Publications by authors named "Kiem Gie Auw Yang"

Objective: To compare outcomes from arthroscopic partial meniscectomy versus physical therapy in young patients with traumatic meniscal tears.

Methods: We conducted a multicentre, open-labelled, randomised controlled trial in patients aged 18-45 years, with a recent onset, traumatic, MRI-verified, isolated meniscal tear without knee osteoarthritis. Patients were randomised to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy or standardised physical therapy with an optional delayed arthroscopic partial meniscectomy after 3-month follow-up.

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Purpose: Disease-specific instruments of quality of life (QOL) are more sensitive to disease-specific changes. The purpose of this study is to identify prognostic factors for disease-specific QOL after all-arthroscopic rotator cuff (RC) repair using the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC).

Methods: A total of 140 patients were evaluated after an RC repair with a mean follow-up of 22 ± 6.

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Background And Purpose: Autologous conditioned serum (ACS) is a disease-modifying drug for treatment of knee osteoarthritis, and modest superiority over placebo was reported in an earlier randomized controlled trial (RCT). We hypothesized that when given the opportunity, placebo-treated patients from that RCT would now opt for ACS treatment, which would result in a greater clinical improvement than placebo.

Methods: Of 74 patients treated with placebo in the previous trial, 20 opted for ACS treatment.

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Osteoarthritis is a disabling disease of the aging generation, which results in loss of quality of life and increased healthcare costs. Cytokines appear to play an important role in the cartilaginous degeneration characterizing the pathological process. Increasing experience is being gained with cytokine-modulating therapies aimed at interfering with effects of chondrodegradative cytokines in the synovial fluid.

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