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Obesity Subtypes and Longitudinal Trajectories of Function Over Seven Years of Follow‐Up: Data From the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Obesity, defined by body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2, is a risk factor for functional limitations in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, function varies among such individuals. Our objective was to evaluate the implications of obesity subtypes on longitudinal patterns of physical functioning in people with or at risk for knee OA ...
Kristine Godziuk, Sarah Tilley, Michael LaValley, Michael C. Nevitt, Cora E. Lewis, James C. Torner, Tuhina Neogi, for the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study Group   +7 more
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Safety of Prescription Nonsteroidal Anti‐inflammatory Drugs in Adults With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Data From a Large Administrative Claims Cohort

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The concern that nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may precipitate flares of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has limited their use in managing musculoskeletal symptoms in those with IBD, but safety data are mixed. Methods This retrospective cohort study included patients with IBD aged at least 18 years from Optum's deidentified ...
Adam S. Mayer, Rui Xiao, Meenakshi Bewtra, Michael D. George, Pamela F. Weiss   +4 more
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Hospital specialists' private practice and its impact on the number of NHS patients treated and on the delay for elective surgery. [PDF]

This paper analyses UK NHS waiting times and waiting lists for elective surgery looking at the hospital specialists' behaviour and the conflict of interest these may face when allowed to practice privately.
Antonia Morga, Ana Xavier
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High-intensity interval exercise training before abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (HIT-AAA): protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial [PDF]

, 2014
Introduction: In patients with large abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), open surgical or endovascular aneurysm repair procedures are often used to minimise the risk of aneurysm-related rupture and death; however, aneurysm repair itself carries a high risk.
Kerr, K., Kerr, Karen, Weston, Matthew; id_orcid, Tew, G.A., Tew, Garry A, Tew, Garry, Danjoux, Gerard, Batterham, A.M., Batterham, Alan M, Alan M Batterham, Gray, Joanne, Martin, D., Danjoux, Gerard R., Nawaz, Shah, Matthew Weston, Yates, David, Weston, M., Elke Kothmann, Tew, G. A. (Garry), Gerard Danjoux, Gray, J., Weston, Matthew, Yates, D., Garry A Tew, Kothmann, Elke, Martin, Denis, Denis Martin, Martin, Denis; id_orcid, Nawaz, S., Batterham, Alan, Shah Nawaz, Kothmann, E., Joanne Gray, Danjoux, G., David Yates, Karen Kerr   +35 more
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Rheumatoid Arthritis and Coronary Artery Calcium Progression: A Case Cohort Analysis From ELSA‐Brasil

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To investigate the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and coronary artery calcium (CAC) prevalence, incidence, and progression over four years in adults without prior cardiovascular disease. Methods A case‐cohort study within the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA‐Brasil) included 585 participants (86 patients with ...
Patrícia Fonseca Estrada, Marcos Rafael N. Cavalcante, Itamar de Souza Santos, Márcio S. Bittencourt, Vandrize Meneghini, Paulo A. Lotufo, Alessandra C. Goulart, Isabela M. Bensenor   +7 more
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Appropriate Antibiotic Administration in Elective Surgical Procedures: Still Missing the Message

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2005
The aim of this study was to determine the appropriateness of antibiotic prophylaxis in selected elective surgical procedures in a tertiary referral centre.
Yunus A. Gu, Lim Chong Hong, Subhita Prasannan   +2 more
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Goal-directed haemodynamic therapy during elective total hip arthroplasty under regional anaesthesia. [PDF]

, 2011
INTRODUCTION: Total hip replacement is one of the most commonly performed major orthopaedic operations. Goal-directed therapy (GDT) using haemodynamic monitoring has previously demonstrated outcome benefits in high-risk surgical patients under general ...
Michele Divella, Della Rocca, G, Nicola Langiano, Nicola Fasano, COSTA, Maria Gabriella, DELLA ROCCA, Giorgio, Fasano, N, Maria G Costa, Cecconi, M, Maurizio Cecconi, Divella, M, RHODES A, Rhodes, A, DIVELLA M, Costa, MG, Giorgio Rocca, FASANO N, CECCONI M, LANGIANO N, Langiano, N, Andrew Rhodes   +20 more
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Longitudinal Changes in Adiposity After a Youth Sport‐Related Knee Injury: Informing Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis Prevention

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Youth who experience a sport‐related knee injury have elevated odds of becoming overweight or developing obesity in 3 to 10 years, compounding their risk for posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). To inform prevention strategies, this study compared patterns of adiposity change between youth with a sport‐related knee injury and uninjured youth ...
Justin M. Losciale, Nuria E. J. Jansen, Christina Y. Le, Leo Lu, Hui Xie, Marienke van Middelkoop, Jackie L. Whittaker   +6 more
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Short‐Term Response to Biologic Therapy in Psoriatic Arthritis Is Not Influenced by Disease Duration at Initiation of Therapy

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to determine whether the short‐term response to biologics in biologic‐naive psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is better in patients initiating biologic treatment early in the disease course. Methods Patients with PsA who started on biologic therapy from the year 2000 to 2025 were included for analysis.
Sung Min Cho, Shangyi Gao, Daniel Pereira, Richard J. Cook, Dafna D. Gladman   +4 more
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Stress hormone response to instrumented elective lumbar spine fusion surgery

, 2023
Purpose To understand the systemic effect of major spine surgery, we investigated stress, anabolic and catabolic hormonal levels and their association with interleukin 6 (IL-6) in patients undergoing elective lumbar spine fusion surgery.
Pekkanen, Liisa, Repo, Jussi P, Neva, Marko H, Häkkinen, Arja H, Neva, Marko H., Metso, Saara, Repo, Jussi P., Häkkinen, Keijo, Häkkinen, Arja H.   +8 more
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