Max Wursta
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Retatrutide reduces knee osteoarthritis pain, body weight in patients with obesity
October 29, 2026 2 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . You've successfully added to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published. Click Here to Manage Email Alerts You've successfully added to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published. Click Here to Manage Email Alerts We were unable to process your request.
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting Original
PRP for lateral epicondylitis may not relieve pain, improve function vs. placebo • PRP for lateral epicondylitis did not yield significant improvements in pain relief or function vs. placebo. • Results are from a systematic review and meta-analysis of six randomized controlled trials.
Revision UCL surgery significantly impacts return to sport, performance for MLB pitchers Original
In MLB pitchers, revision UCL surgery was associated with decreased return to sport rates vs. primary surgery. • Pitchers who undergo revision surgery may struggle to regain their pre-injury level of performance. VANCOUVER, British Columbia — According to presented results, 63% of pitchers in Major League Baseball returned to play after revision ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, with 16% returning to their pre-injury level of performance.
AI-based MRI, cartilage segmentation predicts knee surgery ‘at least as well’ as humans
Purpose-built for physicians Learn more September 14, 2026 2 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . You've successfully added to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published. Click Here to Manage Email Alerts You've successfully added to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published.
Nearly 60% of US adults with arthritis report moderate to severe joint pain
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Low hydroxychloroquine intake, blood levels increase cardiovascular risk in lupus
Purpose-built for physicians Learn more September 02, 2026 2 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . You've successfully added to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published. Click Here to Manage Email Alerts You've successfully added to your alerts. You will receive an email when new content is published.
Deucravacitinib shows ‘superior efficacy’ in psoriatic arthritis at 52 weeks
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Healio Special Report: Healthcare Policy
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Hospital for Special Surgery tops orthopedic hospital rankings for 2026 to 2027 Original
Hospital for Special Surgery tops orthopedic hospital rankings for 2026 to 2027 • Hospital for Special Surgery was named the best U.S. hospital for orthopedic care in 2026 to 2027. • The New York hospital topped the U.S. News & World Report rankings for the 17th consecutive year. For the 17th straight year, Hospital for Special Surgery has been named the best hospital for orthopedic care in the United States, according to the 2026 to 2027 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” survey.
Sport-related knee injury may not contribute to fat mass gains in youth athletes
Sport-related knee injury may not contribute to fat mass gains in youth athletes Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Back to Healio Key takeaways: Young athletes with knee injuries had similar changes in body fat mass vs.
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting
At mean 10-year follow-up, arthroscopic Bankart repair yielded high rates of recurrent instability. • The study included patients with on-track Hill-Sachs lesions and glenoid bone loss of less than 20%. SEATTLE — Arthroscopic Bankart repair for patients with on-track Hill-Sachs lesions yielded high rates of recurrent instability at minimum 7-year follow-up, according to results presented here.
Frailty may predict osteoporotic fracture in US veterans with rheumatoid arthritis
Key takeaways: Frailty was linked with incident osteoporotic fracture in U.S. veterans with rheumatoid arthritis. Failure to thrive, muscular issues and gait abnormality were significant predictors of incident fracture. Frailty is a predictor of incident osteoporotic fracture among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to an analysis of data from the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis registry. “RA is a risk factor for osteoporosis as well as a risk factor for falls,” Katherine D.
Frailty may predict osteoporotic fracture in US veterans with rheumatoid arthritis
Perspective Back to Top In 2001, Linda Fried, MD, MHS, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University, published the influential article “Frailty in Older Adults: Evidence for a Phenotype.” This seminal work fundamentally changed the understanding of frailty by moving it from a loosely defined clinical concept to a clearly characterized, measurable syndrome with demonstrated prognostic value.
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting Original
Primary and revision Latarjet surgery yielded improved and similar outcomes in contact athletes. • Glenoid bone loss, subluxations, dislocations, revisions and return to sport were similar between the groups. SEATTLE — Compared with primary Latarjet surgery, revision Latarjet yielded similar outcomes for glenoid bone loss, subluxations, dislocations, revisions and return to sport in contact athletes, according to results presented here.
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting
Revision Latarjet yields positive outcomes similar to primary Latarjet in contact athletes Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com.
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting Original
Patients who use non-tobacco nicotine are at increased risk for poor outcomes after Achilles surgery. • Surgeons should consider screening patients for nicotine dependance before surgery. SEATTLE — Use of non-tobacco nicotine such as vapes, nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes was associated with increased complications at 90 days and re-ruptures at 2 years after Achilles tendon repair, according to results presented here. “Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor.
American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting
Key takeaways: Patients who use non-tobacco nicotine are at increased risk for poor outcomes after Achilles surgery. Surgeons should consider screening patients for nicotine dependance before surgery. SEATTLE — Use of non-tobacco nicotine such as vapes, nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes was associated with increased complications at 90 days and re-ruptures at 2 years after Achilles tendon repair, according to results presented here. “Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor.
