Rheumatology
Guideline: Management of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
31 Aug, 2018 | 02:31h | UTCNews Release: Updated osteoarthritis guideline designed to reduce unnecessary imaging and surgery (free)
Commentary: Australia hopes to reduce unnecessary imaging, surgery with updated osteoarthritis guidelines – Health Imaging (free)
““The Guideline for the management of knee and hip osteoarthritis,” offer up exercise and weight loss as a first line defense, and warn against costly treatments using glucosamine, opioids and arthroscopic surgery, said David Hunter, co-chair of the RACGP group responsible for the update.” (from Health Imaging)
Study: Association of Statin Exposure With Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis
3 Aug, 2018 | 11:29h | UTCAssociation of Statin Exposure With Histologically Confirmed Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis in an Australian Population – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Rare Inflammatory Muscle Inflammation Increased With Statin Exposure – MedicalResearch.com (free) AND Statin Associated with an Increase in Inflammatory Myopathy – RheumNow (free) AND Statin use may increase risk for idiopathic inflammatory myositis – Healio (free registration required)
Guideline: Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
26 Jul, 2018 | 20:25h | UTCCommentary: Latin American Clinical Practice Guidelines for Lupus – RheumNow (free)
Related Guideline: The British Society for Rheumatology guideline for the management of systemic lupus erythematosus in adults (free) AND Executive Summary (free)
Study: Osteoporosis Treatment After Hip Fracture
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:37h | UTCCommentaries: Osteoporosis Treatment After Hip Fracture: Bad News and Getting Worse – JAMA Network Open (free) AND Rate of Osteoporosis Drug Treatment to Prevent Recurrent Fractures Dropping – AJMC (free) AND Osteoporosis treatment often not started after hip fracture in elderly patients, study finds – ACP Internist (free)
Guideline: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention of Ankle Sprains
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:36h | UTC
Systematic Review: Drug Therapy for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
26 Jul, 2018 | 18:33h | UTCSee also: Full Report (free PDF)
Study: Excess Dosing of Hydroxychloroquine
26 Jul, 2018 | 17:37h | UTCCommentary: Nearly half of female hydroxychloroquine users in UK excess-dosed – Healio (free registration required)
EULAR Recommendations: Physical Activity in People with Inflammatory Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
20 Jul, 2018 | 02:15h | UTC
Expert Consensus: Methotrexate in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
20 Jul, 2018 | 01:48h | UTC
NICE Guideline: Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Adults
13 Jul, 2018 | 02:57h | UTCRheumatoid arthritis in adults: management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Systematic Review: Immunosuppressive Treatment for Proliferative Lupus Nephritis
13 Jul, 2018 | 01:15h | UTCImmunosuppressive treatment for proliferative lupus nephritis – Cochrane Library (free)
Summary: Immunosuppressive treatment for people with proliferative lupus nephritis – Cochrane Library (free)
Overview of Guidelines for the Management of Non-Specific Low Back Pain in Primary Care
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:50h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Anticonvulsants in the Treatment of Low Back Pain and Lumbar Radicular Pain
6 Jul, 2018 | 09:37h | UTCCommentaries: Class of drugs used as alternative to opioids for back pain are ineffective, have potentially serious side effects: report – The Globe and Mail (free) AND Anticonvulsant drugs ineffective for low back pain and can cause harm, despite increased prescribing – CMAJ, via EurekAlert (free)
Related Meta-Analysis: Benefits and safety of gabapentinoids in chronic low back pain (free research and commentaries)
Guideline: Management of Osteoporosis and Fragility Fractures
29 Jun, 2018 | 03:16h | UTCRelated Guidelines: UK clinical guideline for the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis – Archives of Osteoporosis (free) AND Treatment of Low Bone Density or Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures in Men and Women: A Clinical Practice Guideline Update from the American College of Physicians – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)
USPSTF Statement: Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:52h | UTCEditorials: Screening for Osteoporosis (free) AND Osteoporosis Screening—2 Steps May Be Too Much for Women Younger Than 65 Years (free)
Author Interview: USPSTF Recommendation Statement: Screening for Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures (free)
See also: USPSTF Final Recommendation Statement (free)
Randomized Trial: More Weight Loss Associated with Better Outcomes in Knee Osteoarthritis
29 Jun, 2018 | 02:39h | UTCCommentaries: Long-term weight loss of at least 20% helps improve outcomes in overweight, obese patients with knee osteoarthritis – ACP Internist (free) AND When it comes to weight loss in overweight and obese adults with knee osteoarthritis, more is better – Wiley, via ScienceDaily (free) AND More weight loss tied to less knee pain for obese people – Reuters (free) AND More Weight Loss Linked To Greater Decrease in Knee Arthritis Pain – MedicalResearch.com (free)
Meta-Analysis: Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs Not Effective for Osteoarthritis
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:51h | UTCCommentary: OA: DMARDs fail to relieve pain in meta-analysis – Univadis (free registration required)
EULAR 2018: NSAIDs Account for Large Part of Osteoarthritis-CVD Link
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:50h | UTCNSAIDs Account for Large Part of Osteoarthritis-CVD Link, Study Suggests – TCTMD (free)
Register-Based Retrospective Cohort: Stress-Related Disorders Associated With Subsequent Autoimmune Disease
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:32h | UTCAssociation of Stress-Related Disorders With Subsequent Autoimmune Disease – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Association of Stress-Related Disorders With Subsequent Autoimmune Disease – University of Iceland (free) AND Stress disorders tied to increased risk of autoimmune diseases – Reuters (free) AND Does Psychological Stress Trigger Autoimmune Disorders? – MedPage Today (free registration required)
Review: Antiphospholipid Syndrome Nephropathy
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:13h | UTCAntiphospholipid Syndrome Nephropathy: From Pathogenesis to Treatment – Frontiers in Immunology (free)
Update and Practical Messages: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Primary Care
22 Jun, 2018 | 02:08h | UTC
Randomized Trial: Hip Arthroscopy vs Best Conservative Care for the Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome
18 Jun, 2018 | 23:16h | UTCCommentaries: Hip arthroscopy: an evidence-based approach – The Lancet (free) AND New surgery for groin pain found to be more effective than physiotherapy – University of Warwick (free)
Randomized Trial: Duloxetine in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
18 Jun, 2018 | 10:08h | UTC
Hydroxychloroquine: An Old Drug with New Relevance
15 Jun, 2018 | 01:50h | UTCHydroxychloroquine: An old drug with new relevance – Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine (free)
Source: Hospital Medicine Virtual Journal Club
Meta-Analysis: Concomitant Fibromyalgia Common in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis
29 May, 2018 | 20:09h | UTCCommentary: Comorbid fibromyalgia common in patients with inflammatory arthritis – MedwireNews (free)