Rheumatoid Arthritis Flares After Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty: Outcomes at One Year.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Most patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) undergoing total hip arthroplasty (THA) and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have active RA and report postoperative flares; whether RA disease activity or flares increase the risk of worse pain and function scores 1 year later is unknown.

Methods

Patients with RA were enrolled before THA/TKA. Patient-reported outcomes, including the Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS)/Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and physician assessments of disease characteristics and activity (Disease Activity Score in 28 joints [DAS28] and Clinical Disease Activity Index), were collected before surgery. Patient-reported outcomes were repeated at 1 year. Postoperative flares were identified using the RA Flare Que

SUBMITTER: Goodman SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7153968 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature