Research progress in the treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis [PDF]
Osteoarthritis in the knee is a disease that is chronic and degenerative. It occurs more frequently between the elderly and the obese populations, and the prevalence rate of women is higher than that of men.
Yu Chenying
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Risk Factor for Knee Osteoarthritis Among Women [PDF]
Background and Aim: Osteoarthritis is now firmly establish as public health problem. It is the most disabling diseases in many countries. Knee osteoarthritis is regarded as the most common form of the disease in adults.
Mohammed Tariq Ali
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Persistent Biomechanical Alterations After ACL Reconstruction Are Associated With Early Cartilage Matrix Changes Detected by Quantitative MR. [PDF]
BackgroundThe effectiveness of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction in preventing early osteoarthritis is debated. Restoring the original biomechanics may potentially prevent degeneration, but apparent pathomechanisms have yet to be described.
Amano, Keiko +5 more
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Proportion of Osteoarthritis Knee among Older Adults Presenting with Knee Complaints as Assessed Using American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Criteria at A Tertiary Care Hospital, Kollam [PDF]
Introduction: Osteoarthritis is one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal disorders seen as age increases. Among older individuals it leads to persistent complaints, disability and health care consultations.
Indu D, Asha K P, Manoj Kumar S, Anuja U
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Correction: The role of cumulative physical work load in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis – a case–control study in Germany (Seidler et al. 2008) [PDF]
: In the original paper (Seidler et al. 2008), there is a mistake in the results of the occupational group analysis. This mistake occurred when the core data set was merged with the occupational group data.
Abolmaali, Nasreddin +3 more
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Offloader knee braces for knee osteoarthritis
INTRODUCTION Knee osteoarthritis is a relevant health problem given its high prevalence and associated disability. Within the non-pharmacological management alternatives, the use of offloader knee braces has been proposed, however, there is no consensus in the literature regarding its indication.
Moller Macherone, Francesca Andrea +2 more
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The Comparison of Analogue Pain Scale, Quadriceps Muscle, and Knee Joint among Obese Women with Knee Osteoarthritis [PDF]
Introduction: Patients with knee osteoarthritis were reported to have quadriceps weakness and impaired knee function, related to pain. It is unclear whether body composition is a causal factor to the above findings.
Nur Azis Rohmansyah +3 more
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Direct and indirect orthotic management of medial compartment osteoarthritis of the knee [PDF]
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a painful condition and affects approximately 80% of individuals by the age of 55 [1], with knee OA occurring two times more frequently than OA of the hand or hip [2].The condition is more prevalent in the medial compartment and ...
Altman +14 more
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is recognized as a main public health difficult. It is one of the major reasons of reduced function that diminishes quality of life worldwide. Osteoarthritis is a very common disorder affecting the joint cartilage. As there is no cure for osteoarthritis, treatments currently focus on management of symptoms.
Hind Shakir Ahmed +1 more
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