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Surgery for Osteoarthritis of the Knee [PDF]

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 2008
The role of surgical treatment in osteoarthritis of the knee continues to evolve. The indications for arthroscopy have narrowed. Orthopedic surgeons continue to explore options less invasive than total knee replacement for isolated unicompartmental arthritis of the knee joint.
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Exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee [PDF]

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a major public health issue because it causes chronic pain, reduces physical function and diminishes quality of life. Ageing of the population and increased global prevalence of obesity are anticipated to dramatically increase the prevalence of knee OA and its associated impairments.
Milena Simic, Sara McConnell, Alison R. Harmer, Kim L Bennell, Martin van der Esch, Marlene Fransen   +5 more
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Early osteoarthritis of the knee

Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 2016
AbstractThere is an increasing awareness on the importance in identifying early phases of the degenerative processes in knee osteoarthritis (OA), the crucial period of the disease when there might still be the possibility to initiate treatments preventing its progression.
Madry, Henning, KON, ELIZAVETA, Condello, Vincenzo, Peretti, Giuseppe M., Steinwachs, Matthias, Seil, Romain, Berruto, Massimo, Engebretsen, Lars, FILARDO, GIUSEPPE, Angele, Peter   +9 more
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Osteoarthritis of the Knee

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1971
Osteoarthritis of the knee is a frequent cause of severe disability in the elderly patient. Usually these patients develop a varus or valgus deformity, with narrowing of the joint space due to articular cartilage destruction on the medial or lateral side.
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Knee height, knee pain, and knee osteoarthritis: The Beijing Osteoarthritis Study

Arthritis & Rheumatism, 2005
AbstractObjectiveFew risk factors for knee osteoarthritis (OA) are appreciated, and the discordance between symptoms and the severity of structural disease has not been explained. Knee height contributes to moments around the knee. The longer the leg, the more torque is present.
Jingbo Niu, David J. Hunter, Thomas S. Buchanan, David T. Felson, Wei Yu, Michael C. Nevitt, Yuqing Zhang, Piran Aliabadi, Li-Yung Lui, Ling Xu   +9 more
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Obesity and knee osteoarthritis

Inflammopharmacology, 2012
The association between obesity and knee osteoarthritis, and specifically the role of obesity as a risk factor for knee osteoarthritis has been well documented. A systematic review and meta-analysis by Blagojevic et al. in Osteoarthr Cartil 18(1):24-33, (2010) examined 36 papers reporting on BMI and found that all studies demonstrated obesity and being
Walter F. Kean, Ryan Lee
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Imaging in knee osteoarthritis

Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 2017
Purpose of review Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent and disabling disease still necessitating research in pathogenic mechanisms, predictors of disease progression and responsive techniques to detect the slow structural changes within a short time frame. In this scenario, imaging modalities are essential.
Win Min Oo, David J. Hunter, James M. Linklater   +2 more
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Exercise for knee osteoarthritis

Current Opinion in Rheumatology, 2000
Adverse outcomes in knee osteoarthritis include pain, loss of function, and disability. These outcomes can have devastating effects on the quality of life of those suffering from the disease. Treatments have generally targeted pain, assuming that disability would improve as a direct result of improvements in pain.
Timothy E. McAlindon, Kristin Baker
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Osteoarthritis of the knee.

American family physician, 2008
Osteoarthritis of the knee affects about 10% of adults aged over 60 years, with risk increased in those with obesity, and joint damage or abnormalities. Progression of disease on x rays is commonplace, but x ray changes don't correlate well with clinical symptoms.We conducted a systematic review and aimed to answer the following clinical questions ...
Scott, D, Kowalczyk, A
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The Meniscus in Knee Osteoarthritis

Rheumatic Disease Clinics of North America, 2009
The meniscus is a critical tissue in the healthy knee joint because of its shock absorption and load distribution properties. Meniscal damage is a frequent finding on MRI of the osteoarthritis (OA) knee. The damage appears as horizontal, flap, or complex tears; meniscal maceration; or destruction.
Ali Guermazi, L. Stefan Lohmander, Martin Englund   +2 more
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