Abstracts tagged "Orthopedics"

Abstract Number: 2526 • ACR Convergence 2023
Single-cell RNA Sequencing Reveals the CRTAC1+ Population Actively Contributes to the Pathogenesis of Spinal Ligament Degeneration by Inducing Macrophage Activation
Yulong Tang¹, Dachun Zhuo¹, Li Jin¹, Qi Zhu², Yuanyuan Chen³, Jiucun Wang⁴ and Jing Liu⁴, ¹Fudan University, Shanghai, China, ²Guanghua Integrative Medicine Hospital, Shanghai, China, ³Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai, China, ⁴Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Background/Purpose: Spinal ligament degeneration is a chronic disease that affects the spine, ligaments, and associated bones, resulting in back pain and functional limitations in the…
Abstract Number: 0840 • ACR Convergence 2022
Postoperative Risk of Immunosuppression in Rheumatic Disease Patients Undergoing Arthroscopy
Kinjal Vasvada, Laith Jazrawi and Jonathan Samuels, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Recent literature suggests that rheumatic disease patients hold most immunosuppressive (IS) medications before and after joint replacement surgery, to prevent infections and other complications.…
Abstract Number: 0842 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Amount of Fluid in the Retrocalcaneal Area Negatively Correlates with Lower Extremity Function
Brian Honick and Karin Grävare Silbernagel, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Background/Purpose: Patients with midportion Achilles tendinopathy who are screened with diagnostic ultrasound may have a collection of anechoic fluid posteroinferior to Kager's fat pad. A…
Abstract Number: 0844 • ACR Convergence 2022
Differences in Skin Advanced Glycation End-Products Levels Between Subgroups of Achilles Tendinopathy
Hayley Powell Smitheman, Shawn L. Hanlon and Karin Grävare Silbernagel, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Background/Purpose: Achilles tendinopathy is a painful debilitating injury that negatively affects physical activity, quality of life, and overall health. While exercise is considered the gold…
Abstract Number: 0878 • ACR Convergence 2022
A United States Nationwide Analysis of Total Knee Arthroplasty in Patients < 21 Years Old
John Gibbons¹, Cynthia A. Kahlenberg¹, Deanna Jannat-Khah, DrPH, MSPH¹, Alexander B. Christ², Susan Goodman¹, Peter Sculco¹, Mark Figgie¹ and Bella Mehta³, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles, CA, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is rarely performed in patients under 21 years old and may be performed in this population due to conditions such…
Abstract Number: 1890 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Efficacy of Intra-articular Triamcinolone Acetonide 10 mg vs. 40 mg in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: a Non-inferiority, Randomized, Controlled, Double-blind, Multicenter Study
Sumapa Chaiamnuay¹, Komchan Utamawatin², Ong-art Phruetthiphat² and Rit Apinyankul³, ¹Phramongkutklao hospital, Nonthaburi, Thailand, ²Phramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, ³Konkaen University Hospital, Konkaen, Thailand
Background/Purpose: Intra-articular (IA) corticosteroid injection is recommended in refractory knee osteoarthritis patients. However, 40-mg of triamcinolone IA every 3 months for 2 years reduces cartilage…
Abstract Number: 0502 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Effect of Osteoporosis on Developing Vertebral Compression Fracture After Single-level Posterior Lumbar Fusion Surgery: A Large Healthcare Claims Database Study
Vartika Kesarwani¹, Sean Esmende², Regina Kostyun², Matthew Solomito², Heeren Makanji², John Magaldi² and Mandeep Kumar², ¹University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, ²Bone and Joint Institute, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT
Background/Purpose: Vertebral compression fracture (VCF) is a significant osteoporosis-related complication (ORC) associated with instrumented spinal fusion. Various studies have assessed the development of VCF in…
Abstract Number: 0835 • ACR Convergence 2022
Temporal Trends in Prosthetic Joint Infection
Anne Bass¹, Yi Zhang,², Peter Sculco², huong do², Kayla Glaser², alberto Carli², Mark Figgie² and Susan Goodman², ¹Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a dreaded complication of total knee replacement (TKR) that usually requires removal of the prosthesis, treatment with antibiotics and…
