Rheumatology
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Implantable stimulator shows promise for chronic knee pain
A small, five-patient case series shows pain intensity had dropped substantially 6 months after implantation.
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Tramadol use for noncancer pain linked with increased hip fracture risk
"Our results point to the need to consider tramadol's associated risk of fracture in clinical practice and treatment guidelines," the researchers...
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Fast-track surgery for hip fracture does not reduce mortality
However, hospital stays were shorter and patients had less delirium and fewer serious infections.
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Draft ACR Takayasu’s guidelines: Surgery is the last resort
ATLANTA – One of the goals in soon-to-be-published Takayasu’s arteritis guidelines from the American College of...
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Vitamin D alone does not reduce fracture risk
Vitamin D supplementation alone does not appear to reduce the risk of fracture, but may do so in combination with calcium, according to a...
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Perioperative antirheumatic drug use does not impact postsurgery infection rate in RA patients
ATLANTA – A higher Charlson Comorbidity Index and longer surgery time, rather than preop antirheumatic medications, increased risk of infection....
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Study shows comparable outcomes for total hip arthroplasty vs. hemiarthroplasty
While functional outcomes modestly favored total hip arthroplasty, the rates of mortality and serious adverse events were similar between the two...
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Cannabinoids, stem cells lack evidence for osteoarthritis, expert says
The treatments may interest patients, but are unsupported by the literature.
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Consider centralized pain in patients with rheumatic disease
LAS VEGAS – Every patient with chronic pain should complete a fibromyalgia survey, Dr. Daniel J. Clauw says.
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What’s hot in knee OA rehab research
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Liposomal steroid brings durable pain relief in knee OA
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