February 1, 2012
Joint Surgery Growing Less Common in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joint replacement surgery continues to become less common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, probably reflecting the widespread adoption of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs, judging from findings of a population-based study published in this month’s Journal of Rheumatology…In this study, “we examined whether the prior sex differences and use trends in reduced surgical intervention for RA […]
Tags: Dr. Courtney A. Shourt, joint replacement surgery, rheumatoid arthritis, The Journal of Rheumatology