26 patients with osteoarthritis of the knees were randomly divided into 2 groups of 13 each with patients of similar ages, sex distribution and duration and severity of disease. All were treated with daily baths at 34-35 degrees C for 20 min. containing Dead Sea bath salts (Group I) or sodium chloride (Group II). The study was double-blind and of 2 weeks duration. Patients were evaluated by a r...

The agony that accompanies the incidence and symptoms of temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) is an important concern in the oral and maxillofacial region. The objective of this study was to explore the clinical findings after centric relation occlusal splint (CROS) treatment and intra-articular injection treatment with liquid phase concentrated growth factors (LPCGFs) in patients with disc displ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the safety of simultaneous bilateral total knee replacement (TKR). METHODS 124 women and 26 men (mean age, 66 years) underwent simultaneous bilateral TKR for tricompartmental osteoarthritis using a posteriorstabilised, high-flexion implant. All patients underwent dobutamine stress echocardiography for detection of any silent cardiac comorbidity by a cardiologist. None had ...

Complications involving the knee extensor mechanism and patellofemoral joint occur in 1% to 12% of patients following total knee arthroplasty and have major negative effects on patient outcomes and satisfaction. The surgeon must be aware of intraoperative, postoperative, and patient-related factors that can increase the rate of these problems. This review focuses on six of the most commonly enc...

was puffy and when palpated it gave a sensation of fine crackling crepitus. The case was diagnosed as surgical emphysema but there was no violence to the chest and there was neither any fracture of the ribs nor any external wound. The swelling gradually extended over whole of the chest within a day or two and wherever palpated it gave the same sensation of fine crackling crepitus. Slight temper...

On physical examination, he was a febrile with a pulse of 136, BP 135/68, respiratory rate 20, SpO2 96% on 3 liters nasal cannula. He was agitated and having visual hallucinations. His voice was muffled. He had abrasions on his hip and shoulder and marked crepitus throughout the neck and upper chest. Trachea was midline. There was a small skin defect overlying the larynx consistent with minor t...

The snapping scapula, also called "washboard syndrome" is a controversial condition attributed to bony and soft tissue abnormalities. The syndrome was understimated for long time and often associated only with specific osseous abnormalities. The nodal point in the overview of the syndrome is that crepitus associated with symptomatic bursitis may be physiologic and is not uncommon a clinical pre...

A 89 year old woman was admitted with increasing confusion and difficulty in walking. Her left thigh was swollen, erythematous and had associated crepitus.