Background Resilience and depression may impact clinical outcomes following primary total
joint arthroplasty (TJA). This study aimed to quantify baseline resilience and depression …

Prolonged interruption of conventional and biologic therapies before surgery does not
appear to substantially reduce infection risk. Guidelines now recommend continuing …

Abstract Purpose of Review Patients with autoimmune rheumatic disease are at increased
risk of infection after surgery. The goal of this manuscript is to review current evidence on …

Background The perioperative pain and function of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients
with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) approach those in patients with osteoarthritis (OA). This study …

Objective To evaluate national trends in hospitalizations and in‐hospital mortality in
rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods National Inpatient Sample from 2000‐2014 and United …

Arthritis means inflammation of the joint. Symptoms of arthritis includes pain, swelling,
redness, stiffness and loss of motion of the involved joint. Wrist arthritis can affect multiple …

Objective To explore the trends in patient characteristics and implant survivorship (IS) for
primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) over the past three decades. Methods This …

Objectives To examine the risk factors of surgical site infection (SSI), delayed wound
healing, and death after orthopedic surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) …

Objective To assess whether patients with lupus have more complications and/or health
care utilization than patients without lupus after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) …

Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic disease with prominent musculoskeletal
manifestations that is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients …