Introduction: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a progressive joint disease, and over 240 million people suffer from symptomatic OA, primarily in the knee, and mainly affects the elderly population over 65. A combination of different risk factors leads to biological changes in the microenvironments of the joints, causing cartilage overload and chondrocyte aging. Adipose-derived MSCs (ADSCs) are demonstrated to improve joint environments with an effective therapy for Knee OA.
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September 2024
Introduction: Increasing the impingement-free Range Of Movement (ROM) is crucial for improving patient's functional outcome and reducing the rate of scapular notching. The purpose of this study was to compare, in a virtual model of Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty with glenoid lateralization (L-RSA): 1) the impingement-free range of movement (ROM) between 155° Grammont-style inlay stem and 135° flushlay stem; 2) the effect of glenosphere size and type (centered vs eccentric) on impingement-free range of movement (ROM) using a 135° Neck Shaft Angle (NSA) flushlay stem.
Materials And Methods: 200 CT-scans of patients undergoing shoulder replacement for Cuff tear Arthropathy were analyzed in the present study.
Introduction: Diaphyseal forearm fractures pose a common challenge in children and adolescents, impacting forearm function due to rotational deformities and angulation. The landscape of pediatric forearm fracture treatment has seen limited progression, with increased surgical intervention adoption driven by factors such as functional implications, technological advancements, societal expectations, and legal concerns.
Materials And Methods: This study enrolled consecutive children aged 5-16 years with forearm fractures presenting between August 2018 and January 2020, requiring surgical intervention.
Doxycycline is a drug that has been proposed to modify osteoarthritis (OA) progression, in addition to its role as an antibiotic. However, available evidence thus far comprises sporadic reports, with no consensus on its benefits. Hence, this review attempts to analyze the evidence available thus far on the role of doxycycline as a disease-modifying osteoarthritis drug (DMOAD) in knee osteoarthritis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOsteonecrosis is a terrible condition that can cause advanced arthritis in a number of joints, including the knee. The three types of osteonecrosis that can affect the knee are secondary, post-arthroscopic, and spontaneous osteonecrosis of the knee (SPONK). Regardless of osteonecrosis classification, treatment for this condition seeks to prevent further development or postpone the onset of knee end-stage arthritis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticular cartilage has unique biological and biomechanical characteristics. Damage to this tissue fails to heal spontaneously, leading to progressive arthritis. Cartilage repair techniques have been looked forward to in the treatment of significant cartilage injuries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticular cartilage injuries are common. The diagnosis of these injuries is often delayed and may lead to early osteoarthritis. Treatment depends on many factors but mainly on the stage and size of the lesion.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Meniscal extrusion, referred to as an external displacement of the meniscus, is a commonly encountered but often overlooked magnetic resonance imaging finding in the knee joint. Meniscal extrusion alters the biomechanical properties of the meniscus, leading to accelerated cartilage degeneration and early osteoarthritic changes. The literature contains discrepancies about meniscal extrusion on topics ranging from definition to diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Knee pain is one of the commonest symptoms in patients who attend the Orthopaedic outpatient clinics. Chondral defects result in a painful knee. Incidence of chondral defect is reported to be between 5 and 10% over the age of 40.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe articular cartilage of the joint is the thin viscoelastic layer of the connective tissue. It has a unique anatomy and physiology, which makes the repair of the articular cartilage damage more difficult and challenging due to its limited healing capacity. Increasing knowledge regarding the importance of articular cartilage for joint preservation has led to increased attention on early identification of cartilage damage as well as degeneration in order to delay osteoarthritis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Floating knee injuries are complex high velocity injuries with a simultaneous breach of skeletal integrity both above and below the knee joint. Intraarticular fractures, severe comminution, soft tissue insult, associated other skeletal and systemic injuries have been the most common factors influencing the outcome. With our previous experience we framed a conglomerated comprehensive classification, which includes important prognosticating factors that influences the outcome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Osteoid osteoma is a benign osteoblastic bone tumor that mostly arises from the long bones. The acetabulum is a rare site for osteoid osteoma. Moreover, juxta-articular location of the lesion can be associated with delayed diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCase: The phenomenon of acro-osteolysis often intrigues clinicians and patients alike, as it causes bone resorption. One such condition is Hajdu-Cheney syndrome. We report our experience in identifying and halting the active bone resorption in a patient and his father with 2-year follow-up results.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Bilateral shoulder dislocations are rare and can result from sports injuries, epileptic seizures, electric shock, or electroconvulsive therapy. Divergent shoulder dislocations are even more rare and difficult to treat. We report a case of bilateral divergent shoulder dislocations with bilateral greater tuberosity fractures.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Stromal vascular fraction (SVF) as an injectable regenerative therapy for knee osteoarthritis (OA) has gained recent popularity. However, there is no clear consensus on the outcomes of such treatment. We systematically reviewed available evidence on the use of SVF injection in the treatment of knee OA.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The incidence of septic arthritis is 2-10/100,000. Morbidity is higher with persistent joint dysfunction in up to 30%. Osteoarthritic knee with infection presents a rare challenge, with no established approach for treatment exists.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCyclops lesion is a known complication of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Although the incidence of cyclops lesion appears to be decreasing, it remains an important cause of restriction of extension after ACLR. We reviewed the available literature regarding the cyclops lesion and syndrome and cyclops-like lesions to analyze available evidence on cyclops lesions and variants of cyclops lesions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Synovial chondromatosis (SC) is a relatively common benign condition of the synovial joint characterized by the formation of cartilaginous nodules in synovium. However, extra articular osteochondromatosis is rare and only few have been reported around the ankle joint. We have reported such a presentation and have reviewed the literature extensively.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProximal fibular osteotomy has been proposed as a simple and inexpensive alternative to high-tibial osteotomy and unicondylar knee arthroplasty and may be useful for low-income populations that cannot afford expensive treatment methods. However, there is no consensus existing regarding the mechanism by which it acts nor the outcome of this procedure. This study was performed to analyze the available evidence on the benefits of proximal fibular osteotomy and to understand the possible mechanisms in play.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe combination of Bennett fracture dislocation and trapezium fracture is rare and presents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. We report a case of a young adult male who presented with such an injury after a motor vehicle accident. He had a Bennett fracture with a vertical trapezium fracture.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhile cyclops lesion, a fibrous nodule on the tibial side of the knee joint, is a well-known condition complicating anterior cruciate ligament, inverted cyclops lesion, a fibrous nodule on the femoral side of the knee, is a relatively less known condition. We report a case of inverted cyclops in a patient who presented with chronic knee stiffness eight years after supracondylar nailing of a femoral shaft fracture. There are only four reported cases of inverted cyclops in literature.
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