ly. Physical examination showed that the patient could freely uplift his head for more than 5 s, and had a strong handshake with the normal train-of-four ratio. Although snoring persisted, the patient could not tolerate oropharyngeal airway. Marked subcutaneous crepitus was now obvious, especially in the area of the cheek, neck, chest, abdomen, and limbs. Subcutaneous emphysema was apparent. Af...

conclusions our observations add to the knowledge base of the various causes of meniscus tears; this study also revealed that socio-cultural factors influence and contribute to the mechanism of various types of knee injury. patients and methods this retrospective study was conducted in a tertiary care orthopaedic hospital which caters to a population of 10 million people. we assessed 120 non-at...

background: tibial avulsion fractures of the posterior cruciate ligament are not infrequent. however, controversies exist between the fixation of the fragments and their reconstruction in the cases with small bony fragments. this prospective study was undertaken to study the results after fixation of the fragments by the malleolar screw and the pull through suture techniques.   methods: from ju...

conclusions prolotherapy with dextrose and with prolozone result in the same pain relief or functional improvement in patients with mild to moderate koa. results in the two groups, the pain intensity and womac scores significantly decreased and increased, respectively (p < 0.001). however, there was no significant difference between the two groups. background knee osteoarthritis (koa) is a comm...

primary musculoskeletal lymphoma presenting as monoarthritis is very rare. less than 20 cases have been reported. the ultrasound appearances have not been reported to date. we present a young female of primary knee lymphoma with synovial involvement presenting as monoarthritis. the ultrasound and mri features are discussed.

case a 13-year-old boy presented to the ski clinic following a fall and a possible twisting of his right knee. he was not able to bear any weight on his right leg and was experiencing pain in the medial aspect of his right knee. his past medical and surgical histories were unremarkable and he was otherwise in good health. physical examination revealed no ecchymosis or effusion. he had moderate ...

introduction: low-level laser therapy (lllt) is thought to have analgesic and biomodulatory effects. our objective was to assess the pain-relieving effect of lllt and possible changes in joint stiffness and disability of patients with knee osteoarthritis (koa) and compare it to the more commonly used modality; therapeutic ultrasound(us). methods: 37 patients with mild or moderate koa were rando...

introduction: knee osteoarthrosis is one of the most debilitating diseases. prolotherapy includes intraarticular injection of various drugs to decrease inflammation. injection of intradiscal o2-o3 has reduced pain and disability of patients with low back pain due to prolapsed lumbar disk. objective: to compare the effect of intraarticular injection of ozone and steroids in improvement of clinic...

Background: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is the most common chronic inflammatory disease usually involves peripheral joints with a symmetric distribution. The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) seldom to be affected first in course. Objectives: Aim of our study describe and assess prevalence (TMJ)disorders patients arthritis (RA). Methods: A cross sectional including RA patients, which consulted or wer...