Patient characteristics, pain treatment patterns, and incidence of total joint replacement in a US population with osteoarthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Currently available medications for chronic osteoarthritis pain are only moderately effective, and their use is limited in many patients because of serious adverse effects and contraindications. The primary surgical option for osteoarthritis is total joint replacement (TJR). The objectives of this study were to describe the treatment history of patients with osteoarthritis receiving prescription pain medications and/or intra-articular corticosteroid injections, and to estimate the incidence of TJR in these patients.

Methods

This retrospective, multicenter, cohort study utilized health plan administrative claims data (January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2019) of adult patients with osteoarthritis in the Innovation in Medical Evidence Development and Surveillance

SUBMITTER: Shinde M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9502954 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature