Knee Osteoarthritis is joining other lifestyle and obesity related disease such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke, striking people at younger ages.

Compared with osteoarthritis patients, individuals with rheumatoid arthritis who undergo total knee replacement surgery have lower expectations about their postsurgical outcomes, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City. These reduced expectations, which may be unnecessary, could cause some patients to slack on their postsurgical ...

Compared with osteoarthritis patients, individuals with rheumatoid arthritis who undergo total knee replacement surgery have lower expectations about their postsurgical outcomes, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery.

African Americans have a higher risk of developing multiple, large-joint osteoarthritis (OA) while whites are more likely to have hand joint arthritis.

The Arthritis Society will host a free public forum, Living Well with Osteoarthritis, on Sept. 17 in Coquitlam. September is Arthritis Awareness Month, and the society is launching a website and hosting the free forum to help people determine whether or not they have osteoarthritis (OA).