2022
Societal Cost of Opioid Use in Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis Patients in the United States
Huizinga JL, Stanley EE, Sullivan JK, Song S, Hunter DJ, Paltiel AD, Neogi T, Edwards RR, Katz JN, Losina E. Societal Cost of Opioid Use in Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis Patients in the United States. Arthritis Care & Research 2022, 74: 1349-1358. PMID: 33629485, PMCID: PMC8382774, DOI: 10.1002/acr.24581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic knee osteoarthritisOpioid use disorderOpioid useMcMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain scoreSymptomatic knee osteoarthritis patientsLong-term pain managementProlonged opioid usePublic health causeStrong opioid useSocietal costsKnee osteoarthritis patientsSocietal economic burdenDirect medical costsMedicare Current Beneficiary SurveyOsteoarthritis Policy ModelCriminal justice costsOUD prevalencePain scoresSD ageOpioid regimensPain managementKnee osteoarthritisOsteoarthritis patientsWestern OntarioMedical costs
2013
Disease-modifying drugs for knee osteoarthritis: can they be cost-effective?
Losina E, Daigle ME, Suter LG, Hunter DJ, Solomon DH, Walensky RP, Jordan JM, Burbine SA, Paltiel AD, Katz JN. Disease-modifying drugs for knee osteoarthritis: can they be cost-effective? Osteoarthritis And Cartilage 2013, 21: 655-667. PMID: 23380251, PMCID: PMC3670115, DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2013.01.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioQuality-adjusted life yearsTotal knee replacementPain reliefMajor toxicityRevision total knee replacementCare sequenceConservative pain managementGuideline-concordant careKnee OA treatmentQuality-adjusted life expectancyOsteoarthritis Policy ModelCost-effectiveness ratioCorticosteroid injectionKnee OAKnee osteoarthritisPain managementOsteoarthritis drugsKnee replacementDMOADsOA treatmentLife yearsProgressionLife expectancyRelief