Total ankle replacement (TAR) and ankle fusion (AF) or arthrodesis both improve the Manchester–Oxford Foot Questionnaire walking/standing (MOXFQ-W/S) domain scores in patients with end-stage ankle at 52 weeks after surgery, reports a study. The two surgical treatments also show similar clinical scores and ..read more

An ultrasound (US)-guided intra-articular hip injection of corticosteroid and local anaesthetic, administered with advice and education, results in a rapid and sustained symptom response for individuals with hip (OA), a study has shown ..read more

Short-term tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibition with adalimumab falls short of producing improvements in patients with radiographic knee , according to the proof-of-concept OKINADA trial presented at this year’s European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) Congress ..read more

The use of antihistamines was associated with reduced structural progression in knee (OA), according to a post hoc analysis of two large phase III trials ..read more

In the management of patients with knee osteoarthritis, the combination of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) plus exercise therapy (ET) yields more favourable effects on several outcomes, such as pain and functional disability, when compared with low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) plus ET, although both combinations ..read more