Methods Clinical records of children referred to our Unit for musculoskeletal complaints between June 2011 and December 2013 were collected during the first evaluation. A database was built, considering: characteristics of pain (frequency, pattern, precipitating factors), joint swelling, morning stiffness, constitutional symptoms, laboratory test results (ESR, CRP, ANA, RF), family history. Aft...

The video game Animal Crossing: New Horizons (AC:NH) launched during the COVID-19 pandemic and families turned to it as a play together isolation. This interview study of 27 considered how used AC:NH for Joint Media Engagement (JME), where family members engage with media content together, interacting each other bringing additional meaning experience. We find that design well facilitates Takeuc...

background and purpose: the goal of asthma therapy is to achieve clinical control and near normal lung functions. many patients with moderate persistent asthma fail to achieve this goal with a low dose of inhaled corticosteroid (ïçs) plus long-acting β2 agonist (lâbâ). ïn the present study, we have checked whether another controller medication (in the form of ginger capsule) add on to ïçslow do...

Background:  Conventional treatments after complicated injuries of the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) such as Darrach and Kapandji-Sauvé procedures have many drawbacks, which may eventually lead to a painful unstable distal ulna.  The development of DRUJ prosthesis has significantly evolved over the past years. In this study, we assessed the outcome results of patients after DRUJ implant arthro...

Simple chronic instability of the elbow joint is one urgent problems in modern traumatology due to fact that standard tactics managing patients with traumatic injuries dislocation, which amounts its elimination, immobilization upper limb and subsequent development movements joint, most often does not take into account damage specific soft tissue structures. With untimely treatment for qualified...

The estimated prevalence of patients who report minor or no improvement of their symptoms and pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) remains high, ranging from 5% to 40%. The authors sought to determine whether chronic pain and functional health are related to specific variations in demographic data, surgical techniques, or radiographic pre- and postoperative findings. They also sought to ide...

OBJECTIVE Intra-articular injections of the C1-2 joint are an effective therapeutic option for pain generated from degenerative and inflammatory conditions affecting the joint. Limited information exists about the adverse events (AEs) associated with these injections. The primary aim of this study is to describe the frequency and type of AEs associated with C1-2 joint injections. The secondary ...

OBJECTIVES There are several reports clarifying successful results following open reduction using Ludloff's medial approach for congenital (CDH) or developmental dislocation of the hip (DDH). This study aimed to reveal the long-term post-operative course until the period of hip-joint maturity after the conventional surgical treatments. METHODS A long-term follow-up beyond the age of hip-joint...

Chronic back pain is often a result of coexisting pathologies; secondary causes of pain can become more apparent sources of pain once the primary pathology has been addressed. The objective of our study was to determine if there is an increase in diagnosis of Sacroiliac joint pain following a Lumbar Rhizotomy. A list of patients who underwent Lumbar Radiofrequency during a 6-month period in our...

Management of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) ankylosis is challenging for the oral and maxillofacial surgeon because it involves the mouth opening, dentofacial deformity, diet problem, and quality of life. Although surgical techniques to treat TMJ ankylosis have improved, reankylosis is a persistent problem. The temporalis myofascial flap provides good material for interpositional arthroplasty, ...