Total knee replacement was superior to nonsurgical treatment in relieving pain, restoring function, and improving quality of life for patients with moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis, according...
People without x-ray evidence of osteoarthritis in their knees but with MRI-identified lesions that worsen over time are significantly likelier to develop knee OA, compared with people whose lesions...
Baseline radiographic damage and the presence of dactylitis at 5 years are independent predictors of further joint destruction in people with psoriatic arthritis, according to follow-up data from a...
Serum concentration of hyaluronic acid correlated with the severity of knee osteoarthritis in a longitudinal population-based cohort, with concentrations above 51.9 ng/mL significantly associated...
Three months marks a critical time point that determines whether a rheumatoid arthritis patient will reach a treatment target at 6 months, according to results of a study published in Annals of the...
Groupings of coexisting MRI lesions of the tibiofemoral and patellofemoral joints were linked to the risk of subsequent radiographic osteoarthritis, investigators reported. Their analysis of data...
In women, shoulder function is reduced early in the course of rheumatoid arthritis, based on a study published in Arthritis Research & Therapy.
At a mean of 20 months after diagnosis, women with...
Among adults with hand osteoarthritis, ultrasonographic evidence of persistent joint-level inflammation increased the odds of subsequent erosions by as much as 11 times, said authors of a 2-year...
LAS VEGAS – It’s okay to skip vasoreactivity testing when working up connective tissue disease patients for suspected pulmonary artery hypertension.
“If you are in a smaller town and your...
