As compared to the Intra-articular (IA)-hyaluronic acid and IA-corticosteroids, IA Platelet-rich plasma provides the better outcomes for symptomatic early stages of knee osteoarthritis, results of a recent study conducted by the investigators of Jining First People's Hospital and Jinan University. Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a degenerative joint condition with severe pain and disability for which no curative therapy is present.
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As per the findings of a recently published paper in BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders journal, the fish intake solely not but its association with smoking linked to the risk of rheumatoid arthritis. Attempts are proceeding to identify risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Where smoking is an essential risk factor for RA, many individuals who never smoked also develop RA, this indicates the involvement of other factors such as diet and obesity as well.
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The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, presents a report according to which the chances of revision and conversion are higher among people who received Patellofemoral arthroplasty (PFA) than total knee arthroplasty (TKA). To treat the last stage, isolated patellofemoral arthritis (PFOA), TKA and PFA are the accepted therapies but with a different rate of re-operations and complications.
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The β-D-mannuronic acid as a new, highly safe and efficient drug in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) as elucidated from a multinational, phase III clinical study published in 'Inflammopharmacology' Earlier phase I/II study has described that the oral administration of drug- β-D-mannuronic acid (M2000) showed a significant therapeutic effect in RA patients. The safety and efficacy of this drug in RA patients have been evaluated in this phase III clinical trial.
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Bisphosphonate discontinuation might be effective for women who do not have low hip BMD following 3–5 years of initial treatment, on the other hand, women who have low hip BMD may benefit from treatment continuation revealed in a study published in Osteoporosis International. S. Nayak and S. L. Greenspan executed a systematic review and meta-analysis studying the effect of drug holidays or drug discontinuation on BMD and fracture risk.
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Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is helpful for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis refractory to the conservative measures. In this trial, used as an adjunct to standard perioperative methods to reduce blood loss, the total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) in comparison with volatile anesthetic improves intraoperative visualization during ESS.
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Bleeding during endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) can impede visualization and delay the surgical progress. The role that the anesthetic technique may have on the quality of the surgical field during ESS has been previously studied. But, the meta-analyses have considered the current literature inconclusive and lacking methodological consistency. This study was devised keeping these critiques in mind to assess the effect of TIVA versus inhaled anesthetic on the quality of surgical field during ESS.
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This study reported that tofacitinib 10mg + MTX and baricitinib 4mg + MTX were the most efficacious interventions for rheumatoid arthritis patients with inappropriate response to disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) or biologics therapy. Also, they were not associated with a significant risk of SAEs. But, long-term studies are awaited in a large number of patients with active RA that is inadequately responsive to MTX or biologics to determine the relative efficacy and safety of tofacitinib and baricitinib.
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The relative efficacy and safety of tofacitinib and baricitinib were investigated in RA patients with an inadequate response to DMARDs or biologics.
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This study, based on an international survey emphasis on the difficulty in establishing an unambiguous concept of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which is seen as a heterogeneous condition and not fully covered by current EULAR recommendations. A more detailed survey is still needed to study the management of difficult-to-treat RA further and the recently established EULAR Task Force will explore the management of difficult-to-treat RA.
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Patients with difficult-to-treat RA remain symptomatic despite treatment as per the current European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) management recommendations. These aim at early phases of the disease and pharmacological management. The researchers tried to identify the characteristics of difficult-to-treat RA and issues in its management that are not covered by the current management recommendations.
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Pregnancy modifies the immune state, most likely causing a change in the course of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Hissay Aljary et al. evaluated in their cohort study that pregnant women are at a greater plausibility of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes and they should also be made well-informed of these risks.
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To investigate whether pregnancies in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at a higher risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.
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This retrospective case series by Guo C et al. reported that supramalleolar osteotomy with intra-articular osteotomy had relatively good clinical results in the treatment of malunited medial impacted ankle fractures for maintaining ankle function. This is the right choice for the treatment of malunited medial impacted ankle fractures related to varus deformity. But, the surgeons should be aware of the loss of ankle motion post-operatively in most patients.
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Malunion of a medial impacted ankle fracture may lead to varus ankle deformity. The use of supramalleolar osteotomy plus intra-articular osteotomy in patients with malunited medial impacted ankle fractures was explored in this study.
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Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is a common musculoskeletal disease, associated with hand pain, stiffness, functional limitation, decreased grip strength and reduced quality of life.
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Pain is the leading cause of suffering, disability and medical care worldwide.
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Arthritis encompasses more than 100 different arthritic conditions which are a chronic, painful, and debilitating group of diseases.
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder with an estimated prevalence of 0.5-1% of the population worldwide; it is also reported that women are more affected than men are. [1].
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Vitamins are organic compounds essential for normal physiological functions.
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July 19, 2019
As compared to the Intra-articular (IA)-hyaluronic acid and IA-corticosteroids, IA Platelet-rich plasma provides the better outcomes for symptomatic early stages of knee osteoarthritis, results of a recent study conducted by the investigators of Jining First People's Hospital and Jinan University. Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a degenerative joint condition with severe pain and disability for which no curative therapy is present.
Key Take-Away:
Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is helpful for the treatment of chronic rhinosinusitis refractory to the conservative measures. In this trial, used as an adjunct to standard perioperative methods to reduce blood loss, the total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) in comparison with volatile anesthetic improves intraoperative visualization during ESS.
Introduction:
Bleeding during endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) can impede visualization and delay the surgical progress. The role that the anesthetic technique may have on the quality of the surgical field during ESS has been previously studied. But, the meta-analyses have considered the current literature inconclusive and lacking methodological consistency. This study was devised keeping these critiques in mind to assess the effect of TIVA versus inhaled anesthetic on the quality of surgical field during ESS.
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Hand osteoarthritis (OA) is a common musculoskeletal disease, associated with hand pain, stiffness, functional limitation, decreased grip strength and reduced quality of life. Its incidence increases with increasing age.
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