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...

OBJECTIVE To determine if colour Doppler ultrasonography can characterise the nature of intraarticular echogenic structures and synovial villi more precisely than conventional ultrasonography. METHODS This is a prospective study on 20 patients--10 with rheumatoid arthritis and 10 with osteoarthritis. Colour Doppler ultrasonography of the knee joints was performed prior to total prosthetic rep...

BACKGROUND The anatomic characteristics of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) make it difficult to achieve intraarticular injection without radiologic guidance. The classic C-arm guided SIJ intervention technique is difficult. Here we describe a new and simple method for SIJ intraarticular intervention. OBJECTIVE This study aims to introduce a new, simple approach for SIJ intraarticular intervention....

As arthroscopic knee procedures have evolved, so has the management of post-operative pain. Traditional pain management included intravenous narcotics, which often resulted in nausea and increased sedation. In an effort to reduce post-operative pain and minimize complications, the concept of multimodal analgesia evolved, including subcutaneous infiltration of local anesthetic, ketorolac and/or ...

An intraarticular osteoid osteoma of the knee is uncommon, and its treatment is challenging. The authors present a case of arthroscopic excision of an intraarticular osteoid osteoma in the distal femur, which was accessible through the knee joint. After confirming the nidus of the osteoid osteoma by computed tomography, the lesion was completely removed arthroscopically. The patient reported co...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE Intraarticular (i.a) drug application is consider to be a new therapeutic approach for the treatment of postoperative pain after arthroscopic knee surgery without any systemic adverse effects. Lornoxicam, a nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drug is a short acting agent, and its anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity may be effective in the postoperative pain management in mi...

A second stage in the treatment of arthrosis following the non-steroid anti-inflammatories is formed by the so-called chondroprotectors and intraarticular viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid, generally in the knee. Although infrequent, cases have been described of transitory inflammatory arthritis following intra-articulary administration. The main problem is differential diagnosis with a...

This study is to investigate the changes of Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) by experimentally induced osteoarthritis (OA) and to compare effectiveness of intraarticular injections. Intraarticular Monosodium Iodoacetate (MIA) solution was injected bilaterally to experimental groups to induce TMJ osteoarthritis. 0•9% NaCl solution was injected to TMJ of healthy control group bilaterally to investig...