Which knee OA compartment has better response to viscosupplementation?

Knee injury and knee OA

Knee OA, biomechanics, and progression to TKA

Osteoarthritis (OA), the most prevalent type of arthritis, is characterized by damage to articular cartilage, a protective layer over the ends of bones, leading to changes in other joint structures (bones, ligaments, muscles, and nerves) that subsequently result in pain, stiffness, and functional disability in adults.1 OA is common at the knee joint, more so in the medial tibiofemoral compartme...

Viscosupplementation for osteoarthritis of the knee.

Data Synthesis: Eighty-nine trials involving 12 667 adults met inclusion criteria. Sixty-eight had a sham control, 40 had a follow-up duration greater than 3 months, and 22 used cross-linked forms of hyaluronic acid. Overall, 71 trials (9617 patients) showed that viscosupplementation moderately reduced pain (effect size, 0.37 [95% CI, 0.46 to 0.28]). There was important between-trial heterogene...

Information Which has to be Given to Patients about Glaucoma by Nurses

چشم توسط مایعات درون شکل گرفته و به درجاتی محافظت می گردد. گلوکوم عبارت از افزایش فشار درون کره چشم به بیش از حد طبیعی آن است که به دلیل وجود مشکلات در تخلیه مایعات درون آن ایجاد می گردد.

Somatosensory abnormalities in knee OA.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to use quantitative sensory testing (QST) to explore the range and prevalence of somatosensory abnormalities demonstrated by patients with advanced knee OA. METHODS One hundred and seven knee OA patients and 50 age- and sex-matched healthy participants attended a 1-h QST session. Testing was performed on the medial side of the knee and the pain-free forearm...