Introduction: Chronic pain of various origin is known to be associated with selective cognitive impairment. Osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip is one of the leading causes of chronic pain in the adult population, but its association with cognitive performance has not been evaluated. Here, we investigate the effect of chronic pain due to unilateral OA of one hip and no further source of chronic pain on cognitive performance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: The aim of this study was to determine whether total hip arthroplasty (THA) for chronic hip pain due to unilateral primary osteoarthritis (OA) has a beneficial effect on cognitive performance.
Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted with 101 patients with end-stage hip OA scheduled for THA (mean age 67.4 years (SD 9.
This review aims to determine the specific effects of PA on systemic levels of interleukins and inflammatory markers. A systematic literature search was conducted in three computerized bibliographic databases (Medline, Embase, CENTRAL) to identify randomized controlled trials and matched case studies. Applied key words were: RA and PA including the terms exercise, exercise therapy, gymnastics and exercise movement techniques.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: This systematic review sums up the state of knowledge about complications and reasons for failure when children with Blount disease are treated with temporary hemiepiphysiodesis. Twelve studies meet the inclusion criteria. The main reported obstacles were under correction and the poor predictability of the amount of correction that was obtainable.
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