Abstract Number: 1423 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Racial Disparities in Pain and Function after Total Knee Arthroplasty in the United States: A Systematic Literature Review
Background/Purpose: Blacks in the United States (US) are less likely to undergo total knee arthroplasty (TKA) than whites, in part because they expect to benefit…Abstract Number: 1835 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Does Not Increase Risk of Adverse Events in the First 6 Months after Total Knee Replacement
Background/Purpose: More Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) patients are undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with equivalent benefits to osteoarthritis (OA) patients. While post-surgical adverse events (AEs)…Abstract Number: 2115 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intra-Operative Synovitis Predicts Worse Pain and Function 2 Years after Total Knee Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis
Intra-Operative Synovitis Predicts Worse Pain and Function 2 Years After Total Knee Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis Background/Purpose: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most common…Abstract Number: 2251 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Current Tobacco Use and the Rates of Postoperative Complications after Total Knee Arthroplasty
Background/Purpose: To our knowledge, well-designed studies that have examined the risk of post-arthroplasty implant-related complications after TKA with tobacco use are lacking. Our objective was…Abstract Number: 310 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hyaluronic Acid Injections in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients Are Associated with Delay to Knee Arthroplasty
Background/Purpose: Although only few nonoperative treatment options for knee osteoarthritis (OA) are available, there continues to be debate about the effectiveness of hyaluronic acid (HA)…Abstract Number: 324 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Activity Limitations in Persons with Low, Medium, and High Levels of Pain Prior to Total Knee Replacement: Implications for Appropriateness and Efficacy
Background/Purpose: Historically, persons with knee OA considered for total knee replacement (TKR) have had severe pain, as reflected in high WOMAC scores, in addition to…Abstract Number: 1089 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Responsiveness of Physical Activity Measures Following Exercise Intervention in Individulas after Total Knee Arthroplasty
Background/Purpose: Few instruments that measure physical activity (PA) can accurately quantify PA performed at light and moderate intensities, which is particularly relevant to older adults…Abstract Number: 2248 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Outcomes, Neuropathic Pain and Patient Satisfaction over a 15 Year Period Following Primary Tka: A Repeat-Cross-Sectional Analysis
Background/Purpose Studies evaluating patient-reported long term outcomes (>10 years) after primary TKA are lacking. Moreover, variability in patient satisfaction after TKA has been reported for…Abstract Number: 900 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Race and Sex Specific Incidence Rates and Predictors of Total Knee Arthroplasty: Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative, 7 Years Follow up
Background/Purpose: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is used to reduce pain and improve functional status in persons with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA). Several studies point to…Abstract Number: 194 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Differences in Total Knee Replacement Outcomes Based on Age
Background/Purpose The fastest growing segment of the population undergoing total knee replacements (TKR) are patients younger than 130 surgeons across 22 states in the US. …Abstract Number: 115 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biologic Dmards Modify the Association Between Patient Expectations and Outcomes of Total Knee Replacement in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Unmet patient expectations of total knee replacement (TKR) correlate with postsurgical dissatisfaction, and are linked to outcomes. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), may have…Abstract Number: 108 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Reported Outcomes Following Total Knee Arthroplasty in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Due to the progressive and debilitating nature of knee arthritis, total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is the ultimate outcome. TKA is an effective surgical intervention…Abstract Number: 2139 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Do Hyaluronic Acid Injections Delay Total Knee Replacement Surgery?
Background/Purpose: More than 27 million adults in the US have knee osteoarthritis (OA), a painful and life-altering disease. Various non-pharmacologic and pharmacologic agents are recommended…Abstract Number: 2120 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Total Knee Replacement Outcomes In Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis, Osteoarthritis With Cutaneous Psoriasis, and Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Outcomes of total knee replacements (TKR) in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) are poorly studied. Previous studies are conflicting, often not separating inflammatory PsA from osteoarthritis…Abstract Number: 836 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention Compared To Standard Of Care Exercise Program After Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Pilot Randomized Trial
Background/Purpose: Although the overall outcome of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is favorable, surgery alone fails to resolve many of the substantial functional limitations and physical…
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