The complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS-1) is one of the most discussed painful syndromes due to the variability and severity of its symptoms. CRPS-1 generally occurs after a trauma, a fracture or a sprain followed by an immobilization. Classical diagnostic criteria are not always clear; hence, the diagnosis is difficult.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common disease in the elderly people, inducing pain and functional limitations. Clodronate (CLO) a first generation non-nitrogen containing bisphosphonate has been purposed as a treatment of OA, being effective on pain, inflammation, bone marrow oedema, osteophytosis and cartilage regeneration. Intra-muscular routes of CLO showed efficacy in the treatment of Knee OA (KOA) and erosive OA of the hand.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOsteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic disease with both degenerative and inflammatory characteristics, affecting the osteochondral unit with the involvement of cartilage, subchondral bone and periarticular tissues. OA can produce chronic pain with neuropathic and inflammatory characteristics, leading to an increased disability. OA is secondary to many predisposing factors where the inflammatory process plays a key role.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe term "bone marrow edema" was used for the first time in 1988 by Wilson. He noticed a high signal on fluid-sensitive sequences at MRI located in the subchondral bone. We can find bone marrow edema in many musculoskeletal diseases such as Inflammatory and Rheumatic diseases (Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spondylarthritis, etc.
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