OBJECTIVES To assess the validity of the Oxford Knee Score (OKS) for use in patients undergoing non-operative management for their knee osteoarthritis (OA) within the National Health Service (NHS). DESIGN Observational cohort study. SETTING Single orthopaedic centre in England. PARTICIPANTS 134 patients undergoing non-operative management for knee OA. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES OKS, the Inte...

Objective: The aim of this study was to validate the well-recognized outcome measure instruments (Medical Outcome Study Short Form-SF-36, Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index-WOMAC, McMaster Toronto Arthritis Patient Preference Disability Questionnaire-MACTAR) for patients who had undergone total knee arthroplasty in Iran, with its cultural and ethnic differences and com...

Purpose To compare long-term functional and radiological outcome following microfracture technique (MF) versus osteochondral autologous transplantation (OAT) mosaicplasty for treating focal chondral lesions of the knee. Methods Twenty-five patients (mean age 32.3 years, SD 7.7) with a full-thickness (International Cartilage Repair Society grade 3 or 4) chondral lesion of the articulating surfac...

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Knee pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder and contributes large socio-economic burden to health systems around the world. The traditional strategy manage knee has been exercise. However, there growing recognition include coping self-management educational strategies improve psychosocial outcomes. Purpose: purpose of this evaluation was compare effectiveness revised rehabilitation class tha...

PurposeTo compare the effectiveness and safety of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) hyaluronic acid (HA) in patients with adult knee osteoarthritis (KOA) to explore most effective safe protocol by using a meta-analysis method.MethodsThis study was based on Cochrane methodology for conducting meta-analysis. Only randomized controlled trials an experimental group that used PRP control received HA were e...

INTRODUCTION Physiotherapy is an important part of rehabilitation following arthroplasty, but the impact of preoperative physiotherapy on functional outcomes is still being studied. This randomised controlled trial evaluated the effect of preoperative physiotherapy on the short-term functional outcomes of primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). METHODS 50 patients with primary knee osteoarthri...

Abstract Introduction Persistent post-operative pain (PPOP) has detracted from some otherwise successful knee arthroplasties. This study investigated medial abrasion syndrome (MAS) as a cause of PPOP after arthroplasty. The surgical techniques and outcomes incorporating this concept into the management both primary arthroplasty cases patients suffering unknown causes arthroplasties were present...

PURPOSE The present study reports a long-term follow-up of acute primary patellar dislocation in patients with open physes. The purpose of the study was to evaluate knee function and recurrence rates after surgical and nonsurgical treatment of patellar dislocation. METHODS A total of 51 patients, including 29 girls and 22 boys, who were 9-14 years of age at the time of injury, were retrospect...