Factors unrelated to inflammation may contribute to unacceptable rheumatoid arthritis pain
Key takeaways: Female sex, poor baseline scores and tender joints were linked with unacceptable pain in patients with low inflammation. At 2 years, 33% of patients had unacceptable pain and 26% of patients had unacceptable pain with low inflammation. Female sex, poor baseline patient-reported outcomes and tender vs. swollen joints are significant predictors of unacceptable pain in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis and low inflammation, according to data.
Psychedelics & Alternative Therapies
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GLP-1s may lower risk for replacement surgery in knee osteoarthritis
GLP-1s may lower risk for replacement surgery in knee osteoarthritis Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com.
Antibiotics fail to relieve chronic low back pain for patients with disc herniation
Key takeaways: Antibiotic therapy was not associated with improved pain relief vs. placebo at three months. The intervention group received a 90-day course of amoxicillin-clavulanate. A 90-day course of amoxicillin-clavulanate was ineffective for pain reduction vs. placebo in patients with chronic low back pain and disc herniation, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.
Children with uveitis exhibit 7-fold higher risk for immune-mediated inflammatory disease
Children with uveitis exhibit 7-fold higher risk for immune-mediated inflammatory disease Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com.
EULAR updates physical activity recommendations for inflammatory arthritis, OA
EULAR updates physical activity recommendations for inflammatory arthritis, OA Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com.
Patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease exhibit persistent COVID antigen positivity
Key takeaways: Patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease had increased persistence of SARS-CoV-2 antigen positivity after infection. Mitigation strategies should include early antiviral treatment in high-risk individuals. Patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease demonstrate an increased persistence of SARS-CoV-2 antigen positivity up to 6 months after COVID-19 infection, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.
Osteoarthritis Research Society International World Congress
LEVI-04 is a novel, first-in-class neurotrophin-3 (NT-3) inhibitor currently being developed by Levicept for the treatment of chronic pain. In phase 2 studies of knee osteoarthritis, LEVI-04 demonstrated significant improvements in both pain and physical function. LEVI-04 is a chimeric fusion protein that mimics the naturally occurring p75 neurotrophin receptor.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting Original
Weight loss prior to orthopedic surgery may not correlate with perioperative risk reduction. • Mandating weight loss for patients with obesity is “an oversimplification of a complex situation.” NEW ORLEANS — For orthopedic surgery candidates with obesity, preoperative weight loss may not correlate with perioperative risk reduction and may be an oversimplification of a nuanced dynamic, according to a presenter.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Preoperative weight loss and perioperative risk reduction: A complex relationship Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting Original
Patient optimization with relative risk: ‘Picking up pennies, but spending hundreds’ • Surgical patient optimization focused on absolute risk empowers surgeons to make decisions and improve outcomes. • Optimization with relative risk and hazard ratios may be less impactful and limit access to care. NEW ORLEANS — According to a presenter, surgeons should consider absolute risk for impactful optimization of surgical candidates vs.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Patient optimization with relative risk: ‘Picking up pennies, but spending hundreds’ Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com.
Traumatic e-bike injuries are on the rise among US youth Original
Traumatic e-bike injuries are on the rise among US youth • Among bicycle-related injuries, the proportion of e-bike injuries increased from 1.75% in 2017 to 39% in 2023. • E-bike injuries accounted for increased extremity injuries and fractures vs. pedal bike injuries. NEW ORLEANS — A study of pediatric trauma activations showed electric bike injuries are on the rise among U.S. youth, with rates among bicycle-related injuries increasing from 1.75% in 2017 to 39% in 2023.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Key takeaways: Among bicycle-related injuries, the proportion of e-bike injuries increased from 1.75% in 2017 to 39% in 2023. E-bike injuries accounted for increased extremity injuries and fractures vs. pedal bike injuries. NEW ORLEANS — A study of pediatric trauma activations showed electric bike injuries are on the rise among U.S. youth, with rates among bicycle-related injuries increasing from 1.75% in 2017 to 39% in 2023.
American Heart Association tool underestimates cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis
American Heart Association tool underestimates cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis March 31, 2026 2 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com.
FDA grants fast track designation to nipocalimab for adults with lupus
Key takeaways: Nipocalimab is a potentially steroid sparing, immunoselective treatment designed to block FcRn and target IgG antibodies. The drug showed positive results and steroid sparing potential in a phase 2 trial. The FDA has granted fast track designation to the anti-FcRn agent nipocalimab for the treatment of adults with systemic lupus erythematosus, according to a manufacturer press release.
Diverse diet of grains, dairy, fruit, vegetables reduces risk for gout
Diverse diet of grains, dairy, fruit, vegetables reduces risk for gout January 15, 2026 2 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com.
