A strong association between chondrocalcinosis, resulting from calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) deposition, and knee osteoarthritis (OA) is firmly established. However, despite the association, a causative pathogenic role for CPPD crystals…
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Effect of Improving Depression on Pain and Function in Older Adults with Arthritis
Effect of Improving Depression on Pain and Function in Older Adults with Arthritis Summary written by Kevin Fontaine, Ph.D. Osteoarthritis (OA) and depression are both common, disabling health problems in…
Is There an Association Between Knee Height and the Prevalence of Knee Pain?
Mechanical forces exerted on the knee contribute to the development of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Among these, the additional torque about the knee associated with increasing leg length may predispose people…
Johns Hopkins Arthritis News on Celecoxib (Celebrex) Long Term Arthritis Safety Study
…ulcer complications were defined as bleeding, perforation, or obstructions (POB). Study Design: 7,968 patients with either rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or osteoarthritis (OA) were randomly assigned to treatment with 400 mg…
Web Site Information for HopkinsArthritis.org
…Focus The Johns Hopkins Arthritis WebSite will focus primarily on rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis since these diseases serve as prototypes for inflammatory and degenerative joint diseases, respectively. However, the editors…
Fibromyalgia Overview
…are also common. FM is second only to osteoarthritis in frequency of visits to rheumatology clinics, and about 5% of women and 0.5% of men in the United States will…