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Recent News and Articles on the Keywords: knee osteoarthritis + osteoarthritis knee + knee  Related to the article below (Last Update: 5/13/2008)

Cane Use May Reduce Risk Of Knee Osteoarthritis Progression
Science Daily (press release) - May 9, 2008
Journal reference: Reducing Joint Loading in Medial Knee Osteoarthritis: Shoes and Canes. Georgina Kemp, Kay M. Crossley, Tim V. Wrigley, Ben R. Metcalf, ...
Wanted: Shoe that helps arthritic knee United Press International
Cane can help arthritic knee United Press International
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S-Adenosyl methionine (SAMe) versus celecoxib for the treatment of ...
ProHealth's ImmuneSupport.com, CA -
Conclusion: SAMe has a slower onset of action but is as effective as celecoxib in the management of symptoms of knee osteoarthritis. ...
Cane may ease the load on arthritic knees
Reuters -
All of the study participants were older than 50 and suffering from medial knee osteoarthritis -- a common form of arthritis that affects the side of the ...

PRESS TV
Using canes reduces knee arthritis
PRESS TV, Iran - May 11, 2008
Australian scientists suggest that using a walking cane on a regular basis can reduce the progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA). The knee adduction moment ...
Treating your knee joints
Jakarta Post, Indonesia - May 6, 2008
Viscosupplementation: It is a newly available option for patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, which involves a series of intra-artionlar ...

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New ankle implant offers pain-free solution
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Compared to replacements of the knee or hip joints, ankle replacement has been less common. Previous ankle replacement technology was modeled after knee and ...
Clinical Trial Aims to Soothe Knee Arthritis
MyFox Dallas, TX - May 5, 2008
But local doctors hope to slash those costs and ease pain for people suffering from osteoarthritis in the knee. Rheumatologists at the Metroplex Clinical ...
Younger people getting joint replacements to restore active lifetsyles Dallas Morning News
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Physiotherapy Exercise Provides Short-Term Functional Benefit ...
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription) - May 6, 2008
Effectiveness of Physiotherapy Exercise After Knee Arthroplasty for Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. ...

Los Angeles Times
Annie Wells / Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times, CA - May 5, 2008
A study tracks runners and walkers and finds that over-the-counter orthotics can place more force on knee joints, contributing to osteoarthritis in that ...
Knee-up for athletes
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - Apr 26, 2008
A Melbourne company, Mesoblast, is trying out an injection using adult stem cells that could revolutionise the treatment of chronic knee injuries. ...
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… with a health education program in older adults with knee osteoarthritis. The Fitness Arthritis and … -
WH Ettinger, R Burns, SP Messier, W Applegate, WJ … - JAMA, 1997 - Am Med Assoc
... A randomized trial comparing aerobic exercise and resistance exercise with a health
education program in older adults with knee osteoarthritis. ...

… for the classification and reporting of osteoarthritis. Classification of osteoarthritis of the knee … -
R Altman, E Asch, D Bloch, G Bole, D Borenstein, K … - Arthritis Rheum, 1986 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
... Classification of osteoarthritis of the knee. Diagnostic and Therapeutic
Criteria Committee of the American Rheumatism Association. ...

Weight loss reduces the risk for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis in women. The Framingham Study. -
DT Felson, Y Zhang, JM Anthony, A Naimark, JJ … - Ann Intern Med, 1992 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Comment in: Ann Intern Med. 1992 Apr 1;116(7):598-9. Weight loss reduces the risk
for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis in women. The Framingham Study. ...

… relevant outcomes to antirheumatic drug therapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. -
N Bellamy, WW Buchanan, CH Goldsmith, J Campbell, … - J Rheumatol, 1988 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
... instrument for measuring clinically important patient relevant outcomes to
antirheumatic drug therapy in patients with osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. ...

The prevalence of knee osteoarthritis in the elderly. The Framingham Osteoarthritis Study. -
DT Felson, A Naimark, J Anderson, L Kazis, W … - Arthritis Rheum, 1987 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Arthritis Rheum. 1987 Aug;30(8):914-8. The prevalence of knee osteoarthritis
in the elderly. The Framingham Osteoarthritis Study. ...

Obesity and knee osteoarthritis. The Framingham Study. -
DT Felson, JJ Anderson, A Naimark, AM Walker, RF … - Ann Intern Med, 1988 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Obesity and knee osteoarthritis. ... STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine whether obesity
preceded knee osteoarthritis and was thus a possible cause. ...

