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Physician Referral Patterns to Physical Therapists for Managing Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Analysis of Electronic Health Records from an Integrated Health System

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives This study aims to describe the frequency and timing of physician referrals to physical therapists (PT) and other treatments prescribed over 12 months in patients with recent onset of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The study also aims to identify determinants of early PT referrals.
Samannaaz S. Khoja, Joel M. Stevans, Gustavo J. Almeida, Clair Smith, Janet K. Freburger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient Reported and Structural Outcomes of Knee Joint Distraction versus High Tibial Osteotomy and Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta-Analysis [PDF]

Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal
Introduction: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative joint condition with significant global prevalence, often resulting from inflammatory joint processes, trauma, occupational stress, and obesity.
Tan D, Angeles BS, Braganza CL
doaj   +1 more source

Knee joint distraction compared with high tibial osteotomy: a randomized controlled trial

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2015
PurposeBoth, knee joint distraction as a relatively new approach and valgus-producing opening-wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO), are knee-preserving treatments for knee osteoarthritis (OA).
J. V. Woude, K. Wiegant, R. J. Heerwaarden, S. Spruijt, P. Roermund, R. Custers, S. Mastbergen, F. Lafeber   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Analysis of lower limb internal kinetics and electromyography in elite race walking. [PDF]

, 2013
The aim of this study was to analyse lower limb joint moments, powers and electromyography patterns in elite race walking. Twenty international male and female race walkers performed at their competitive pace in a laboratory setting.
Alkjaer T., Athanassios Bissas, Bezodis I. N., Brian Hanley, Cairns M. A., Chumanov E. S., Clarys J. P., de Leva P, Donà G., Francis P. R., Giakas G., Giakas G., Hanley B., Hoga K., Hoga K., IAAF, Leskinen A., Murray M. P., Okamoto T., Sanzén L., Smith G, White S. C., Winter D. A, Zajac F. E.   +23 more
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Considerations for Issues of Regression to the Mean and Contextual Effects in Clinical Trials for Pain in Rheumatic Diseases

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Recently, there has been growing discussion about how to best assess pain in clinical trials in rheumatic diseases. Reliable measurement of pain outcomes is essential for accurately determining the effectiveness of treatments. Although pain intensity is the most common measure of change in pain trials, other pain‐related measures, such as pain ...
Yen T. Chen, Guohao Zhu, Afton L. Hassett, Daniel Clauw, Susan L. Murphy   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of analgesic effects between betamethasone and dexamethasone in total knee arthroplasty: a prospective randomized controlled trial

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundCorticosteroids such as dexamethasone and betamethasone are widely used for local infiltration analgesia in total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, the analgesic efficacy of these two glucocorticoids in TKA cocktail therapy remains unknown ...
Kai Qin, Kai Qin, Xiangxiang Sun, Qunli Dou, Bowei Li, Guoyang Bai, Guoyang Bai, Xiaobo Sun, Xiaobo Sun, Jianbing Ma, Chao Xu, Yuanchi Huang   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Design and optimization of exoskeleton structure of lower limb knee joint based on cross four-bar linkage

AIP Advances, 2021
This research introduces the knee exoskeleton system that assists in knee joint rehabilitation, which is centered on human wearing comfort. According to the bionic principle, this paper proposes a bionic knee exoskeleton structure based on a cross four ...
Moyao Gao, Zhanli Wang, Shuang Li, Jing Li, Zaixiang Pang, Shuai Liu, Zhifeng Duan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sonoelastography of the knee joint

Clinical Anatomy, 2018
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is generally the preferred method for assessing lesions of the knee cartilage and subchondral bone. There have been a few cartilage imaging studies using real‐time elastosonography (RTE), which has increased in importance and range of use in recent years.
Mustafa Akkaya, Nurdan Cay, Safa Gursoy, Mehmet Emin Simsek, Mesut Tahta, Metin Doğan, Murat Bozkurt   +6 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Recent Updates of Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and Treatment on Osteoarthritis of the Knee

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative and chronic joint disease characterized by clinical symptoms and distortion of joint tissues. It primarily damages joint cartilage, causing pain, swelling, and stiffness around the joint.
S. Jang, Kijun Lee, J. Ju
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Knee Crepitus and Osteoarthritis Features in Young Adults Following Traumatic Knee Injury

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study explored the association between knee crepitus and the presence, and worsening, of structural osteoarthritis features and self‐reported outcomes in young adults following traumatic knee injury. Methods One year following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), 112 participants (41 female participants; median age 28 years ...
Jamon L. Couch, Brooke E. Patterson, Kay M. Crossley, Ali Guermazi, Matthew G. King, Danilo De Oliveira Silva, Jackie L. Whittaker, Michael A. Girdwood, Adam G. Culvenor   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source