Anifrolumab yields remission at 6 months in 26% of real-world lupus cohort
Anifrolumab yields remission at 6 months in 26% of real-world lupus cohort March 02, 2026 2 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com.
Rheumatoid arthritis exhibits causal effect on gout risk, suggesting epidemiological link
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Air pollution may have greater impact on rheumatoid arthritis risk in Black, Latino adults
13 hours ago Another milestone streak is ending for LeBron James. James, the 41-year-old Los Angeles Lakers icon, will miss his 18th game of the 2025-26 regular season on Tuesday, Feb. 10, officially making him ineligible for individual awards and All-NBA honors. This snaps a streak that is practically …
Climate Change and Environmental Health
Ask a clinical question and tap into Healio AI's knowledge base. Key takeaways: Air pollutant exposure was associated with increased of RA risk in older Latino and African American adults. RA incidence was greater among smokers, NSAID users and those in occupations such as mining.
Urate-lowering treatment may reduce cardiovascular risk in patients with gout
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Weigh private practice vs. employer model to fulfill your practice goals in 2026 Original
Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. WAIKOLOA, Hawaii - At Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Anthony A. Romeo, MD, spoke about finding opportunities with private practice and employer models to maintain autonomy and fulfilling goals in the office and the OR.
Independent medical exams offer lucrative work for physicians nearing retirement Original
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii - At Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Jack M. Bert, MD, spoke about a promising option for orthopedic surgeons who are nearing the end of their careers: independent medical examinations.
Provide rapid care, reduce costs with employer-to-provider contracting Original
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii - At Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Jack M. Bert, MD, spoke about recent successes of employer-to-provider contracting in orthopedics. "I wanted to relate my experience with employer-to-provider contracting for those of you who are frustrated by the insurance industry, which I've been frustrated by for 40 years," Bert, orthopedic surgeon in Woodbury, Minnesota, told Healio.
Generate revenue with successful coding of orthopedic office visits Original
Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. WAIKOLOA, Hawaii - At Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Ian Savage-Elliott, MD, offered tips to generate revenue with proper coding of in-office orthopedic visits.
Air pollution, related metabolic signatures may increase risk for gout
3 hours ago SHOTLIST SARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA (JAN. 17, 2025) 1. VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF SARAJEVO SKYLINE COVERED IN HEAVY AIR POLLUTIONSARAJEVO, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - JAN. 17: Air quality monitoring data showed Sarajevo ranking among the most polluted cities in the world, as a severe air pollution episode affected the capital for several consecutive days. Measurements recorded concentrations of harmful particulate matter far above permitted levels.
Air pollution, related metabolic signatures may increase risk for gout
Key takeaways: The presence of metabolic signatures related to air pollution was associated with an increased risk for gout. Air pollutants included particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and nitrogen oxides. Individuals with metabolic signatures for air pollutants such as particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and nitrogen demonstrate an increased risk for gout, according to results of a cohort study published in Arthritis Care & Research.
Carefully code orthopedic office visits, surgeries for 2026 Original
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii - At Orthopedics Today Hawaii, William R. Beach, MD, spoke about coding orthopedic surgeon office visits and the CMS payment schedule for 2026. "Most of the time, orthopedic surgeons' office visits should be 99204 or 99214, and if you look at the specifics, we generally meet the requirements for a level four office visit," Beach, orthopedic surgeon at Tuckahoe Orthopaedics, told Healio.
Exposure, reaming and screw placement key to acetabular revision Original
Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. WAIKOLOA, Hawaii - At Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Don Garbuz, MD, FRCSC, MHSc, spoke about several keys for successful acetabular revision surgery.
SGLT2 inhibitors may offer ‘survival benefits’ for patients with lupus, diabetes
Key takeaways: Treatment with SGLT2 inhibitors was associated with decreased mortality but increased incidence of lupus nephritis. Further prospective studies are needed, according to the researchers. CHICAGO — Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and diabetes who received sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors exhibited decreased mortality rates but increased rates of nephritis, according to a speaker at ACR Convergence 2025.
Diverse diet of grains, dairy, fruit, vegetables reduces risk for gout
Diverse diet of grains, dairy, fruit, vegetables reduces risk for gout January 15, 2026 2 min read Add topic to email alerts Receive an email when new articles are posted on Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Subscribe We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com.
Telitacicept shows efficacy vs placebo in adults with systemic lupus erythematosus
Ask a clinical question and tap into Healio AI's knowledge base. Key takeaways: Telitacicept yielded a positive response to the modified SLE Responder Index-4 vs. placebo. The drug is not yet available in North America. Telitacicept, a dual inhibitor of the cytokines B-lymphocyte stimulator and a proliferation-inducing ligand, showed efficacy in systemic lupus erythematosus vs. placebo, according to data published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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