Patients who are treated with ibuprofen alone experience comparable pain control in the first day after hip replacement to those give acetaminophen plus ibuprofen, findings from the PANSAID trial suggest.
Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis undergoing elective joint replacement, stopping intravenous abatacept treatment for more than one dosing interval prior to surgery may not result in better postoperative outcomes than a shorter length of discontinuation, researchers report.
A Finnish trial has shown no significant improvement in the outcomes of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis who are monitored using an automated text message-enhanced approach versus the standard approach.
Patients with ankylosing spondylitis have a significantly increased risk for venous thromboembolism compared with the general population, with the risk apparently highest in the first year after diagnosis, study findings indicate.
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