Effects of malalignment and disease activity on osteophyte formation in knees of rheumatoid arthritis patients.

CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that alignment and disease activity influence osteophyte formation in RA patients, with secondary OA a more prominent symptom in RA patients with controlled inflammation. PMID: 32223493 [PubMed - in process]

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Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery - December 31, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Okumura N, Kawasaki T, Kubo M, Yayama T, Mimura T, Kumagai K, Maeda T, Imai S Tags: J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong) Source Type: research