Association of intra-articular injection and knee arthroscopy prior to primary knee replacement with the timing and outcomes of surgery: Retrospective cohort study using data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink GOLD database. [PDF]
BackgroundPatients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis may undergo non-surgical interventions such as intra-articular steroid injections and knee arthroscopy.
Matthew Strang+7 more
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AMR Sign - An Arthroscopic S-shaped Fold Signifying Adequate Medial Meniscus Repair [PDF]
Introduction: The preferred management of medial meniscus tears has notably moved from meniscectomies towards repair. With a higher volume of meniscal repairs being done all across the world with every passing day, the lack of an objective and ...
Rajani AM+7 more
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Arthroscopy of the Knee: An Analysis of 588 Consecutive Knee Arthroscopies [PDF]
In a consecutive study of 588 knee arthroscopies, the accuracy of the clinical and arthroscopical diagnosis is evaluated by means of the diagnostic specificity and sensitivity. The investigation includes a number of orthopaedic knee disorders, and it is shown that arthroscopy gives a substantial increase in the diagnostic accuracy.
Ebbe Dyreborg+2 more
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Aim: To compare the arthroscopy vs. arthrotomy for the treatment of native knee septic arthritis.Methods: Electronic databases of PubMed, Embase and Cochrane Library were searched for eligible studies.
Zhimin Liang+5 more
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Role of Pre-operative Correction of Vitamin D3 Deficiency in Controlling Post-operative Bone Pain after Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty [PDF]
Introduction: Hypovitaminosis D plays an important role in post-operative bone pain and muscle strength in arthroplasty surgeries. Its role in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) has not been elucidated yet.
Rajani AM+4 more
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Arthroscopic washout of the knee: a procedure in decline. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is a chronic, progressive condition which often requires surgical intervention. The evidence for the benefits of arthroscopic debridement or washout for knee OA is weak and arthroscopy is currently only ...
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons+28 more
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In-out versus out-in technique for ACL reconstruction. a prospective clinical and radiological comparison [PDF]
Background: Several studies have recently shown better restoration of normal knee kinematics and improvement of rotator knee stability after reconstruction with higher femoral tunnel obliquity.
Argento, Giuseppe+6 more
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The importance of early arthroscopy in athletes with painful cartilage lesions of the ankle: a prospective study of 61 consecutive cases [PDF]
BACKGROUND Ankle sprains are common in sports and can sometimes result in a persistent pain condition. PURPOSE Primarily to evaluate clinical symptoms, signs, diagnostics and outcomes of surgery for symptomatic chondral injuries of the talo ...
BA Hintermann+25 more
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Clinically insignificant association between anterior knee pain and patellofemoral lesions which are found incidentally. [PDF]
Patellofemoral chondral lesions are frequently identified incidentally during the arthroscopic treatment of other knee pathologies. A role has been described for arthroscopic debridement of such lesions when symptoms are known to originate from pathology
Caplan, Nick+5 more
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