Musculoskeletal diseases and disorders

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Journal Articles

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.

Journal Article

09/04/2024

On-time denosumab dosing recovered rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet remains suboptimal

Rzepka AM, Cheung AM, Kim S, Gomes T, Cadarette SM. JBMR Plus. 2024; 8(5):ziae027. Epub 2024 April 9, 2024.

Journal Article

05/03/2024

Characterizing high-cost healthcare users among adults with back pain in Ontario, Canada: a population-based cohort study

Wong JJ, Côté P, Tricco AC, Watson T, Rosella LC. Pain. 2024; Mar 5 [Epub ahead of print]

Journal Article

28/11/2023

Impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on equity of access to hip and knee replacements: a population-level study

Ekhtiari S, Pincus D, Croxford R, Gatley JM, Khoshbin A, Atrey A, Paterson M, Ravi B. Int Orthop. 2023; Nov 28 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

01/10/2023

Safety and healthcare utilization following COVID-19 vaccination among adults with rheumatoid arthritis – a population-based self-controlled case series analysis

Lee JJY, Bernatsky S, Kwong JC, Li Q, Kwok TSH, Widdifield J. J Rheumatol. 2023; Oct 1 [Epub ahead of print].

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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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