A Controlled Trial of Arthroscopic Surgery for Osteoarthritis of the Knee -
JB Moseley, KO'Malley, NJ Petersen, TJ Menke, BA … - New England Journal of Medicine, 2002 - content.nejm.org
... Aquatic Physical Therapy for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: Results of a Single-Blind
Randomized Controlled Trial. ... Acupuncture and Knee Osteoarthritis. ...

FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE IN THE FIRST NATIONAL HEALTH AND NUTRITION … -
JJ ANDERSON, DT FELSON - American Journal of Epidemiology, 1988 - Oxford Univ Press
... After controlling for confounders, the authors found significant associations of
knee osteoarthritis with overweight, race, and occupation, all of which have ...

Glucosamine, Chondroitin Sulfate, and the Two in Combination for Painful Knee Osteoarthritis -
DO Clegg, DJ Reda, CL Harris, MA Klein, JR O'Dell, … - New England Journal of Medicine, 2006 - content.nejm.org
Glucosamine, Chondroitin Sulfate, and the Two in Combination for Painful Knee
Osteoarthritis. ... Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate for knee osteoarthritis.. ...

[PDF] Braces and orthoses for treating osteoarthritis of the knee. -
RW Brouwer, TS Jakma, AP Verhagen, JA Verhaar, SM … - Unicompartmental Osteoarthritis of the Knee - publishing.eur.nl
... we conclude there is limited evidence that: ? a brace has additional beneficial
effect (WOMAC, MACTAR, function tests) for knee osteoarthritis compared with ...

Source: Google Scholar

Reviewers agree on osteoarthritis of the knee

Concerns over the cardiovascular safety of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) led to the publication of several sets of fresh guidelines on the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. But a review of these guidelines, published in the online open access journal, Arthritis Research & Therapy, found many differences in treatments addressed and a lack of educational information in most of the articles.

An international team of 13 clinical researchers, including rheumatologists, physiotherapists, occupational health experts and general practitioners, scrutinized six sets of knee osteoarthritis treatment guidelines, which were published or updated between 2001 and 2006. Evaluators were trained on how to apply the AGREE criteria to evaluate the guidelines.

Guidelines recommend acetaminophen for initial pain treatment, combined with exercise and education. If acetaminophen fails to control pain, NSAIDs are the next option, but should be used cautiously because of gastro-intestinal (GI) risks. The guidelines indicate surgery for persistent pain and disability. Most guidelines address education and activity management interventions superficially, and the team suggests that these should be detailed in the future.

The guideline effectively addressed only a minority of AGREE domains. “To improve applicability and increase uptake by end users, stakeholder opinions and barriers in use need to be taken into account during guideline development,” the authors say. Guideline development and the spreading of new knowledge are slow processes, and the authors also recommend development of innovative knowledge translation methods to health professionals.

Knee osteoarthritis causes significant costs and disability in the population, and is increasingly prevalent due to higher obesity rates and an aging population.

A review of the quality of knee osteoarthritis guidelines using the AGREE (Appraisal of Guidelines Research and Evaluation) instrument was published in 2002, and concluded that the quality of the guidelines varied and could generally be improved.

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Notes to Editors:

1) A critical appraisal of guidelines for the management of knee osteoarthritis using AGREE criteria
Stéphane Poitras; Jérôme Avouac; Michel Rossignol; Bernard Avouac; Christine Cedraschi; Margareta Nordin; Chantal Rousseaux; Sylvie Rozenberg; Bernard Savarieau; Philippe Thoumie; Jean-Pierre Valat; Éric Vignon; Pascal Hilliquin.
Arthritis Research & Therapy (in press)

During the embargo, article available at: http://www.biomedcentral.com/imedia/6593387481720060_manuscript.pdf

After the embargo, article available at journal website: http://arthritis-research.com/

Please name the journal in any story you write. If you are writing for the web, please link to the article. All articles are available free of charge, according to BioMed Central’s open access policy.

Article citation and URL available on request at press@biomedcentral.com on the day of publication

2) Arthritis Research & Therapy is an international, peer-reviewed online and print journal, publishing original research, reviews, commentaries and reports. Studies relate to the rationale and treatment of arthritis, autoimmune disease and diseases of bone and cartilage. The journal is edited by Prof Peter E Lipsky (USA) and Prof Sir Ravinder N Maini (UK) and has an Impact Factor of 3.8.

3) BioMed Central (www.biomedcentral) is an independent online publishing house committed to providing immediate access without charge to the peer-reviewed biological and medical research it publishes. This commitment is based on the view that open access to research is essential to the rapid and efficient communication of science.


 
 
 
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