Rheumatology

Osteoarthritis

Questions discussed in this category

Does your practice currently use low-dose radiation in the treatment of osteoarthritis?

In patients with bone metastases and osteoarthritis, if it is unclear if the pain is from cancer or OA, how do you decide on the radiation dose/fracti...

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Is there any data to support a 3rd course of LDRT for someone with osteoarthritis or tendinitis?

If they had complete relief in one joint and partial relief in another after 2 courses, would you consider a 3rd course?

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How do you approach prescribing analgesics for osteoarthritis related pain in patients with comorbidities, particularly given new evidence that even acetaminophen is associated with increased risk of GI complications (bleeding, peptic ulcer disease), heart failure and CKD?

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Do you offer low-dose radiation therapy for osteoarthritis of the spine?

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Would you consider using LDRT for joint pain/arthritis caused by aromatase inhibitors as a means to keep patients on therapy?

Using arthritis regimens such as 0.5 Gy x 6 fractions

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What is the role of the rheumatologist in recommending and providing GLP-1 medications to their patients given the benefits across many disease domains including osteoarthritis?

This question is part of our collaboration with ACR Convergence 2024 to Continue the Conversation from the meeting. This question was inspired by the ...

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Is there any benefit to the use of low dose radiation in patients with osteoarthritis who have already undergone joint replacement?

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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?

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Do you avoid hyaluronic acid injections in patients with chondrocalcinosis on imaging?

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What is your approach to progressive calvarial hyperostosis found in an elderly adult not caused by Pagets, acromegaly or hypercalcemia?

No evidence for acromegaly or Pagets.

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What is your approach to work up for patients referred for early onset osteoarthritis?

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Do you offer LDRT for psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, or polymyalgia rheumatica or fibromyalgia?

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Do you restrict topical diclofenac use in your patients with chronic kidney disease?

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Do you always aspirate effusions in patients with knee osteoarthritis prior to injecting hyaluronic acid?

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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

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Can joint replacement surgery be performed in someone with active Paget’s disease elsewhere?

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How do you decide when to try stopping hydroxychloroquine in patients with erosive osteoarthritis?

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Do you find MRI helpful to differentiate early erosive OA from psoriatic arthritis when early X-ray changes in both conditions may be hard to distinguish?

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Do you combine oral and topical NSAIDs for pain relief?

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What is your approach to refractory erosive osteoarthritis?

Significant impact on ADLs and no response to doxycycline, hydroxychloroquine, sulfasalazine or methotrexate.

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Do you utilize ethyl chloride spray prior to steroid injections?

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Despite the lack of evidence, do you utilize glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate for osteoarthritis?

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What is your experience with using extended release intra-articular steroid preparations, such as Zilretta in patients with osteoarthritis?

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How do you approach NSAID use in patients on SSRIs?

Do you avoid due to the increased risk of GI adverse events?

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In what situations do you consider platelet-rich plasma injections in patients with osteoarthritis?

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Are there any new treatments for erosive osteoarthritis of the hands?

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How do you counsel patients who ask you about trying oral or topical formulations of medical marijuana for pain related to arthritis or fibromyalgia?

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In patients with knee osteoarthritis, do you recommend the use of hyaluronate injections if it is available and affordable for the patient?

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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.

Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 2022 Apr 30

The Use of Low-Dose Radiotherapy in Osteoarthritis: A Review.

Rheumatology (Oxford), 2014 Sep 16

Differentiation between osteoarthritis and psoriatic arthritis: implications for pathogenesis and treatment in the biologic therapy era.

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.

Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2023 Jul 28

Obesity-Related Knee Osteoarthritis-Current Concepts.

The New England journal of medicine, 2024 Oct 31

Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Persons with Obesity and Knee Osteoarthritis.

Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al], 2014 Sep 20

DEGRO guidelines for the radiotherapy of non-malignant disorders. Part II: Painful degenerative skeletal disorders.

Arthritis care & research, 2024 Dec 25

Incidence of Side Effects Associated With Acetaminophen in People Aged 65 Years or More: A Prospective Cohort Study Using Data From the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

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