Foot health and quality of life among adults in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Foot conditions are frequent among the Saudi population. However, little is known regarding the effects of foot health on quality of life among the general Saudi population. This study aimed to assess foot health status, general health, and quality of life among the population of Riyadh using the Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ).

Use of Antibiotic Lavage in Total Knee Replacement to Prevent Postoperative Infection.

Purpose To determine the effectiveness of using antibiotic lavage in preventing postoperative infections in total knee replacement (TKR) patients. Methods Data on all patients who underwent TKR, either primary or secondary, during the period from May 2015 to April 2019 were collected. Many factors (both patient-related and surgery-related) that can increase the risk of surgical site infection (SSI) were taken into consideration to eliminate confounding factors.

Total synovectomy and total knee arthroplasty in old patient with pigmented villonodular synovitis - A case report.

Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) is a rare and benign lesion of unknown cause. Most cases reported in adult age patients. The diagnosing of PVNS is more difficult in old age patients and might be confused with osteoarthritis.

Concurrent Research Around Meniscus: A Bibliometric Analysis and Review of the Top Fifty Cited Papers.

Purpose: The knowledge regarding meniscus has vastly evolved over the past few decades. The meniscus's intact, injured, and repaired status can affect other joint structures, i.e.

Awareness about total knee replacement among Saudi population.

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to identify the knowledge of the general population about knee osteoarthritis and its surgical interventions in the management of knee osteoarthritis. Knee osteoarthritis is a prevalent disease. A lack of knowledge about the nature of the disease may delay seeking medical advice until the advanced stage of the disease.

Comparison of Ceramic-on-Ceramic and Ceramic-on-Highly-Crosslinked-Polyethylene in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty: Findings of a Meta-Analysis.

Introduction An optimal hip implant is biocompatible, durable, and resistant to chemical and mechanical wear. This analysis aimed to compare failure (revision) and complication rates between ceramic-on-ceramic (CoC) and ceramic-on-highly-crosslinked-polyethylene (CoHXLPE) implants. Methods This review comprised of scientific literature published between 1995 and 2019.

The Impact of Mechanical and Restricted Kinematic Alignment on Knee Anatomy in Total Knee Arthroplasty.

Background: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA), aiming at neutral mechanical alignment (MA), inevitably modifies the patient's native knee anatomy. Another option is kinematic alignment (KA), which aims to restore the original anatomy of the knee. The aim of this study was to evaluate the variations in lower limb anatomy of a patient population scheduled for TKA, and to assess the use of a restricted KA TKA protocol and compare the resulting anatomic modifications with the standard MA technique.

Does warming up improve surgical outcome in total hip arthroplasty?

Purpose: Warming up prior to surgery has been shown to enhance surgeons' performance during laparoscopic procedures. It is unknown whether or not warming up prior to total hip arthroplasty (THA) will have a similar effect on surgical outcome.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the effect of warming up on the intraoperative outcome of 82 patients who underwent a primary THA with identical implants.

Effect of acetaminophen and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on gene expression of mesenchymal stem cells.

We have previously shown that mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) from patients with osteoarthritis (OA) constitutively express type X collagen, a marker of late-stage chondrocyte hypertrophy, osteogenic marker genes, including alkaline phosphatase (ALP), bone sialoprotein (BSP), and osteocalcin (OC), and chondrogenesis marker gene aggrecan (ACAN). As patients with arthritis often take nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and acetaminophen (Acet), the purpose of the study was to assess whether these drugs can affect the gene expression of human MSCs. MSCs isolated from the bone marrow of patients with OA or normal donors were cultured without (control) or with Acet or NSAIDs, which include ibuprofen, diclofenac (Dic), naproxen, and celebrex.

Patients awareness of their medical conditions in multi-specialty outpatient clinics in Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To assess the patients awareness of their medical conditions, identify the factors affecting their awareness, and assess patient's satisfaction with their doctors explanations of medical conditions.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in October 2005 in the outpatient clinics of King Khalid University Hospital in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection.