Purpose: the aim of this study was to describe the clinical results obtained after intra-articular injection of a leukocyte-poor platelet-rich plasma (PRP) preparation for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: forty-five patients (mean age: 59 years, mean BMI: 27) were included and treated with a cycle of three weekly injections of autologous conditioned plasma. Six patients were ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the functional and radiographic results on a midterm basis, as well as complications, in an initial series of meniscal allograft transplantations performed with suture fixation without any bone block. METHODS A series of 33 meniscal allograft transplantations were performed at our institution from January 2001 to October 2003. Inclusion criter...

INTRODUCTION The management of recurrent traumatic patellar dislocation includes surgical realignment. There is no clear distinction whether proximal soft tissue or distal procedures produce superior results. However, distal realignment procedures are commonly associated with greater morbidity. We advocate a distal procedure only for cases which are more severe, such as the presence of patellar...

BACKGROUND Calcific deposits (CaDs) may be related to chronic postoperative pain and may affect function after patellar tendon surgery. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional. HYPOTHESIS We hypothesized that patients with CaDs (+CaDs) would rate lower than those without (-CaDs) on measures of knee function and quality of life. METHODS Patients completed the Tegner Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale (Lyshol...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and safety of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for the treatment of patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). MATERIALS We performed a meta-analysis of relevant published clinical studies. An electronic search was conducted for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of MSC-based therapy in knee OA. The visual analogue scale (VAS),...

The aim of this study was to examine proprioception with and without muscle tension and knee function in two groups of chronic (> 1 year post-injury) patients with deficient anterior cruciate ligaments with distinctly different functioning levels. The well (WF) and poor functioning (PF) group was defined as those with a Tegner/Lysholm score equal to or greater than 6/95 (WF, n = 7), and equal t...

Purpose: the aim of this study was to describe the clinical results obtained after intra-articular injection of a leukocyte-poor platelet-rich plasma (PRP) preparation for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods: forty-five patients (mean age: 59 years, mean BMI: 27) were included and treated with a cycle of three weekly injections of autologous conditioned plasma. Six patients were ...

We reviewed our experience with total knee arthroplasties performed between 1977 and 1992 in patients who were fifty-five years old or less to determine the appropriate management for younger patients who have severe osteoarthrosis. One hundred and fourteen knee replacements were performed in eighty-eight patients who were an average of fifty-one years old (range, twenty-two to fifty-five years...

Introduction: The Purpose of the present study was to assess outcome anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) with an accelerated rehabilitation protocol and compare it a conservative protocol. It hypothesized that protocol, including brace-free early weight bearing, would result in higher rate recurrent instability revision surgery compared Methods: From 2016 2017, two different protoc...