The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) released a summary of their updated guideline for the Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medication in Patients ...
Feb 28, 2022
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Knee replacement surgery is one of the most common procedures in the United States, with more than 790,000 performed each year.
Mar 21, 2022
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A torn ACL (also known as the anterior cruciate ligament) is one of the most common knee injuries, with as many as 200,000 cases per year in the U.S. Young people under the age of 20 are at particular risk, in part because ...
May 1, 2017
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Danette Lake thought surgery would relieve the pain in her knees.
Jan 4, 2019
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Studies that have assessed the effects of total knee replacement on quality of life are scarce and have been almost exclusively limited to patients with osteoarthritis, even though rheumatoid arthritis is the most common ...
Jul 20, 2015
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Australians have the highest rates of ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) knee injuries worldwide, and young Australians are most at risk, with a 74 percent increase in knee surgery in people under 25 since 2000. Half the people ...
Jan 24, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Physical therapy for knee arthritis tends to cost patients more out-of-pocket and involves a lot more hassle than a quick steroid shot to soothe an aching joint.
Jan 28, 2022
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Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have investigated the link between osteoarthritis and mortality in an epidemiological study. It was shown that the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease was higher for people with ...
Jul 16, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Cortisone injections have gotten a bad rap in recent years as a treatment for arthritis pain, because steroids are known to damage cartilage and could potentially cause the joint to further deteriorate.
Dec 21, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Commonly used beta blocker heart medicine may also reduce the risk of knee and hip osteoarthritis and pain, a new study suggests.
May 18, 2021
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