Abstract Number: 0552 • ACR Convergence 2022
Identifying Subgroups of Patients Undergoing Knee Replacement
Background/Purpose: Knee replacement surgery (KR) is prevalent in the US with estimated lifetime risk from age 25 of 7% for males and 9.5% for females,…Abstract Number: 0837 • ACR Convergence 2022
Providers’ Adoption of 2017 Guidelines on DMARD Use Perioperatively for Elective Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty at a Single Academic Center
Background/Purpose: Rate of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is higher in patients with rheumatic conditions than in patients with OA. Our…Abstract Number: 0845 • ACR Convergence 2022
Predictors of Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity Following a Physical Therapist Led Physical Activity Intervention for Adults with Total Knee Replacement
Background/Purpose: Following total knee replacement rehabilitation, patients are advised to participate in physical activity. Yet, most individuals at this stage do not increase their physical…Abstract Number: 1642 • ACR Convergence 2022
Mast Cells May Explain Sex Differences in Osteoarthritis Pain
Background/Purpose: Women are at increased risk for knee osteoarthritis(OA) and report more severe pain than men at the time of total knee arthroplasty. It has…Abstract Number: 1905 • ACR Convergence 2022
Does Exercise Before Surgery Predict Trajectories of Physical Activity After Knee Replacement?
Background/Purpose: Total knee replacement (TKR) is the definitive treatment for adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and is often successful in reducing pain and improving function.…Abstract Number: 1920 • ACR Convergence 2022
Gait and Physical Activity Predictors of Knee Replacement: A Machine Learning Analysis in the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study
Background/Purpose: Rates of knee replacement (KR) due to knee osteoarthritis (OA) are rising exponentially and currently no interventions prevent KR. Gait and physical activity are…Abstract Number: 2087 • ACR Convergence 2022
Prospective Study of Clinical, Laboratory, and Patient-Reported Outcomes of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Undergoing Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty
Background/Purpose: Patients with SLE have doubled their utilization of THA and TKA, yet postoperative complications remain high. However, disease specific measures have not been assessed.…Abstract Number: 1923 • ACR Convergence 2021
Has the Incidence of Total Joint Arthroplasty in Rheumatoid Arthritis Decreased in the Era of Biologics Use? A Population-based Incident Cohort Study 1995–2015
Background/Purpose: Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is an undesirable long-term outcome of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) due to joint damage from uncontrolled inflammation. Although biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic…Abstract Number: 0212 • ACR Convergence 2021
Unsupervised Clustering of Histology and Ultrasound Scores Identifies Osteoarthritis Subtypes
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent degenerative joint disease and a major cause of pain and disability worldwide. Inflammation of the synovium and surrounding tissues…Abstract Number: 0479 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Novel Semi-automated Classifier of Radiographic Hip Osteoarthritis on DXA Scans Is Strongly Predictive of Pain, Clinical Diagnosis and Joint Replacement: Findings from 40,000 Participants in UK Biobank
Background/Purpose: Radiographic hip osteoarthritis (rHOA) is traditionally defined on hip or pelvic radiographs, using subjective methods such as Kellgren-Lawrence scoring. Associations between subjective rHOA measures…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
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: 0727 • ACR Convergence 2021
Total Joint Replacements in Three Phase 3 Studies of Tanezumab in Patients with Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Tanezumab (TNZ) is an antibody against nerve growth factor that has demonstrated efficacy in the management of osteoarthritis (OA). Due to the potential risk…Abstract Number: 0734 • ACR Convergence 2021
Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty for Knee Osteoarthritis Among Younger versus Older Individuals: Cross-sectional Study of Surgical Appropriateness and Surgeon Decision-Making
Background/Purpose: Rising rates of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in younger adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA) has prompted concern about surgical appropriateness. We compared patient appropriateness…Abstract Number: 0735 • ACR Convergence 2021
Walking Ability 12 Months After Total Knee Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis – Gap Between Expectations and Reality: The BEST Knee Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Improved ability to walk is a key driver for people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) to seek total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, the extent to…Abstract Number: 0736 • ACR Convergence 2021
Decrease in Prevalence of Self-Reported Anxiety or Depression in Persons with Osteoarthritis After Total Knee Arthroplasty: The BEST KNEE Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: While anxiety and depression are highly prevalent in persons with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA), few studies have assessed the effect of treatment of knee…
ACR Meeting Abstracts