Editing Arthritis (section)

=== Surgery ===
A number of [[Rheumasurgery|surgical]] interventions have been incorporated in the treatment of arthritis since the 1950s. The primary surgical treatment option of arthritis is joint replacement surgery known as arthroplasty.<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |last1=Park |first1=Jisu |last2=Chang |first2=Moon Jong |last3=Kim |first3=Tae Woo |last4=D'Lima |first4=Darryl D. |last5=Kim |first5=Hyunkwon |last6=Han |first6=Hyuk-Soo |date=2024-12-04 |title=Serial changes in patient-reported outcome measures and satisfaction rate during long-term follow-up after total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis |journal=Knee Surgery & Related Research |language=en |volume=36 |issue=1 |page=43 |doi=10.1186/s43019-024-00241-6 |doi-access=free |issn=2234-2451 |pmc=11616191 |pmid=39633483}}</ref> Common joints that are replaced due to arthritis include the shoulder, hip, and knee.<ref name=":4" /> [[Arthroscopic surgery]] for osteoarthritis of the knee provides no additional benefit  to patients when compared to optimized physical and medical therapy.<ref name="pmid18784099">{{cite journal | vauthors = Kirkley A, Birmingham TB, Litchfield RB, Giffin JR, Willits KR, Wong CJ, Feagan BG, Donner A, Griffin SH, D'Ascanio LM, Pope JE, Fowler PJ | display-authors = 6 | title = A randomized trial of arthroscopic surgery for osteoarthritis of the knee | journal = The New England Journal of Medicine | volume = 359 | issue = 11 | pages = 1097–1107 | date = September 2008 | pmid = 18784099 | doi = 10.1056/NEJMoa0708333 | doi-access = free }}</ref> Joint replacement surgery can last anywhere from 15 to 30 years depending on the patient.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Evans |first1=Jonathan T |last2=Walker |first2=Robert W |last3=Evans |first3=Jonathan P |last4=Blom |first4=Ashley W |last5=Sayers |first5=Adrian |last6=Whitehouse |first6=Michael R |date=February 2019 |title=How long does a knee replacement last? A systematic review and meta-analysis of case series and national registry reports with more than 15 years of follow-up |journal=The Lancet |language=en |volume=393 |issue=10172 |pages=655–663 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(18)32531-5 |pmc=6381229 |pmid=30782341}}</ref> Following joint replacement surgery, patients can expect to get back to several physical activities including those such as swimming, tennis, and golf.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Liu |first1=Joseph N. |last2=Steinhaus |first2=Michael E. |last3=Garcia |first3=Grant H. |last4=Chang |first4=Brenda |last5=Fields |first5=Kara |last6=Dines |first6=David M. |last7=Warren |first7=Russell F. |last8=Gulotta |first8=Lawrence V. |date=January 2018 |title=Return to sport after shoulder arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis |journal=Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy |language=en |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=100–112 |doi=10.1007/s00167-017-4547-1 |pmid=28409200 |issn=0942-2056}}</ref>