Background: The maintenance of deformity in the ankle and hindfoot after correction of knee deformity following kneearthroplasty may cause abnormal tension in the knee and patient dissatisfaction. The aim of this study was to determinethe effect of knee arthroplasty on the hindfoot alignment in patients with severe genu varum and valgum.Methods: A total of 84 patients with pri...

purpose: over the past 20 years, the center of pressure (cop) has been commonly used as an index of postural stability in standing. while many studies investigated cop excursions in patients with knee osteoarthritis and healthy individuals, no comprehensive analysis of the differences in their postural sway pattern exists. the present study aimed to review the previously published studies conce...

Background: Chondromalacia patella is the most common cause of mechanical knee pain in young women. Q angle and knee alignment are important clinical parameters for biomechanics of the patellofemoral joint. Objective: To identify the prevalence of knee malalignment and to find out if there is a correlation between knee mal alignment and Q angle with age at onset of disease. Methods: All pa...

diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis can be confirmed based on clinical and/or radiological features. the potential of a progressive disease can be prevented or decreased by earlier recognition and correction of associated factors. obesity and alignment especially varus malalignment are recognized factors of a progressive disease. both nonpharmalogical as well as pharmacological modalities of treat...

background intra-articular analgesia is a pain reliever that is frequently administered following arthroscopic knee surgery. objectives the purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of intra-articular applicationrnof morphine and tramadol on postoperative pain after arthroscopic knee surgery patients and methods for this randomized double blinded clinical trial, 132 patientsrnundergoing...

background and aims: osteoarthritis is one of the most common arthritis in elderly. we evaluated to compare the effect of topical application of eugenia caryophylata extract and topical diclofenac in primary knee osteoarthritis.methods: this randomized double-blind clinical trial study was carried out upon 105 patients with primary knee osteoarthritis. patients were selected randomly and divide...

conclusions an increased lumbar lordosis during the prone knee-flexion test is due to instability in a lumbar spine region. results results demonstrated that there was a statistically significant difference in lumbar lordosis in prone position and after performing the prone knee-flexion test among healthy subjects (p < 0.0001). patients and methods this quasi-experimental study with repeated me...