A network meta-analysis of the efficacy of arthrodesis with various fixation methods in the treatment of advanced ankle osteoarthritis.

This study aimed to compare the efficacy of arthrodesis with various fixation methods in the treatment of advanced ankle osteoarthritis. Thirty-two patients with osteoarthritis of the ankle (mean age 59.91±6.

[Efficacy and safety of chondroitin sulfate therapy in patients with knee and hip osteoarthritis].

Objective: To evaluate symptom-modifying effects of a two-month parenteral therapy with chondroitin sulfate («Mucosat») in patients with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis (OA) in various combinations of adjuvant therapy.

Material And Methods: There were 70 patients with primary and/or post-traumatic unilateral/bilateral knee and/or hip osteoarthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence grade I-II). Pain syndrome severity was assessed as ≥ 50 mm (100-mm VAS), total Leken's index - ≥ 5 points.

[Rehabilitation program for patients after the anterior cruciate ligament of the knee plasty].

Introduction: Arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) plasty is currently a standard operation that makes it possible for patients to return to an active lifestyle. Despite its high prevalence, specific programs for postoperative patient rehabilitation have not yet been developed. Traditional approaches to rehabilitation are inferior and are unable to provide a complete recovery process.

[Substantiation of the system of thrombus formation prevention in treatment of patients with hip joint pathology against the background of arterial insufficiency of the lower extremities].

Aim: To evaluate effectiveness of electroneurostimulation of the shin muscles as a constituent part of the prevention of TEC in the hip joint pathology at the hospital stage of treatment.

Material And Methods: With this purpose, there was conducted the extended comparative analysis of the parameters of the blood coagulation system in 27 patients with pathology of the hip joints and the stated concomitant vascular insufficiency. The comparison group comprised 50 patients with uncomplicated pathology of the hip joint who underwent hip joint replacement surgery.

Effect of hafnium and titanium coated implants on several blood biochemical markers after osteosynthesis in rabbits.

Purpose: An experimental study comparing the dynamics of several biochemical markers before and after osteosynthesis, utilizing implants coated with titanium and hafnium nitrides and non-coated implants on rabbits' bones.

Materials And Methods: The Study has been conducted on 30 rabbits of both sexes, at the age of 6-7 months, weighing 2526.5±74.