Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting millions of people in the United
States. It is a complex disease whose etiology bridges biomechanics and biochemistry. …

The term osteoarthritis describes a common, age-related, heterogeneous group of disorders
characterised pathologically by focal areas of loss of articular cartilage in synovial joints, …

Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting millions of people in the United
States. It is a complex disease whose etiology bridges biomechanics and biochemistry. …

A comment on this article appears in" Fluoroscopically directed steroid instillation in the
treatment of hip osteoarthritis: safety and efficacy in 510 cases." Arthritis Rheum. 2001 Oct; 44 (10…

Background The cyclo-oxygenase 2 inhibitor rofecoxib was recently withdrawn because of
cardiovascular adverse effects. An increased risk of myocardial infarction had been observed …

Objective Preventive strategies against knee osteoarthritis (OA) require a knowledge of risk
factors that influence the initiation of the disorder and its subsequent progression. This …

Objective: To examine the placebo effect and its potential determinants in the treatment of
osteoarthritis (OA) via a systematic literature search of Medline, EMBASE, Scientific Citation …

(Vioxx), are hypothesised to have a lower risk of gastrointestinal complications than
traditional nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. 1 In September 2000 the celecoxib long term …

Background: Previous meta-analyses described moderate to large benefits of chondroitin in
patients with osteoarthritis. However, recent large-scale trials did not find evidence of an …

Objective. To identify pre-operative predictors of patient-reported outcomes of primary total
knee replacement (TKR) surgery. Methods. The Elective Orthopaedic Centre database is a …