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Questions discussed in this category

Would you try combination ketorolac and cortisone injections in a patient with severe knee OA who refuses surgery and had partial responses to injections of cortisone and ketorolac separately?
2 Answers available
Do you avoid hyaluronic acid injections in patients with chondrocalcinosis on imaging?
2 Answers available
What is your approach to work up for patients referred for early onset osteoarthritis?
1 Answer available
Do you restrict topical diclofenac use in your patients with chronic kidney disease?
3 Answers available
Do you always aspirate effusions in patients with knee osteoarthritis prior to injecting hyaluronic acid?
2 Answers available
How do you counsel patients on the benefits of diet and exercise in OA in a way that motivates them to comply?
This question is part of a collaboration with RheumMadness and is specifically in reference to: Exercise in Knee OA
1 Answer available
How do you decide when to try stopping hydroxychloroquine in patients with erosive osteoarthritis?
1 Answer available
Do you combine oral and topical NSAIDs for pain relief?
2 Answers available
What is your approach to refractory erosive osteoarthritis?
Significant impact on ADLs and no response to doxycycline, hydroxychloroquine, sulfasalazine or methotrexate.
2 Answers available
Despite the lack of evidence, do you utilize glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate for osteoarthritis?
2 Answers available
What is your experience with using extended release intra-articular steroid preparations, such as Zilretta in patients with osteoarthritis?
2 Answers available
How do you approach NSAID use in patients on SSRIs?
Do you avoid due to the increased risk of GI adverse events?
1 Answer available
In what situations do you consider platelet-rich plasma injections in patients with osteoarthritis?
1 Answer available
Are there any new treatments for erosive osteoarthritis of the hands?
1 Answer available
How do you counsel patients who ask you about trying oral or topical formulations of medical marijuana for pain related to arthritis or fibromyalgia?
1 Answer available
In patients with knee osteoarthritis, do you recommend the use of hyaluronate injections if it is available and affordable for the patient?
1 Answer available


Papers discussed in this category

Pain, 2020 May 18
Cannabinoids, cannabis, and cannabis-based medicine for pain management: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.
J. Rheumatol., 2019 Jan 15
Position Statement: A Pragmatic Approach for Medical Cannabis and Patients with Rheumatic Diseases.
Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 2018 Mar 02
A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled crossover trial of HUMira (adalimumab) for erosive hand OsteoaRthritis - the HUMOR trial.
Ann Rheum Dis, 2018 Oct 03
Etanercept in patients with inflammatory hand osteoarthritis (EHOA): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Ann Rheum Dis, 2018 Dec 14
Phase IIa, placebo-controlled, randomised study of lutikizumab, an anti-interleukin-1α and anti-interleukin-1β dual variable domain immunoglobulin, in patients with erosive hand osteoarthritis.
Lancet, 2019 Nov 11
Results of a 6-week treatment with 10 mg prednisolone in patients with hand osteoarthritis (HOPE): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial.
The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 2018-04-18
Effects of a Single Intra-Articular Injection of a Microsphere Formulation of Triamcinolone Acetonide on Knee Osteoarthritis Pain: A Double-Blinded, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multinational Study.
Advances in therapy, 2019-06
Efficacy of Triamcinolone Acetonide Extended-Release in Participants with Unilateral Knee Osteoarthritis: A Post Hoc Analysis.
Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 2017 Oct 09
Synovial and systemic pharmacokinetics (PK) of triamcinolone acetonide (TA) following intra-articular (IA) injection of an extended-release microsphere-based formulation (FX006) or standard crystalline suspension in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
J Bone Joint Surg Am,
An intra-articular, extended-release formulation of triamcinolone acetonide prolongs and amplifies analgesic effect in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized clinical trial.
The New England journal of medicine, 2006-02-23
Glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, and the two in combination for painful knee osteoarthritis.
Arthritis and rheumatism, 2008-10
The effect of glucosamine and/or chondroitin sulfate on the progression of knee osteoarthritis: a report from the glucosamine/chondroitin arthritis intervention trial.
Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America, 2011-02
Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate.
Ann Rheum Dis, 2014 Jan 06
Glucosamine and chondroitin for knee osteoarthritis: a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluating single and combination regimens.
RMD open, 2021 Jul
Hydroxychloroquine in patients with inflammatory and erosive osteoarthritis of the hands: results of the OA-TREAT study-a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre, investigator-initiated trial.
Osteoarthritis and cartilage open, 2023 Feb 06
Genicular artery embolization for treatment of knee osteoarthritis pain: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Annals of the rheumatic diseases, 2001 May
Acute arthritis after intra-articular hyaluronate injection: onset of effusions without crystal.

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