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Arthroplasty Rates Not Increasing in Young Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A National Database Review, 2005 Versus 2014

Authors :
John F. Nettrour, MD
Bradley S. Bailey, MD, MBA
Major B. Burch, MD, MS
Devin D. Clair, St., MD
Rayford R. June, MD
Nancy J. Olsen, MD
Djibril M. Ba, MPH
Guodong Liu, PhD
Douglas L. Leslie, PhD
Source :
Arthroplasty Today, Vol 8, Iss , Pp 118-123 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2021.

Abstract

Background: For 20 years, authors have predicted an expansion in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) utilization. Over this same period, the introduction of biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs has dramatically altered the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with hopes of preventing articular damage and obviating the need for prosthetic replacement. The goal of our investigation was to evaluate TKA and THA utilization in young patients with RA (

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23523441
Volume :
8
Issue :
118-123
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Arthroplasty Today
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0f116d08391d448a95526db4554a3e33
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2021.02.002