Differentiation of patented crystalline glucosamine sulfate from other glucosamine preparations will optimize osteoarthritis treatment.

Symptomatic slow-acting drugs for osteoarthritis (SYSADOAs) are recommended for the medium- to long-term management of knee osteoarthritis (OA) due to their abilities to control pain, improve function and delay joint structural changes. Among SYSADOAs, evidence is greatest for the patented crystalline glucosamine sulfate (pCGS) formulation (Mylan). Glucosamine is widely available as glucosamine sulfate (GS) and glucosamine hydrochloride (GH) preparations that vary substantially in molecular form, pharmaceutical formulation and dose regimen.

Percutaneous release of the A1 pulley using a modified Kirschner wire: a cadaveric study.

PURPOSE. To evaluate the outcome of percutaneous release of the A1 pulley in 40 cadaveric fingers using a modified Kirschner wire. METHODS.

Uni-condyle high tibial osteotomy for malunion of medial plateau fracture: surgical technique and case report.

High tibial osteotomy (HTO) is a surgical procedure to re-align varus or valgus mal-alignment of the knee. Medial opening wedge HTO is a surgical treatment of choice for knee varus mal-alignment with many advantages over lateral closing wedge HTO. However, the opening of the medial wedge alters the plane of the lateral tibial plateau, especially when the correction angle is large, which may be the cause of early arthritic changes of the lateral compartment.

Femoral head-neck diameter and ratio in Thais: a cadaveric study.

Objective: To report the femoral head and neck diameter in both coronal and sagittal planes, the femoral head-neck ratio, and the difference between sex in a normal Thai population.

Material And Method: One hundred two femoral bones without visible previous disease or deformity of the head, neck, and shaft that included 50 male donors and 52 female donors, with an average age of 58.8 years (range 25 to 85) were included in the present study.

The relationship of anteroposterior, transepicondylar and posterior condylar axis of the femur: a Thai cadaveric study using digital measurement.

Objective: To study the normal relationship of the anteroposterior (AP), transepicondylar (TE) and posterior condylar (PC) axis of cadaveric femoral bones using digital technology and special computer program.

Material And Method: Digital image of distal femur of 100 cadaveric bones of both sides and both sexes were taken using a special stand and clamp to ensure the same view and same distance from bone to camera. All still images were transferred into a specially developed computer program, then reference points were located by two observers, and were done twice at one week interval.

The invention of new anterior spinal instrumentation prototype: a structural analysis of KKU expandable cage.

Objective: Report the invention and structural analysis of the new model of anterior spinal instrumentation (KKU expandable cage) that is expandable for space filling after vertebral body resection while simultaneously stabilize the upper vertebra with the lower vertebra, to tolerate the thoracolumbar physiologic load and augment the interbody arthrodesis of the spine.

Material And Method: The new model of expandable anterior spinal instrumentation, named KKU expandable cage, was invented and designed using the computer. The structural property of this instrumentation was tested and analyzed using the computer based structural analysis software.

Reliability of the medical outcomes study short-form survey version 2.0 (Thai version) for the evaluation of low back pain patients.

Objectives: To determine the reliability of Thai version of the medical outcomes study short-form survey version 2.0 (SF-36V2) in low back pain patients.

Material And Method: The authors developed the Thai version of the Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form Survey version 2.

Reliability of the Roland - Morris Disability Questionnaire (Thai version) for the evaluation of low back pain patients.

Objective: To determine the reliability of the Thai version of the Roland - Morris disability questionnaire in low back pain patients.

Material And Method: To develop Thai version of the Roland - Morris disability questionnaire and test it in 120 low back pain patients. Reliability of the Thai version of the Roland - Morris disability questionnaire was assessed by internal consistency using Cronbach's alpha coefficient.

Treatment of de Quervain disease with triamcinolone injection with or without nimesulide. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Background: There is uncertainty as to whether supplemental oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medication improves the effectiveness of steroid injections in the treatment of de Quervain disease. We tested the hypothesis that there are no significant differences in the success rates when this condition is treated with triamcinolone injection with or without supplemental oral nimesulide.

Methods: In a randomized, double-blind trial, 160 patients with de Quervain disease received an injection of 10 mg of triamcinolone acetonide and either 200 mg of oral nimesulide for seven days (eighty patients) or placebo tablets for seven days (eighty patients).

The midpedicular and interpedicular distance of thoracolumbar vertebrae.

Objectives: 1. To introduce the measurement of the midpedicular distance (MPD) as an alternative to the interpedicular distance (IPD). 2.