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 Menopause may speed physical decline in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a new study suggests.

Good old aspirin is just as effective as newer, expensive drugs at preventing blood clots after hip or knee replacement, a new clinical trial suggests.

The immunosuppressive regimens required for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation predispose recipients to complications, including avascular necrosis. Cancer-related comorbidities, immunosuppression, and poor bone quality theoretically increase the risk for perioperative medical complications, in...

Patients who received a vitamin E-infused highly crosslinked polyethylene cup during total hip arthroplasty experienced lower wear rates during the first 3 years compared with patients who received an ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene cup, according to results.

Long-term, high-dose use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) is associated with a modest increase in the risk of hip and upper extremity fractures in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published in the February issue of CHEST.

Surgeons are treating patients with a new type of hip implant that could lead to better outcomes for younger, more active people requiring surgery.

A new Arthritis Care & Research study found that moderate-to-vigorous physical activity levels are similarly low in older adults with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis and those from the general population without osteoarthritis or knee pain.

Results published in the Journal of Knee Surgery showed customized total knee implants individually made with patient-specific cutting jigs accurately restored neutral coronal mechanical axis in most patients.

The objective of this study was to evaluate implant survivorship, clinical outcomes, postoperative complications, and radiographic outcomes of cementless total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients who have rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

About 30% of patients could obtain a "natural" knee with a custom-made knee prosthesis.