Exercise and footwear in medial knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial comparing flat flexible footwear to stable supportive shoes.

Objective: This randomized controlled trial (RCT) investigated whether adding daily use of flat flexible footwear (FFF) to a strengthening and aerobic exercise program improved short- and longer-term outcomes compared with adding stable supportive shoes (SSS) in people with medial tibiofemoral OA.

Methods: Participants ( = 97) with medial tibiofemoral OA were randomly assigned (1:1) to the FFF ( = 50) or SSS ( = 47) group. Participants in both groups received a 9-month intervention (3 months supervised followed by 6 months unsupervised exercise).

Neuropathic-like pain in knee osteoarthritis: exploring differences in knee loading and inflammation. A cross-sectional study.

Background: A subgroup of patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) reports symptoms attributable to a neuropathic cause. Little to no attention has been invested on investigating differences in knee loading and inflammation in these patients.

Aim: To explore differences in inflammation and knee loading in patients with knee OA categorized based on the presence of neuropathic-like pain.

Associations between markers of inflammation and altered pain perception mechanisms in people with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review.

To provide an extensive review on the associations between knee inflammation and altered pain perception mechanisms in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). MEDLINE, Web of Science, EMBASE and Scopus were searched up to 13 December 2022. We included articles reporting associations between knee inflammation (measured by effusion, synovitis, bone marrow lesions (BMLs) and cytokines) and signs of altered pain processing (assessed by quantitative sensory testing and/or questionnaire for neuropathic-like pain) in people with knee OA.

Endoscopic CO Laser Resection Using the Inversion Technique in 22 Combined Laryngoceles.

Objective: To demonstrate the feasibility of transoral resection of, even large, combined laryngoceles by endoscopic CO laser resection using the inversion technique.

Methods: A retrospective study over a 25-year period of 20 patients with 22 combined laryngoceles. All patients were operated on using the CO laser inversion technique.

Superomedial partial arytenoidectomy for voice improvement by correction of posterior glottic insufficiency.

Purpose: Arytenoid resection is a well-known intervention to improve glottic airway. Superomedial partial arytenoidectomy (SPA) can also be used for voice improvement by correcting posterior glottic insufficiency in patients with an obstructing anteromedially prolapsed arytenoid. Posterior glottic insufficiency can be difficult to address and traditionally involves challenging arytenoid repositioning procedures.