomarker panel could offer a way to make earlier diagnoses and avoid inappropriate treatment.