Degenerative joint disease (DJD) is a major cause of reduced athletic function and retirement in equine performers. For this reason, regenerative therapies for DJD have gained increasing interest. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) were isolated from a 6-year-old donor horse. MSCs were either used in their native state or after chondrogenic induction. In an initial stu...

Recovery of the joint space in degenerative hip disease after osteotomy has been described on several occasions and the literature includes reports by Adam and Spence (1958), Nissen (1963), and Harris and Kirwan (1964), but there is much less documentation on spontaneous recovery of the joint space, which forms the subject of this paper. Danielson (1964) reported real or apparent regression of ...

Eighteen patients with uncomplicated degenerative joint disease requiring joint replacement (hip or knee) were given a single 2-g intravenous dose of aztreonam over a 5-min period preoperatively. The mean concentration in synovial fluid of 83.0 +/- 9.2 micrograms/ml averaged 0.99 times the concomitant levels in serum. The mean concentration in cancellous bone of 16.0 +/- 4.3 micrograms/g averag...

The aim of the study was to assess the variability of parameters characterising the gait of persons suffering from degenerative changes of the knee joint and their influence on the ankle and hip joints. The values of the angular changes in the knee, ankle and hip joints in the three planes of motion were assessed. Locomotion tests were performed on 27 persons, aged between 60 and 74, using Vico...

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that affects the cartilage, underlying bone, and synovial fluid. It leading cause of disability chronic pain, affecting approximately 10 % men 18 women over age 60 worldwide . This literature review aims to summarize current understanding OA with regards its prevalence, risk factors, clinical manifestation, diagnosis, treatment.

Idiopathic chondrolysis of the hip usually develops in adolescents and is a disease characterized by gradual degenerative changes of the hyaline cartilage surrounding the head of the femur. It eventually decreases the hip joint space and causes limitations in the hip joint range of motion due to pain. The authors had experienced an unusual case of bilateral idiopathic chondrolysis of the hip in...

Osteoarthritis is a chronic degenerative disorder of multifactorial etiology characterized by the loss articular cartilage, hypertrophy bone at margins, subchondral sclerosis and range biochemical morphological alterations synovial membrane joint capsule.Homoeopathic philosophy does not favour use temporary pain killers or short cuts in treating diseases. Homoeopathy treats patients as whole co...

The temporomandibular joint condyle is susceptible to developing a variety of problems, ranging from simple osteoarthrosis to severe condylar resorption. This article will focus on issues related to the etiology of these conditions. Condylar resorption (also known as condylysis) is an event rarely seen in normal orthodontic practice, but when it occurs, it is a very unhappy occurrence and often...

Background: The sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) is the only synovial articulation between the upper extremity and the trunk. This joint is one of the most frequently used joints, so osteoarthritis (OA) should be very common. However, there are few studies about OA in this joint. Methods: In this study, 48 sternoclavicular joints from the left and right joints of 23 cases and two left joints from t...

Introduction The utilization of hip arthrodesis for the treatment of end-stage hip degenerative joint disease has significantly declined due to the success of total hip arthroplasty. In 2010, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported that over 332,000 THA procedures were performed in the United States alone. Although fewer patients are undergoing primary hip fusion, patients that have prev...