Summaries of Must-Read Clinical Literature, Guidelines, and FDA Actions
Must Reads by Date
Must reads for theWeek ending October 25, 2015
Laboratory Testing in Osteoporosis, Do older men need additional testing?
MRI Lesion Status in Osteoarthritis, Studying associations in high-risk people
Outcomes in Total Elbow Arthroplasty, Evaluating linked vs unlinked procedures
Physical Therapy for Lower Back Pain, Assessing efficacy in disability and pain
Osteoporosis in Kashin-Beck Disease, Is there a common genetic cause?
Must reads for theWeek ending October 18, 2015
BMD Changes With BP-lowering Drugs, Studying the effects of various therapies
Proteins and Amino Acids in Bone Health, Researching dietary habits of monozygotic twins
Hydroxychloroquine Dosing in Lupus, Comparing weight-based vs ideal body weight dosing
Genetics and Environment in Gout, Do they play a leading role?
Smoking and Knee Osteoarthritis, Searching for possible benefits
Must reads for theWeek ending October 11, 2015
ACR Spondyloarthropathy Treatment Guideline, Provides evidence-based recommendations
Two-stage Exchange Arthroplasty in Periprosthetic Joint Infection, Does it have a high success rate?
MRI Lesion Patterns in Tibiofemoral and Patellofemoral Joints, Do patterns predict osteoarthritis risk?
Sagittal View in Routine Abdominal CT, Assessing its value in predicting vertebral fracture
BAFF Gene Expression in Lupus, Comparing its prognostic value to BAFF protein
Must reads for theWeek ending October 4, 2015
Rituximab vs Subsequent Anti-TNF Therapy, Which is more likely to produce remission?
Vertebral Strength in Women of Various Weights, Studying the associations between BMI and bone strength
Certolizumab Pegol in RA, Assessing efficacy and safety over time
Bone Composition and Maturation Kinetics, Assessing change in a population aged 1 to 84 years
Obesity in Knee Osteoarthritis, Is it a risk factor for effusion?
Must reads for theWeek ending September 27, 2015
New Gout Classification Criteria, Incorporating state-of-the-art evidence about gout
Psoriatic Conditions in Total Hip Arthroplasty, Do they carry risk of worse outcomes?
Anatomical Alignment as Predictor of Cartilage Loss, Comparing femorotibial angle measure with the gold standard
Metabolome Analysis in Lupus, Associating Kynurenine with mTOR activation
Bone Quality in Female Spinal Fusion Patients, Measuring bone density and strength