While recent changes in medical treatment have reduced the risk of orthopedic surgery in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the same cannot be said about patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), according to a new study.
Researchers in Norway compared a historic cohort of 1010 patients with RA who were diagnosed between 1972 and 2009 with a cohort of 590 patients with PsA who were diagnosed between 1954 and 2011. They compared medical treatment received and the frequency of orthopedic surgery for patients with RA and PsA, as well as trends over time.
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