Musculoskeletal diseases and disorders

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Journal Articles

04/09/2025

The relationship between osteoporosis treatment history and receipt of a second zoledronic acid dose

Konstantelos N, Kim S, Cheung AM, Burden AM, Grootendorst P, Cadarette SM. Osteoporos Int. 2025 Sep 4 [Epub ahead of print].

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11/06/2025

The rise and fall of raloxifene use for osteoporosis, 1999-2022

Shogry FF, Hayes KN, Kim S, Burden AM, Tadrous M, Aggarwal S, Cadarette SM. Osteoporos Int. 2025; Jun 11 [Epub ahead of prin]t.

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03/06/2025

Hospitalization trends and risk factors in rheumatoid arthritis related interstitial lung disease: an observational study from Ontario, Canada

Fidler L, Munn J, Fisher JH, Shapera S, Gershon AS. Chest. 2025; S0012-3692(25)00680-4. Epub 2025 Jun 3.

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19/05/2025

Effect of single-entry referral models and team-based care on wait times for hip and knee joint replacement in Ontario: a simulation study

Seyedi P, Aleman D, Baxter N, Bell C, Bodur M, Calzara A, Campbell R, Carter M, de Jager P, Emerson S, Irish J, Martin D, Lee S, Persitz J, Saxe-Braithwaite M, Takata J, Varkul O, Yang S, Zanchetta C, Urbach D. CMAJ. 2025;197(19): E524-E531. Epub 2025 May 19.

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01/03/2025

Risk of heart failure in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: a population-based study

Koppikar S, Kuriya B, Udell JA, Yu B, Chu A, Lee DS, Widdifield J, Eder L. J Rheumatol. 2025; Mar 1 [Epub ahead of print].

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03/02/2025

Evaluating the quality of care for heart failure hospitalizations in inflammatory arthritis – a population-based cohort study

Kuriya B, Eder L, Koppikar S, Widdifield J, Chu A, Fang J, Jeong I, Lee D, Udell J. Am Heart J Plus. 2025; 51:100503.

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05/12/2024

Association between infertility and incident onset of systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease after childbirth: a population-based cohort study

Scime NV, Velez MP, Choi MY, Ray JG, Boblitz A, Brown HK. Hum Reprod. 2024; deae253.

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01/08/2024

Unnecessary interventions for the management of hip osteoarthritis: a population-based cohort study

Sogbein OA, Chen AG, McClure JA, Reid J, Welk B, Lanting BA, Degen RM. Can J Surg. 2024; 67(4):E300-E305.

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06/06/2024

Association between immigration status and total knee arthroplasty outcomes in Ontario, Canada: a population-based matched cohort study

Lex JR, Pincus D, Paterson MJ, Widdifield J, Chaudhry H, Fowler R, Hawker G, Ravi B. Can J Surg. 2024; 67(3): E228-35. Epub 2024 May 10.

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18/04/2024

Incidence of total knee arthroplasty after arthroscopic surgery for knee osteoarthritis: a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial

Birmingham TB, Primeau CA, Shariff SZ, Reid JNS, Marsh JD, Lam M, Dixon SN, Giffin JR, Willits KR, Litchfield RB, Feagan BG, Fowler PJ. JAMA Netw Open. 2024; 7(4):e246578. Epub 2024 Apr 18.

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News Releases

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05/12/2024

Infertility linked to onset of systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease after childbirth

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12/12/2019

Knee surgery longer than 100 minutes linked to increased risk of infection

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22/02/2019

Prolonged hip fracture surgery is associated with increased postoperative delirium, particularly under general anesthetic

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08/10/2018

Common arthritis medications routinely prescribed to high-risk patients

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17/10/2017

Family doctors ordered fewer imaging tests after changes to the physician fee schedule clarified that all tests for uncomplicated low back pain must be medically necessary

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20/09/2016

Traffic crash during pregnancy increases cerebral palsy risk to unborn child

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13/05/2016

Ontarians waiting too long to see specialists for arthritis care

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06/02/2015

Ontario study finds 40 to 50 per cent greater mortality rate among rheumatoid arthritis patients than the general population

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31/01/2014

Ontario study finds the number of rheumatoid arthritis patients has more than doubled in 15 years

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19/11/2013

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk for complications following knee and hip replacements: study

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