Diseases of the Knee Joint

Histomorphogenesis of the Chukar Partridge (Alectoris Chukar) Knee Joint

Introduction: There are differences in the pattern of the knee joint formation of the studied species. According to the small number of studies which focused chronologically on the avian knee histomorphogenetic events, its “morphogenetic pattern” is hard to be proposed. The present work was designed to identify the sequential events of the knee formation in the partridge embryo. Regarding to di...

Histopathological changes of the antigen-induced chronic arthritis in the knee joint of the rabbit

Background and Objectives: The cause and pathophysiology of rheumatoid arthritis has not been fully understood and an experimental model of this disease is essential for research on the problem. In this research study, establishment and histopathological changes of chronic arthritis due to intra-articula...

[Changes in synovial fluid in different knee-joint diseases].

OBJECTIVE To analyse the changes in synovial fluid (SF) in the most common knees joint diseases, and to establish a relationship according to its concentration. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 62 synovial fluids were analysed from knees with, meniscus disease (32), anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) (17) and isolated chondral injury (13). A quantitative and quality study was performed on each s...

Effect of Intraarticular Ketamine Administration on the Histopathological Changes of Knee Joint in the Rat Model

Objective- Postoperative pain management in patients that undergone arthroscopy is one of the most important procedures for their rehabilitation. Analgesic injection intra-articularly can facilitate pain control in such patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of ketamine on articular cartilage in rat model. Design- Experimental study. Animals- Twenty Wistar Rats Procedure...

Injuries of the Knee Joint