Has the incidence of total joint arthroplasty in rheumatoid arthritis decreased in the era of biologics use? A population-based cohort study.

Vivienne Y ZhouDiane LacailleNa LuJacek KopecDon GarbuzYi QianJ Antonio Aviña-ZubietaJohn EsdaileHui Xie

Published in: Rheumatology (Oxford, England) (2021)

Arthritis onset after bDMARDs introduction is associated with a significant reduction in THA/TKA incidence in RA, but not in OA. The reduction reflects a significant improvement in RA treatment during the biological era.

Keyphrases

rheumatoid arthritis
disease activity
risk factors
ankylosing spondylitis
interstitial lung disease
total knee arthroplasty
knee osteoarthritis
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
smoking cessation