Arthritis care & research
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Arthritis care & research · May 2015
Prevalence of chronic axial pain, inflammatory back pain, and spondyloarthritis in diagnosed psoriasis.
To provide prevalence estimates for inflammatory back pain (IBP) and spondyloarthritis (SpA) in those subjects with psoriasis using 2009-2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. ⋯ There is a higher prevalence of lower axial pain, IBP, SpA, and alternating buttock pain associated with a prior diagnosis of psoriasis. These data may influence the way psoriasis patients are approached in primary care and specialty clinics.
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Arthritis care & research · May 2015
Body mass index and functional mobility outcome following early rehabilitation after a total knee replacement: a retrospective study in Taiwan.
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of osteoarthritis, and the incidence of obese patients requiring a total knee replacement (TKR) has increased in recent years. A high body mass index (BMI) may influence post-TKR rehabilitation outcomes. We investigated the effects of obesity on functional mobility outcomes following post-TKR rehabilitation in Asian patients whose BMIs were not as high as those reported in similar studies performed in non-Asian countries. ⋯ Patients with class II/III obesity benefit from early post-TKR outpatient rehabilitation and respond as well as patients with lower BMIs.