Abstract Number: 1107 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Baseline Knee Flexion Pain, Age and Joint Line Tenderness Predict the Progression of Asymptomatic, Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis to Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis Over 5 Years
Background/Purpose: Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most prevalent form of OA. Historically, not all people who have tell-tale signs of radiographic knee osteoarthritis progress to…Abstract Number: 257 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Meta-Analysis of Four 12-Week Phase III Clinical Trials Investigating the Effect of TDT 064, a Transdermal Gel, in Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Background/Purpose: A transfersome is an ultradeformable lipid vesicle originally developed to deliver high concentrations of drug (eg NSAIDs) transdermally. Large interventional trials in osteoarthritis (OA)…Abstract Number: 1585 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physical Activity and Timing of Discharge From Physical Therapy Following Total Knee Replacement
Background/Purpose: In 2009 over 620,000 total knee replacement (TKR) surgeries were performed. That number is expected to increase to 3.5 million annually by 2030. Post-operative…Abstract Number: 1083 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physicians’ Recommendations for Total Knee Arthroplasty in Younger Persons with Moderate Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Rates of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are increasing among all age groups. The most rapidly growing population of patients undergoing TKA are those under…Abstract Number: 258 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of the Chinese Herbal Compound Hou-Lou-Xiao-Ling Dan in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Results of a Phase II International Study
Background/Purpose: Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), which includes the use of herbal medicines, is widely used to treat osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee in Asian societies;…Abstract Number: 1553 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of Knee Replacement On Participation Outcomes: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study and Osteoarthritis Initiative
Background/Purpose: Little research has explored participation outcomes, defined as involvement in life situations, among persons following knee replacement (KR). We recently reported (OARSI 2012) that…Abstract Number: 1088 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Influencing Long-Term Recovery of Total Knee Arthroplasty
Background/Purpose: Although a number of studies have examined short term outcomes after total knee arthroplasty (TKA), few have prospectively examined the long term trajectory of…Abstract Number: 265 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reducing Loads in the Contralateral Side in Medial Knee Osteoarthritis; A 3-Year Follow-up Study
Background/Purpose: No strategies have been shown to prevent Medial knee osteoarthritis (MKOA). For those with symptomatic unilateral MKOA, the contralateral knee may be at risk…Abstract Number: 2533 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Weight Loss Is Associated with Structure Modification in Subjects with Radiographic Osteoarthritis of the Knee: Data From the Osteoarthritis Initiative
Background/Purpose: Obesity is a risk factor for the development and progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA) and weight loss is recommended as part of the management…Abstract Number: 1120 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cartilage Volume Loss Occurs in Most Older Adults and the Rate of Loss Increases with Age
Background/Purpose: Radiographic data suggests knee osteoarthritis is a relatively static disease even over the long term. It is uncertain how much this is influenced by…Abstract Number: 1090 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Comparison of Patient-Reported and Measured Range of Motion in a Cohort of Total Knee Replacement Patients
Background/Purpose: Range of motion (ROM) is an important component of the assessment of total knee replacement (TKR) outcome. Traditionally, ROM is measured by a clinician…Abstract Number: 266 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Knee Joint Stabilization Therapy in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Background/Purpose: Patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and instability of the knee joint may not benefit optimally from regular strengthening training. Therefore, we evaluated the effectiveness of a newly…Abstract Number: 2537 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations Between Circulating Leptin and Knee Cartilage Thickness in Older Adults
Background/Purpose: To investigate cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between serum leptin levels and knee cartilage thickness in older adults. Methods: A prospective cohort of 163 randomly…Abstract Number: 1123 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Anatomic Knee Alignment On Physical Examination and Radiographs
Background/Purpose: Severity of knee malalignment is a risk factor for osteoarthritis (OA) progression. Currently the hip-knee-angle (mechanical axis), assessed on a full-limb radiograph, is the…Abstract Number: 1093 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Obesity Is Not a Risk Factor for Poor Pain and Function Two Years After Total Knee Replacement
Background/Purpose: Almost 90% of referring physicians think obesity increases the likelihood of poor outcomes after total knee replacement (TKR). However, current data are conflicting. The…