Abstract Number: 0836 • ACR Convergence 2022
Bone Turnover and Physical Activity Before and After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Elizabeth Wellsandt¹, David Werner¹, Mikayla McKee², Matthew Tao², Kaleb Michaud¹ and Yvonne Golightly¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha
Background/Purpose: Individuals after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) have 8 times higher odds of developing knee osteoarthritis (OA) within 10 years compared to those with…
Abstract Number: 0465 • ACR Convergence 2021
Cost-effectiveness of Treatment Strategies Involving Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy and Physical Therapy for Degenerative Meniscal Tear
Emma Williams¹, Valia Leifer¹, Jamie Collins², Tuhina Neogi³, Lisa Suter⁴, Jeffrey Katz⁵ and Elena Losina², ¹The Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research (OrACORe) at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and meniscal tear (MT) are highly prevalent and often concomitant. Treatments for MT in the presence of KOA include physical therapy…
Abstract Number: 0654 • ACR Convergence 2021
Assessing Provider Knowledge and Opinions of the 2017 Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Antirheumatic Medications in a Single Academic Center
Andrew Shaffer¹, Erica Mulcaire-Jones², Michael Battistone³, Jeremy Gililland⁴, Victor Carlson⁴, Joshua Zimmerman⁴, Kevin Lammert⁴ and Dorota Lebiedz-Odrobina⁴, ¹University of Utah, Sandy, UT, ²Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Guidelines for perioperative management of antirheumatic medications were released by the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons…
Abstract Number: 0737 • ACR Convergence 2021
Enhanced Arthrocentesis of the Flexed Knee with Pneumatic Compression
Sumir Brahmbhatt¹, Ahsan Iqbal¹, Fatemeh Farshami², Maheswari Muruganandam³, Jaren Trost⁴, David Cisneros⁵, Adnan Kiani³, N. Suzanne Emil³, Sharon Nunez¹, William Hayward⁶, Philip Band⁷ and Wilmer Sibbitt³, ¹UNM, Albuquerque, NM, ²University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, MD, ³University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ⁴Optum, Albuquerque, NM, ⁵University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM, ⁶New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM, ⁷NYU SOM, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: To explore an alternative to standard extended knee arthrocentesis using pneumatic compression of the flexed knee.Methods: Using a paired sample design, 41 consecutive effusive…
Abstract Number: 0696 • ACR Convergence 2020
Femoral Cartilage Ultrasound Echo-Intensity Associates with Arthroscopic Cartilage Damage in People Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Matthew Harkey¹, Erin Little², Mikaela Thompson³, Ming Zhang⁴, Jeffrey Driban⁴ and Matthew Salzler³, ¹University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, ²Tufts Medical Center, Cambridge, MA, ³Tufts Medical Center, Boston, ⁴Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Over one-third of people will develop knee osteoarthritis within 10 years of an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Ultrasound may be used to monitor…
Abstract Number: 0697 • ACR Convergence 2020
Inferior Tendon Structure and Function Seen in Patients with Achilles Tendinopathy and Neovascularization of the Achilles Tendon
Brian Honick¹, Haraldur Sigurdsson¹ and Karin Silbernagel¹, ¹University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Background/Purpose: In prior research, the incidence rate of neovascularization with Achilles tendinopathy ranged between 47-88% of cases. The purpose of this study was to identify…
Abstract Number: 0964 • ACR Convergence 2020
Is Meniscal Status in the Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injured Knee Associated with Change in Bone Surface Area? An Exploratory Analysis of Data from the KANON Trial
Barbara Snoeker¹, Aleksandra Turkiewicz¹, Mike Bowes², Frank Roemer³, Stefan Lohmander¹, Richard Frobell¹ and Martin Englund¹, ¹Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ²Imorphics Ltd, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, and Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Bone shape changes, which may be an important feature of osteoarthritis (OA) development, have been observed to occur early in the knee after anterior…

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