Comorbidities

Patients with osteoarthritis in the knee and hip, but not the hand, have an increased risk for venous thromboembolism, which may be exacerbated by knee and hip replacements, researchers report.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis have a lower risk for developing type 2 diabetes relative to individuals without the disease and those with hypertension, osteoarthritis, or psoriatic arthritis, US researchers report.

Patients with rheumatic diseases, particularly fibromyalgia, have elevated rates of self-harm, according to data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink.

Findings from a large prospective cohort study show that regular use of a glucosamine supplement is associated with a reduced risk for all-cause and cause-specific mortality among the general population.

Findings from two questionnaire studies suggest that a substantial proportion of rheumatology patients have experienced changes to their disease management since the emergence of COVID-19.

Findings from the TARGET trial suggest that weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing exercise result in similar improvements in pain and function among obese people with medial knee osteoarthritis, but the latter is associated with better quality of life and fewer adverse events.

People with a family history of rheumatologic autoimmune diseases, osteoarthritis, and thyroid disorders, as well as a number of other conditions, may have an increased risk for developing rheumatoid arthritis, research shows.

Obese people have a significantly higher risk for complications, particularly infection, following total hip arthroplasty than non-obese people, results of a meta-analysis involving more than 2 million patients show.

US researchers have identified a number of chronic conditions associated with rheumatoid arthritis, including some that may predispose to RA development and others that may arise as a result of RA.

Comorbidity, Kellgren–Lawrence grade, superior or superolateral femoral head migration, and subchondral sclerosis may each predict progression among patients with hip osteoarthritis, show the results of a systematic review.

A substantial proportion of patients undergoing total joint replacement do not receive a test for glycemic control prior to surgery, researchers report.

People with osteoarthritis have a significantly higher risk for developing cardiovascular disease than those without, and the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs mediates a considerable proportion of this association, researchers report.

People with osteoarthritis are significantly more likely than those without to have multiple comorbidities, particularly stroke, peptic ulcers, and the metabolic syndrome, show results of a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational data.

Metformin use may protect against knee cartilage damage in obese people with knee osteoarthritis, suggests an analysis of Osteoarthritis Initiative participants.

The US FDA has approved a diagnostic test to aid detection of infections in the synovial fluid surrounding prosthetic joints in patients being considered for revision surgery.

Patients with diabetes have an increased risk for arthritis, osteoporosis, and musculoskeletal pain, study findings indicate.

A large meta-analysis has found that individuals with musculoskeletal conditions may have an increased risk for chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer.