Introduction: Osteoarthrosis (OA), degenerative articular cartilage disease is a chronic inflammatory arthropathy involving joint elements (subchondral bone, synovial membrane, hyaline and others). It due to disorder in the regulation between degradation synthesis of extracellular matrix cartilage, bone membrane biochemical process mediated by growth factors cytokines which, turn, intervene cou...

STUDY DESIGN Radiological analysis. PURPOSE To investigate sacralization of L5 on radiological studies of degenerative spondylolisthesis at L4-L5. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Degenerative spondylolisthesis commonly develops at L4-L5. Sacralization of L5 is thought to cause stress concentration at this level, which accentuates degenerative changes and promotes development of degenerative spondylo...

Degenerative instability is difficult to define, diagnose, and treat. Diagnosis and treatment of degenerative instability are based on the biomechanical stability of the functional spinal unit as well as on the pathologic diagnosis of the disease. Recent advancements in biomechanical studies on the functional spinal unit and radiological diagnostic methods have introduced new diagnostic criteri...

Cognitive decline associated with old age and consistent with the diagnosis of primary degenerative dementia is a unique clinical syndrome with characteristic phenomena and progression. The authors describe a Global Deterioration Scale for the assessment of primary degenerative dementia and delineation of its stages. The authors have used the Global Deterioration Scale successfully for more tha...

in this issue of irjo movassat et al1 (p: 33-38) present a case series of leber's congenital amaurosis (lca). lca is the most severe form of inherited retinal dystrophy responsible for congenital blindness with an early age of onset and accounts for at least 5% of all inherited retinal diseases which affect about one in 3500 individuals in the world. usually degenerative anomalies of the r...

Keperawatan Komunitas adalah pelayanan keperawatan profesional yang ditujukan kepada masyarakat dengan pendekatan pada kelompok resiko tinggi, dalam upaya pencapaian derajat kesehatan optimal melalui pencegahan penyakit dan peningkatan menjamin keterjangkauan dibutuhkan melibatkan klien sebagai mitra perencanaan, pelaksanaan, evaluasi keperawatan. Pendidikan Kesehatan salah satu promotive untuk...