Abstract Number: 1373 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictive Probabilities Are Superior in Communicating the Clinical Relevance of Cartilage Thickness As an Imaging Biomarker of Knee Osteoarthritis Progression
Background/Purpose: Establishing a threshold of clinically important cartilage loss is of great interest for the design and interpretation of knee OA trials of structure-modifying treatments.…Abstract Number: 445 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Interleukin-1β Inhibition with Canakinumab Associates with Reduced Rates of Total Hip and Knee Replacement (THR/TKR) and Osteoarthritis (OA) Symptoms: Exploratory Results from the Canakinumab Anti-Inflammatory Thrombosis Outcomes Study (CANTOS)
Background/Purpose: In osteoarthritis (OA), there are no therapeutics to prevent disease progression. Canakinumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin-1β, reduced inflammation and cardiovascular events in the…Abstract Number: 953 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluating MRI-Detected Knee Inflammation Prior to Total Knee Replacement As a Predictive Biomarker of Clinically Important Pain Reduction Two Years Later
Background/Purpose: Some patients do not experience clinical improvement after total knee replacement (TKR). Presence of structural abnormalities on MRI before surgery may inform pain prognosis…Abstract Number: 1154 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patterns of Opioid Use and Patient Characteristics before Total Hip and Knee Replacement
Background/Purpose: Patients with moderate-to-severe hip or knee arthritis often use opioids before undergoing total joint replacement (TJR). Preoperative opioid use may lead to persistent opioid…Abstract Number: 1178 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patients’ and Healthcare Professionals’ Resource Preferences for a Knowledge Translation Toolkit for Hip and Knee Replacement Rehabilitation
Background/Purpose: Widely varying rehabilitation practices for total joint replacement (TJR) for hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) contribute to inconsistent patient outcomes and satisfaction. Informed by…Abstract Number: 1238 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of Antibiotic Therapy on Positive Culture Results Among Patients with Prosthetic Joint Septic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Little is known about the effects of antibiotic therapy on synovial and blood culture results among patients with prosthetic joint septic arthritis (PJSA). In…Abstract Number: 1239 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Organisms Associated with Prosthetic Joint Septic Arthritis over the Past Two Decades: Data from a Single Tertiary Medical Center Located in the Northeastern United States
Background/Purpose: In recent years, joint replacement surgery (JRS) has become increasingly common. Prosthetic joint septic arthritis (PJSA) may complicate JRS in up to 1% of…Abstract Number: 2188 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Extent of Symptomatic Joint Involvement in Osteoarthritis and Comorbid Lung Disease in Patients Scheduled for Joint-Replacement Surgery
Background/Purpose: Comorbidity is highly prevalent in osteoarthritis (OA), although the origin of this is not well understood. The presence of multi-joint symptoms in OA, and…Abstract Number: 2303 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Trends in Gout and Rheumatoid Arthritis Hospitalizations in Canada from 2000-2011
Background/Purpose: Gout and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are the two most common forms of inflammatory arthritis worldwide. As hospitalizations for both conditions lead to substantial health…Abstract Number: 2592 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Biologic Therapy Introduction on Hip and Knee Replacement Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis Using the Clinical Practice Research Datalink
Background/Purpose: In several developed countries it has been observed that the incidence of orthopaedic surgery among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients has been in decline, despite…Abstract Number: 2312 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Preferences for Total Knee Replacement Surgery: Two Year Follow-up
Background/Purpose: Patients’ preferences for total knee replacement (TKR) may determine actual receipt of TKR and may also change over time. Yet, no study has longitudinally…Abstract Number: 2968 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement Following Total Knee Replacement (TKR) Surgery: Exploring Preoperative Symptoms and Change in Preoperative Symptoms
Background/Purpose Few have examined the trajectories of preoperative health-related quality of life (HRQL) measures in osteoarthritis (OA) patients who undergo TKR. Yet, the type and…Abstract Number: 1841 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Eventual Joint Failure and Surgery Rates in Rheumatoid Arthritis Remain High in Patients with Moderate Disease Activity in the First 5 Years of Disease
Background/Purpose: It is well-established that sustained high disease activity in RA results in worse outcomes. In reality many patients remain in low/moderate disease activity states,…Abstract Number: 413 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association of Antinuclear Antibodies with Lung Disease, Malignancy and Joint Replacement in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose Antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) are present in a significant proportion of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Positivity for ANA in RA has been associated with…Abstract Number: 65 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Dropout and Total Knee Replacement on Joint Space Narrowing Estimation: Data from Osteoarthritis Initiaive
Impact of dropout and TKR on Joint Space Narrowing estimation: data from Osteoarthritis InitiativeBackground/Purpose: Structural progression in knee osteoarthritis (OA) is often measured by Joint…