Abstracts tagged "Arthroplasty and osteoarthritis"

Abstract Number: 1951 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Effect of Initiating Metformin Vs. Sulfonylureas on the Risk of Total Knee Arthroplasty
Yuqing Zhang¹, Christine Peloquin², Na Lu³, Tuhina Neogi³ and David T. Felson³, ¹School Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Metformin is the most widely used first-line therapy for type 2 diabetes. Studies have suggested that metformin reduces inflammation and lowers levels of PGE2,…
Abstract Number: 323 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Perioperative Interventions for Smoking Cessation in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis and Other Non-Traumatic Diseases
Aseem Bharat¹ and Jasvinder A. Singh², ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Total knee and hip arthroplasty (TKA and THA) are very common surgeries performed in patients who suffer from pain and functional limitation due to…