purpose: over the past 20 years, the center of pressure (cop) has been commonly used as an index of postural stability in standing. while many studies investigated cop excursions in patients with knee osteoarthritis and healthy individuals, no comprehensive analysis of the differences in their postural sway pattern exists. the present study aimed to review the previously published studies conce...

BACKGROUND Special high-flexion prosthetic designs show a small increase in postoperative flexion compared to standard designs and some papers show increased anterior knee pain with these prosthesis. METHODS A prospective double blind randomized controlled trial investigates the difference in flexion and anterior knee pain between standard and high-flexion total knee arthroplasty. In total 47...

A young woman comes to your chiropractic practice with a complaint of anterior knee pain. As spring weather returns, patient activity levels often increase. A sedentary lifestyle through the winter months may now be replaced with jogging, biking, hiking, or other outdoor activities. Anterior knee pain can result from this sudden increase in activity levels. This may affect 1 in 4 active individ...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the effect of the knee position during wound closure on early knee function recovery after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHODS This study included 80 primary total knee arthroplasties due to osteoarthritis. The patients were randomized according to the type of wound closure: extension group for full extension and flexion group for 90° flexion. The incision...

Out of a total of 623 patients who, over a ten-year period, underwent primary total knee replacement (TKR) without patellar resurfacing, 20 underwent secondary resurfacing for chronic anterior knee pain. They were evaluated pre- and postoperatively using the clinical and radiological American Knee Society score. The mean follow-up was 36.1 months (12 to 104). The mean knee score improved from 4...

[Purpose] The aim of this review was to present the available evidence for the effect of McConnell taping on knee biomechanics in individuals with anterior knee pain. [Methods] The PubMed, Medline, Cinahl, SPORTDiscus, PEDro and ScienceDirect electronic databases were searched from inception until September 2014. Experimental research on knee biomechanical or EMG outcomes of McConnell taping co...

Objective: The purpose of this research is to assess and determine the frequency Anterior Knee Pain after Total Arthroplasty. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place Duration:This study was conducted at Department Orthopedic s, Khyber Teaching Hospital, KTH Peshawar in period eight months from june 2020 january 2022. Introduction: (AKP) one most commonest causes persistent problems knee repl...

Synovial plica syndrome (SPS) occurs in the knee, when an otherwise normal structure becomes a source of pain due to injury or overuse. Patients may present to general practitioners, physiotherapists, or surgeons with anterior knee pain with or without mechanical symptoms, and the diagnosis can sometimes be difficult. Several studies have examined the epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of S...

"Excessive" pronation is often implicated as a risk factor for anterior knee pain (AKP). The amount deemed excessive is typically calculated using the means and standard deviations reported in the literature. However, when using this method, few studies find an association between pronation and AKP. An alternative method of defining excessive pronation is to use the joints' available range of m...

objectives: knee osteoarthritis (oa) is a leading cause of disability in older adults. in current study, the effects of three types of orthoses on pain reduction were evaluated in oa patients in iran. methods & materials: in this prospective clinical trial, thirty six patients consisting of 11 men and 25 women with age (mean±sd) of 54.56±2.82 years and diagnosis of mild to moderate knee oa incl...