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Roy D. Altman was affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spanned a variety of topics within medicine, with a focus on rheumatology and related fields.

Altman contributed substantially to the study and treatment of osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and rheumatoid arthritis. Their work also touched on total knee arthroplasty outcomes, musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, knee injuries and reconstruction techniques, and inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects.

Frequent publication venues for Altman included:

  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Cartilage
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
  • Arthritis Care & Research

Some of their recent papers consisted of the following:

  • 2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee, 2020, Arthritis Care & Research
  • 2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee, 2020, Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Exercise and education versus saline injections for knee osteoarthritis: a randomised controlled equivalence trial, 2021, Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Physical Therapy Evaluation and Treatment After Concussion/Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, 2020, Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy
  • Hyaluronic Acid Injections or Oral Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs for Knee Osteoarthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials, 2020, Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

Altman worked collaboratively with a number of frequent co-authors, including:

  • Robin Christensen
  • Henning Bliddal
  • Marius Henriksen
  • Karen Ellegaard
  • David J. Hunter

Their research largely fell within the field of medicine, with a significant number of publications devoted to rheumatology. Surgery, psychiatry and mental health, pharmacology, and molecular biology were additional subfields reflected in their work.

Best Publications

  • Development of criteria for the classification and reporting of osteoarthritis: Classification of osteoarthritis of the knee

    R. Altman;E. Asch;D. Bloch;G. Bole

  • OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis, Part II: OARSI evidence-based, expert consensus guidelines

    W Zhang;R W Moskowitz;G Nuki;S Abramson

  • American College of Rheumatology 2012 recommendations for the use of nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic therapies in osteoarthritis of the hand, hip, and knee

    Marc C. Hochberg;Roy D. Altman;Karine Toupin April;Maria Benkhalti

  • Recommendations for the medical management of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee: 2000 update

    R. D. Altman;M. C. Hochberg;R. W. Moskowitz;T. J. Schnitzer

  • The American College of Rheumatology criteria for the classification and reporting of osteoarthritis of the hip.

    R. Altman;G. Alarcón;D. Appelrouth;D. Bloch

  • 2019 American College of Rheumatology/Arthritis Foundation Guideline for the Management of Osteoarthritis of the Hand, Hip, and Knee

    Sharon L. Kolasinski;Tuhina Neogi;Marc C. Hochberg;Carol Oatis

  • OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis: part III: Changes in evidence following systematic cumulative update of research published through January 2009

    W Zhang;G Nuki;R W Moskowitz;S Abramson

  • Guidelines for the medical management of osteoarthritis

    Marc C. Hochberg;Roy D. Altman;Kenneth D. Brandt;Bruce M. Clark

  • Atlas of individual radiographic features in osteoarthritis, revised

    R.D. Altman;G.E. Gold

  • OMERACT-OARSI Initiative: Osteoarthritis Research Society International set of responder criteria for osteoarthritis clinical trials revisited.

    T. Pham;D. van der Heijde;R. D. Altman;J. J. Anderson

  • OARSI recommendations for the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis, part I: critical appraisal of existing treatment guidelines and systematic review of current research evidence.

    W Zhang;R W Moskowitz;G Nuki;S Abramson

  • Design and conduct of clinical trials in patients with osteoarthritis : Recommendations from a task force of the Osteoarthritic Research Society

    Roy Altman;Kenneth Brandt;Marc Hochberg;Roland Moskowitz

  • Meniscal tear and extrusion are strongly associated with progression of symptomatic knee osteoarthritis as assessed by quantitative magnetic resonance imaging

    Marie-Josée Berthiaume;Jean-Pierre Raynauld;Johanne Martel-Pelletier;Françoys Labonté

  • Compliance and persistence with bisphosphonate dosing regimens among women with postmenopausal osteoporosis

    Joyce A. Cramer;Mayur M. Amonkar;Ansgar Hebborn;Roy Altman

  • Advances in NSAID development: evolution of diclofenac products using pharmaceutical technology.

    Roy Altman;Bill Bosch;Kay Brune;Paola Patrignani

  • OLT1177, a β-sulfonyl nitrile compound, safe in humans, inhibits the NLRP3 inflammasome and reverses the metabolic cost of inflammation.

    Carlo Marchetti;Benjamin Swartzwelter;Fabia Gamboni;Charles P. Neff

  • Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of knee osteoarthritis progression over two years and correlation with clinical symptoms and radiologic changes.

    Jean Pierre Raynauld;Johanne Martel-Pelletier;Marie Josée Berthiaume;Françoys Labonté

  • Effect of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs on fracture healing: A laboratory study in rats

    R. D. Altman;L. L. Latta;R. Keer;K. Renfree

  • Should subchondral bone turnover be targeted when treating osteoarthritis

    M.A. Karsdal;D.J. Leeming;E.B. Dam;K. Henriksen

  • A consensus statement on the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) algorithm for the management of knee osteoarthritis-From evidence-based medicine to the real-life setting.

    Olivier Bruyère;Cyrus Cooper;Cyrus Cooper;Jean Pierre Pelletier;Emmanuel Maheu

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel A. Bloch
Daniel A. Bloch Stanford University
Marc C. Hochberg
Marc C. Hochberg University of Maryland, Baltimore
Kim L. Bennell
Kim L. Bennell University of Melbourne
Nicholas Bellamy
Nicholas Bellamy University of Queensland
Kenneth D. Brandt
Kenneth D. Brandt University of Kansas
Thomas P. Andriacchi
Thomas P. Andriacchi Stanford University
Joseph A. Buckwalter
Joseph A. Buckwalter University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Gerard A. Ateshian
Gerard A. Ateshian Columbia University

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