the clinical use of prp therapy in the practical setting of orthopaedic fields is increasing partly because of the accessibility of devices that are used in outpatient preparation and delivery. another reason is the strong advertisement of prp procedures as the ultimate treatment and novel technology for knee problems by a few orthopaedic surgeons based on claims of abundant scientific evidence...

BACKGROUND To study whether thyroid function was associated with risk of hip or knee replacement due to primary osteoarthritis. METHODS In a prospective cohort study, data from the second and third survey of the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study were linked to the Norwegian Arthroplasty Register in order to identify total hip or knee replacement as a result of primary osteoarthritis. RESULTS Amon...

The technique of vibration arthrography (VAG) permits the non-invasive evaluation of internal derangements of the knee. In this method, the delicate sounds emitted from a joint are recorded by a sensitive detector which is placed on a joint, and the resultant signals are depicted by an oscilloscope. The primary objective in this study was to examine the vibration signal patterns associated with...

High frontal plane knee joint angular impulse has been associated with patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) and knee osteoarthritis (OA) [1,2]. Interventions that reduce frontal plane knee joint loading may provide clinical benefits. Wedged insoles have widely been proposed as one form of such an intervention. It has been shown that a laterally wedged insole can effectively decrease the peak fro...

Case: A 63 year-old woman with bilateral severe medial knee osteoarthritis, huge cartilaginous defects, and severe varus-valgus instability was treated by tibial condylar valgus (TCV) osteotomy. Her preoperative point of the weight-bearing (mechanical) axis was right -19% and left -20%. After surgery, the mechanical axis was right 60% and left 61% with a high degree of patient satisfaction. Con...

A 63 year old man with bilateral knee osteoarthritis underwent an intraarticular steroid injection. After two days the patient developed severe pain and marked effusion in the left knee joint. Cultures were negative. He subsequently underwent bilateral knee replacement. The synovial biopsy of the left knee revealed marked granulation tissue and peculiar neutrophilic response against degenerated...

diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis can be confirmed based on clinical and/or radiological features. the potential of a progressive disease can be prevented or decreased by earlier recognition and correction of associated factors. obesity and alignment especially varus malalignment are recognized factors of a progressive disease. both nonpharmalogical as well as pharmacological modalities of treat...