Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effects of multiple drilling technique on therapeutic outcomes patients with osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) knee. Methods: controlled clinical trial was conducted 24 aged 13 - 45 years OCD types II and III according Dipaola classification magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessments. The were classified into two groups (n = 12), including control...

Articular cartilage defects in the knee of young or active individuals remain a problem in orthopaedic practice. These defects have limited ability to heal and may progress to osteoarthritis. The prevalence of knee osteoarthritis among athletes is higher than in the non-athletic population. The clinical symptoms of osteoarthritis are joint pain, limitation of range of motion and joint stiffness...

BACKGROUND Total Knee Replacement (TKR) is the standard treatment for patients with severe knee osteoarthritis (OA). Significant improvement in pain and function are seen after TKR and approximately 80% of patients are very satisfied with the outcome. Functional status prior to TKR is a major predictor of outcome after the intervention. Thus, improving functional status prior to surgery through...

Background and purpose - Recent evidence has questioned the effect of arthroscopic knee surgery for middle-aged and older patients with degenerative meniscal tears with or without concomitant radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA). We investigated the prevalence of early or more established knee OA and patients' characteristics in a cohort of patients undergoing arthroscopic surgery for a menisc...

Background There is an ongoing debate whether patients with constitutional varus should be restored to neutral mechanical alignment following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Objective The aim of this retrospective cohort study is to determine whether mild unintentional postoperative varus alignment (3°-6°) influences TKA outcome in patients with and without preoperative varus alignment due to ...

BACKGROUND The number of children and adolescents with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions is increasing, and disturbing reports on high rerupture rates in this group have been noted. PURPOSE To describe the outcome of ACL reconstruction in children and adolescents based on data from the Danish Knee Ligament Reconstruction Registry (DKRR). STUDY DESIGN Cohort study; Level of ev...

Background and Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effects of tourniquet use complications total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in patients without comorbidities investigate whether application can be employed adverse assess its impact on occurrence any complications. Materials Methods: A 106 who underwent unilateral TKA were divided randomly into two groups according a was used during surge...

background: osteoarthritis of the knee is the most common chronic joint disease that involves middle aged and elderly persons. there are different clinical instruments to quantify the health status of patients with knee osteoarthritis and one example is the womac score that has been translated and adapted into different languages. the purpose of this study was cultural adaptation, validation an...