Intra-articular administration of gold salts

Intra-articular administration of tranexamic acid in total hip arthroplasty.

PURPOSE To evaluate the effectiveness of intraarticular tranexamic acid (TXA) in reducing blood loss and the need for blood transfusion during total hip arthroplasty (THA). METHODS Records of 19 men and 31 women aged 46 to 83 (mean, 62) years who underwent primary THA with intra-articular administration of TXA were reviewed. They were compared with a matched cohort of 17 men and 33 women aged...

Intra-articular ketamine administration in equine midcarpal joint: clinical, biochemical and cytological evaluations

Providing suitable analgesia following diagnostic and therapeutic arthroscopic surgeries, that areconsidered to cause some degree of postoperative pain, is a necessity in equine practice. The aim of thepresent study was to evaluate the equine synovial fluid biochemical and cytological changes as well asclinical assessments of the joint following intra-articular administration of ketamine. Six a...

Treatment of Staphylococcal Joint Infection in the Rabbit by Administration of Systemic Antibiotics and Intra-articular Corticosteroids

Background/objective: Despite the present routine treatment of septic arthritis with antibacterial agents, articular damage is persistent and frequently leads to loss of joint function.  The aim of this study was to assess the effect of intra-articular corticosteroids added to systemic antibiotics in the treatment of experimental staphylococcal knee joint infection in rabbits. Methods: Thirty r...

Assessment of Analgesic Efficacy of Intra-articular Tramadol Administration Following Arthroscopic Surgery in Horses - A Pilot Study

Objective-The aim of this study was to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of intra-articular administration of tramadol in horses following arthroscopic surgery. Design-Experimental study. Animals-Ten Warmblood horses Procedures- Horses underwent arthroscopic surgery of the tarsocrural joint (TCJ) (8 horses) and ...

preparation and characterization of biodegradable meloxicam gelatin microspheres for intra-articular administration