Patellar resurfacing is one of the most contentious issues in total knee replacement, with anterior pain ranging from 4 to 49% post TKR. One important decision maker patellar techniques thickness patella. Minimum 14 mm native patella essential after 8 cut, avoid complications like loosening, and crepitus. We present a study sizes Indian population, taken intra-operatively while performing repla...

CONTEXT Symptomatic scapulothoracic bursitis and crepitus are disorders of the scapulothoracic articulation that are often poorly understood. They can be a source of persistent pain and dysfunction in the active overhead throwing athlete. It is important to distinguish between scapulothoracic bursitis and scapulothoracic crepitus. Scapulothoracic bursitis refers to inflammation of the bursae se...

OBJECTIVE To describe the immunohistochemical characteristics of knee synovium from normal healthy subjects. METHODS 12 healthy subjects underwent needle biopsy of knee synovium. Using antibodies directed against CD3, CD4, CD8, L26, Kp-1,and HLA-DR, detailed quantitative immunohistochemical analysis of various cell subpopulations was undertaken. RESULTS The mean (SD) age of the subjects was...

BACKGROUND Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common degenerative joint disease causing pain, stiffness, reduced motion, swelling, crepitus, and disability. Dickkopf-1 (Dkk-1) is a critical mediator of osteoblastogenesis and regulates the joint remodeling. The aim of this study was to examine plasma and synovial fluid Dkk-1 levels of patients with primary knee OA and to investigate their relationship wit...