arthritic kneeconsentpatient assessmenttreatment optionsOsteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is an important cause of morbidity and significantly affects quality of life. A large proportion of the population seek medical attention for this condition. There is also a significant economic burden for the health...
heart, kidney or even kneecartilagecells. Stem cells can come from fetal tissue, including products of in-vitro fertilization as well as placenta and umbilical cord tissue. They can also come from a patient's own "hidden" adult stem cells, which are most often harvested...
Septic arthritis (SA) caused byStaphylococcus aureusis a severe inflammatory joint disease, characterized by synovitis accompanied with cartilage destruction and bone erosion. The available antibiotic treatment alone is insufficient to resolve the inflammation that leads to high rates of morbidity and mortal...
High-resolution NMR imaging of an antigen-induced arthritis in the rabbit knee. The separation of the various time courses of the inflammatory changes may be of value in understanding the model and evaluating potential anti-arthritic ... D Checkley,D Johnstone,K Taylor,... - 《Magnetic Resonan...
All animals were sacrificed after 3 weeks of moxibustion treatment. Tibialis muscles and the collateral ligament from the knee of the hind limb were collected. The collected samples were frozen using dry ice and stored in −70°C. 2.6. RNA extraction and reverse-transcription polymerase chain re...
The article presents abstracts on arthritis-related topics which include the analysis of the results of a consecutive series of lateral unicompartmental knee arthroplasties, the application of tricompartmental knee replacement to patients with medial and lateral-compartment disease in association with ...
1. Describe the indications for unicompartmental femorotibial knee arthroplasty; 2. Describe the key technical points during surgery for patellofemoral replacement.Jean Noel A. ArgensonSebastien ParratteAntoine BertaniThe Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. American Volume...
However, no evidence indicates that arthroscopic procedures can predictably serve as long-term treatment options in the management of the arthritic knee.doi:10.1097/00001433-200002000-00003David, TalGambardella, Ralph A.Current Opinion in Orthopaedics...
However, no evidence indicates that arthroscopic procedures can predictably serve as long-term treatment options in the management of the arthritic knee.doi:10.1097/00001433-200002000-00003Tal DavidRalph A. GambardellaCurrent Opinion in Orthopaedics
related topics which include the indications of tibial osteotomy and the techniques in treating the disease, the indicators of femoral osteotomy and the outcomes once the disease is treatment, and the demographics of new patients who will be seeking arthroplasties of the hip and knee in the future...