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?-blocker prescription is associated with lower cumulative risk of knee osteoarthritis and knee pain consultations in primary care: A propensity score-matched cohort study (2021)
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Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Valdes, A. M., Townsend, N., D. Mallen, C., Zhang, W., …Abhishek, A. (2021). β-blocker prescription is associated with lower cumulative risk of knee osteoarthritis and knee pain consultations in primary care: A propensity score-matched cohort study. Rheumatology, 60(12), 5686-5696. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab234

Objectives: To examine the association between ?-blocker prescription and first primary-care consultation for knee OA, hip OA, knee pain and hip pain. Methods: Data source: Clinical Practice Research Datalink. Participants aged ?40 years in receipt o... Read More about ?-blocker prescription is associated with lower cumulative risk of knee osteoarthritis and knee pain consultations in primary care: A propensity score-matched cohort study.

Temporal relationship between osteoarthritis and comorbidities: a combined case control and cohort study in the UK primary care setting (2021)
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Swain, S., Coupland, C., Mallen, C., Kuo, C. F., Sarmanova, A., Bierma-Zeinstra, S. M., …Zhang, W. (2021). Temporal relationship between osteoarthritis and comorbidities: a combined case control and cohort study in the UK primary care setting. Rheumatology, 60(9), 4327-4339. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keab067

OBJECTIVE: To determine the burden of comorbidities in OA and their temporal relationships in the UK. METHODS: The Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) GOLD was used to identify people with incident OA and age, gender and practice matched n... Read More about Temporal relationship between osteoarthritis and comorbidities: a combined case control and cohort study in the UK primary care setting.

Efficacy and safety of multiple intra-articular corticosteroid injections for osteoarthritis—a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational studies (2021)
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Ayub, S., Kaur, J., Espahbodi, S., Hall, M., Doherty, M., & Zhang, W. (2021). Efficacy and safety of multiple intra-articular corticosteroid injections for osteoarthritis—a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational studies. Rheumatology, 60(4), 1629–1639. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa808

Objectives To investigate the efficacy and safety of multiple intra-articular corticosteroid (IACS) injections for the treatment of OA. Methods We conducted electronic searches of several databases for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and obs... Read More about Efficacy and safety of multiple intra-articular corticosteroid injections for osteoarthritis—a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials and observational studies.

Effects of bariatric surgery on serum uric acid in people with obesity with or without hyperuricaemia and gout: a retrospective analysis (2021)
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Lu, J., Bai, Z., Chen, Y., Li, Y., Tang, M., Wang, N., …Zhang, W. (2021). Effects of bariatric surgery on serum uric acid in people with obesity with or without hyperuricaemia and gout: a retrospective analysis. Rheumatology, 60(8), 3628-3634. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa822

Objectives: Weight reduction may reduce serum uric acid (SUA). This study aimed to examine the changes of SUA before and after bariatric surgery in patients with obesity with or without hyperuricaemia and gout. Methods: This is a retrospective analys... Read More about Effects of bariatric surgery on serum uric acid in people with obesity with or without hyperuricaemia and gout: a retrospective analysis.

Constitutional morphological features and risk of hip osteoarthritis: a case–control study using standard radiographs (2020)
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Abdulrahim, H., Jiao, Q., Swain, S., Sehat, K., Sarmanova, A., Muir, K., …Doherty, M. (2021). Constitutional morphological features and risk of hip osteoarthritis: a case–control study using standard radiographs. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 80(4), 494-501. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-218739

© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. Objectives: To evaluate the risk of association with hip osteoarthritis (OA) of 14 morphological features measured on standard antero-posteri... Read More about Constitutional morphological features and risk of hip osteoarthritis: a case–control study using standard radiographs.

