Oral Methotrexate Significantly Improves Function in People with Primary Knee OA with Inflammation After Only Three Months

A new study presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting, shows that after three months of treatment with oral methotrexate, adults with primary knee osteoarthritis (OA) had significant improvements in physical function and inflammation, a sign that this inexpensive, generic pill may be an important intervention for knee OA.

Steroid Injections Do Not Hasten the Need for Knee Replacement When Compared to Hyaluronic Acid Treatments for Adults with Knee OA

New research shows that corticosteroid injections for knee OA treatment do not hasten a patient’s progression to a total knee replacement when compared with hyaluronic acid injections. Details of this study was presented at ACR Convergence, the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting.