Abstracts tagged "C-reactive protein (CRP) and Aging"

Abstract Number: 2162 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019
Characteristics of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Undergoing Primary Total Joint Replacement: A 14-year Trend Analysis (2004-2017)
Shuji Asai¹, Toshihisa Kojima ¹, Nobunori Takahashi ¹ and Naoki Ishiguro ¹, ¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Background/Purpose: Total joint replacement (TJR) is performed when severe large joint destruction causes functional disability in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Biologics were approved in…