Individual responses to topical ibuprofen gel or capsaicin cream for painful knee osteoarthritis: a series of n-of-1 trials (2020)
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Persson, M. S., Stocks, J., Sarmanova, A., Fernandes, G., Walsh, D. A., Doherty, M., & Zhang, W. (2021). Individual responses to topical ibuprofen gel or capsaicin cream for painful knee osteoarthritis: a series of n-of-1 trials. Rheumatology, 60(5), 2231-2237. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa561

OBJECTIVES: To determine individual responses to ibuprofen gel or capsaicin cream for painful, radiographic knee OA using a series of n-of-1 trials. METHODS: Twenty-two participants were allocated 5% ibuprofen gel (A) and 0.025% capsaicin cream (B) i... Read More about Individual responses to topical ibuprofen gel or capsaicin cream for painful knee osteoarthritis: a series of n-of-1 trials.

Level of physical activity among middle-aged and older Chinese people: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study (2020)
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Li, X., Zhang, W., Zhang, W., Tao, K., Ni, W., Wang, K., …Lin, J. (2020). Level of physical activity among middle-aged and older Chinese people: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study. BMC Public Health, 20(1), Article 1682. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09671-9

Background: With data from different regions accumulated, physical inactivity (PI) was found to be pandemic worldwide. Using China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), a nationwide longitudinal survey data, we aimed to delineate the pre... Read More about Level of physical activity among middle-aged and older Chinese people: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study.

Initial analgesic prescriptions for osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom, 2000-2016 (2020)
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Zeng, C., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., Persson, M. S., Mallen, C., Swain, S., …Zhang, Y. (2021). Initial analgesic prescriptions for osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom, 2000-2016. Rheumatology, 60(1), 147-159. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa244

Objectives: To examine trends in the initial prescription of commonly-prescribed analgesics and patient- as well as practice-level factors related to their selection in incident OA. Methods: Patients consulting with incident clinical OA between 2000-... Read More about Initial analgesic prescriptions for osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom, 2000-2016.

Corrigendum to: Statin use and risk of joint replacement due to osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a propensity-score matched longitudinal cohort study (2020)
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Sarmanova, A., Doherty, M., Kuo, C., Wei, J., Abhishek, A., Mallen, C., …Zhang, W. (2020). Corrigendum to: Statin use and risk of joint replacement due to osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a propensity-score matched longitudinal cohort study. Rheumatology, 59(10), 3120-3120. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa223

Comorbidities in Osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies (2020)
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Swain, S., Sarmanova, A., Coupland, C., Doherty, M., & Zhang, W. (2020). Comorbidities in Osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Arthritis Care and Research, 72(7), 991-1000. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.24008

Objectives Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common chronic condition in older people but its association with other chronic conditions is largely unknown. This study aimed to systematically review the literature on comorbidities in people with OA compared... Read More about Comorbidities in Osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

Effect of vitamin D supplementation on pain and physical function in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA): an OA Trial Bank protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis (2020)
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Jin, X., Antony, B., Wang, X., Persson, M. S., McAlindon, T., Arden, N. K., …Ding, C. (2020). Effect of vitamin D supplementation on pain and physical function in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA): an OA Trial Bank protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 10(4), Article e035302. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035302

Introduction: Observational data suggest that vitamin D deficiency is associated with the onset and progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, randomised controlled trials (RCTs) to date investigating the efficacy of vitamin D supplementation... Read More about Effect of vitamin D supplementation on pain and physical function in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA): an OA Trial Bank protocol for a systematic review and individual patient data (IPD) meta-analysis.

Predicting response to topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in osteoarthritis: an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (2020)
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Persson, M. S., Stocks, J., Varadi, G., Hashempur, M. H., van Middelkoop, M., Bierma-Zeinstra, S., …Zhang, W. (2020). Predicting response to topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in osteoarthritis: an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Rheumatology, 59(9), 2207-2216. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa113

© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology. OBJECTIVES: To identify predictors of the specific (difference between treatment and placebo) and overall (change from baseline in treat... Read More about Predicting response to topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in osteoarthritis: an individual patient data meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Trends in incidence and prevalence of osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom: findings from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD) (2020)
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Swain, S., Sarmanova, A., Mallen, C., Kuo, C. F., Coupland, C., Doherty, M., & Zhang, W. (2020). Trends in incidence and prevalence of osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom: findings from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 28(6), 792-801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2020.03.004

© 2020 The Authors Objective: This study aimed to explore the incidence and prevalence of OA in the UK in 2017 and their trends from 1997 to 2017 using a large nationally representative primary care database. Design: The UK Clinical Practice Research... Read More about Trends in incidence and prevalence of osteoarthritis in the United Kingdom: findings from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD).

Effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in autoimmune rheumatic diseases treated with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (2020)
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Mallen, C. D., Nakafero, G., Grainge, M. J., Myles, P. R., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., …Abhishek, A. (2020). Effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in autoimmune rheumatic diseases treated with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs. Rheumatology, 59(12), 3666–3675. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa078

Objectives The effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in people with autoimmune rheumatic disease (AIRDs) is not known. We investigated whether the influenza vaccine is effective in preventing respiratory morbidity, mortality and all-cause m... Read More about Effectiveness of inactivated influenza vaccine in autoimmune rheumatic diseases treated with disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs.

Statin use and risk of joint replacement due to osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a propensity-score matched longitudinal cohort study (2020)
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Sarmanova, A., Doherty, M., Kuo, C., Wei, J., Abhishek, A., Mallen, C., …Zhang, W. (2020). Statin use and risk of joint replacement due to osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a propensity-score matched longitudinal cohort study. Rheumatology, 59(10), 2898-2907. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keaa044

© The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Rheumatology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com. OBJECTIVE: Statins are reported to have a potential benefi... Read More about Statin use and risk of joint replacement due to osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: a propensity-score matched longitudinal cohort study.

Brain perfusion patterns are altered in chronic knee pain: a spatial covariance analysis of arterial spin labelling MRI (2020)
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Iwabuchi, S. J., Xing, Y., Cottam, W. J., Drabek, M. M., Tadjibaev, A., Fernandes, G. S., …Auer, D. P. (2020). Brain perfusion patterns are altered in chronic knee pain: a spatial covariance analysis of arterial spin labelling MRI. PAIN, 161(6), 1255-1263. https://doi.org/10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001829

Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a common problem globally. Current evidence suggests that maladapted central pain pathways are associated with pain chronicity, for example, in postoperative pain after knee replacement. Other factors such as low mood,... Read More about Brain perfusion patterns are altered in chronic knee pain: a spatial covariance analysis of arterial spin labelling MRI.

Intra-articular Injection Administration in UK Ex-professional Footballers During Their Playing Careers and the Association with Post-career Knee Osteoarthritis (2020)
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Fernandes, G. S., Parekh, S. M., Moses, J. P., Fuller, C. W., Scammell, B. E., Batt, M. E., …Doherty, M. (2020). Intra-articular Injection Administration in UK Ex-professional Footballers During Their Playing Careers and the Association with Post-career Knee Osteoarthritis. Sports Medicine, 50, 1039–1046. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01255-x

© 2020, The Author(s). Background: The long-term risk from knee intra-articular (KIA) injections in professional athletes such as ex-footballers remains unknown. The use of KIA injections is controversial and remains anecdotally prolific as it is per... Read More about Intra-articular Injection Administration in UK Ex-professional Footballers During Their Playing Careers and the Association with Post-career Knee Osteoarthritis.

Baseline self-report ‘central mechanisms’ trait predicts persistent knee pain in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort (2019)
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Akin-Akinyosoye, K., Sarmanova, A., Fernandes, G., Frowd, N., Swaithes, L., Stocks, J., …Walsh, D. A. (2020). Baseline self-report ‘central mechanisms’ trait predicts persistent knee pain in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 28(2), 173-181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.11.004

Objectives We investigated whether baseline scores for a self-report trait linked to central mechanisms predict 1 year pain outcomes in the Knee Pain in the Community cohort. Method 1471 participants reported knee pain at baseline and respon... Read More about Baseline self-report ‘central mechanisms’ trait predicts persistent knee pain in the Knee Pain in the Community (KPIC) cohort.