We evaluated trends in total hip replacement (THR) and postoperative outcomes in patients with RA in Western Australia (WA) over more than three decades.

The American College of Rheumatology and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons have issued updated recommendations to guide perioperative use of antirheumatic medications among people with rheumatic diseases undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty.

Changing sedentary behavior needs to be a focus for patients who undergo total knee or hip joint replacement, US researchers maintain.

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People with spondyloarthritis have higher healthcare needs and more complications, but lower mortality risk, after primary total hip or knee arthroplasty than those without the condition, show data from a large US cohort study.

People with spondyloarthritis have higher healthcare needs and more complications, but lower mortality risk, after primary total hip or knee arthroplasty than those without the condition, show data from a large US cohort study.

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.

Dislocation risk following total hip replacement is declining with time and is associated with a number of surgical, hospital, and patient-related factors that are generally modifiable, UK researchers report.

Dislocation risk following total hip replacement is declining with time and is associated with a number of surgical, hospital, and patient-related factors that are generally modifiable, UK researchers report.

Patients who are treated with ibuprofen alone experience comparable pain control in the first day after hip replacement to those give acetaminophen plus ibuprofen, findings from the PANSAID trial suggest.

Patients who are treated with ibuprofen alone experience comparable pain control in the first day after hip replacement to those give acetaminophen plus ibuprofen, findings from the PANSAID trial suggest.

Metformin use is associated with a significant reduction in the risk for total knee or hip replacement among people with type 2 diabetes, shows research published in CMAJ .

A semi-automated method of classifying hip osteoarthritis into grades based on DXA images may be able to predict the need for total hip replacement, suggests research presented at the British Society for Rheumatology 2022 Annual Conference in Glasgow, UK.

Polygenic risk scores for advanced knee and hip osteoarthritis are significantly associated with the likelihood of requiring joint replacement in community-dwelling older adults, Australian study findings indicate.

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.

Low-intensity warfarin treatment has not demonstrated noninferiority to standard-intensity warfarin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism among older people undergoing hip or knee replacement surgery in a randomized controlled trial.

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.

Findings from a systematic review and meta-analysis indicate that social support may have a beneficial effect on some outcomes after knee or hip replacement surgery.