Introducción: La osteoartritis es una de las principales causas de dolor y discapacidad en el mundo. La ozonoterapia actúa como medio terapéutico, mejora la calidad del cartílago articular, disminuye la inflamación producida y presenta propiedades moduladoras del sistema inmune. Objetivo: Evaluar...
Resumen Introducción: El diagnóstico oportuno y la intervención terapéutica temprana disminuyen la mortalidad prematura asociada con insuficiencia renal crónica. Objetivo: Identificar la prevalencia y factores asociados con insuficiencia renal oculta en pacientes con enfermedades crónicas. Méto...
INTRODUÇÃO: A Osteoartrite (OA) é uma doença musculoesquelética com predomínio na população idosa. O tratamento com Laserterapia tem sido um dos métodos seguros e não invasivos para o tratamento da OA. OBJETIVO: Observar a influência na dor, rigidez e função em idosos antes e depois da aplic...
Abstract Objective To assess how shoulder specialists have used infiltration in their daily practice. Methods A survey study in which shoulder and elbow specialists answered a questionnaire on the use of infiltration in painful shoulders. Results Most of the doctors (45.9%) have > 10 years of exper...
Abstract Objective To compare the postoperative functional result of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) with gender-specific prosthesis versus TKA with conventional prosthesis in a 5-year period. Methods Retrospective study with functional evaluation of 30 patients (15 patients from each group) using scores...
Abstract Background: Injection of Hylan G-F20 (HY) into joints may provoke local flares, which mechanisms may involve reaction to protein contaminants. We have previously developed a protein-free saline-soluble galactomannan derived from guar gum (GM) that displays both analgesia and chondroprotection i...
Abstract Background: Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) is a complex disorder with various subtypes characterized with predominance of different features. It is challenging to estimate the severity of hand disability in HOA, since contribution of different disease components to clinical burden is yet to be clari...
Objectives: morin hydrate has been reported to possess many beneficial pharmacological potentialities including antioxidant and anti-osteoarthritic effects. The anti-osteoarthritic properties of locally administrated morin have not been investigated. The objectiv...
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La correlación entre las escalas radiográficas y artroscópicas para el grado de lesión articular en pacientes con osteoartritis (OA) es inconsistente. El estudio busca determinar la correlación entre el grado de lesión articular según la escala radiográfica de Kellgren-Lawrence (KL)...
