BACKGROUND Doubts have been expressed about the performance of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) clinical classification criteria for osteoarthritis when applied in the general population. OBJECTIVE To investigate whether the distribution of population subgroups and underlying disease severity might explain the performance of these criteria in the population setting. METHODS Popula...

The relation between acetabular dysplasia and osteoarthritis of the hip was examined in a series of 1516 pelvic radiographs taken for non-skeletal indications. Osteoarthritis was assessed by measuring joint space, and dysplasia by the centre-edge angle and acetabular depth. In contrast with previous studies of patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the hip, no evidence that dysplasia predi...

CONTEXT Several factors have been associated with the development of osteoarthritis after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, yet little attention has been given to the association between range of motion (ROM) and osteoarthritis after ACL reconstruction. Several studies have shown a link between ROM loss and a higher incidence of osteoarthritis. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION A search was...

OBJECTIVES To investigate whether low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (US) has different protective effects on early and late rabbit osteoarthritis cartilage via the integrin/focal adhesion kinase (FAK)/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway. METHODS Thirty-six New Zealand White rabbits were divided into early control, early osteoarthritis, early treatment, late control, late o...

AMA Elkady SM, Abd Elrazik R, AbdelMonem AF, et al. Effects of kinesiotape versus soft brace on selected parameters in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Advances Rehabilitation / Postępy Rehabilitacji. 2023. doi:10.5114/areh.2023.130899. APA Elkady, S. M., Elrazik, R., AbdelMonem, A. F., Youssef Elhamrawy, Mashaal, A., & Atef, D. (2023). https://doi.org/10.5114/areh.2023.130899 Chicago Sabah M...

  Objective(s): Osteoarthritis (OA) or degenerative joint disease is the commonest form of arthritis and can lead to joint pain, decrease in joint’s range of motion, loss of function, and ultimately disability. Exercise is considered as one of the non-pharmacological treatments of OA. But the effects of exercise on knee joint cartilage remain ambiguous. The aim of the present study was to inves...

Background: Osteoarthritis is one of the most commonly diagnosed malignant diseases in the world and was previously recognized as a degenerative joint disease characterized by cartilage deformity and the formation of new bones at the edges of the joint. But this disease is not just a degenerative disease but also a biomechanical, biochemical, and cellular phenomenon. Common treatments include s...