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Indice de masa corporal como factor de riesgo que afecta a la osteoartritis de rodilla de los ancianos
Body Mass Index as the Risk Factor Affecting Knee Osteoarthritis of the Elderly

Prensa méd. argent; 107 (3), 2021
Introducción: La osteoartritis es una enfermedad que progresa con el tiempo y culmina en la destrucción de articulaciones y ligaduras. La Investigación Básica de Salud (RISKESDAS) 2013 muestra que East Nusa Tenggara tiene la prevalencia más alta de la enfermedad reumática en Indonesia, alrededor de...

Uso de bastones contralaterales en artrosis de rodilla

Medwave; 20 (1), 2020
INTRODUCCIÓN La artrosis de rodilla es un problema de salud relevante dada su alta prevalencia y discapacidad asociada. Dentro de las alternativas de manejo no farmacológico se ha planteado el uso de bastones, sin embargo no existe consenso en la literatura respecto a su indicación. MÉTODOS Para resp...

Dolor en la artrosis de rodilla

El dolor constituye el síntoma fundamental de la artrosis, sus características e interpretación permiten el diagnóstico certero y también conocer la magnitud de esa entidad. El objetivo de este trabajo, es profundizar los conocimientos sobre los elementos más esenciales relacionados con el dolor en...

Effectiveness of platelet rich plasma in pain management of osteoarthritis knee: double blind, randomized comparative study

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 69 (5), 2019
Abstract Background: Intra-articular injections of platelet-rich plasma to treat symptoms of knee osteoarthritis have been successfully used in young patients. However in most of these studies the control and test knees were present in different patients thus incorporating a large amount of bias in the ...

Study of the relation between body weight and functional limitations and pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 15 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the influence of the body weight in functional capacity and pain of adult and elderly individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Methods The sample consisted of 107 adult and elderly patients with knee osteoarthritis divided into two groups (adequate weight/adiposity and exces...

Elderly with knee osteoarthritis should perform nutritional assessment: integrative literature review

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 15 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT To review scientific literature to assess nutritional status of elderly patients with osteoarthritis in the last 16 years. This is an integrative literature review that included articles published in national and international journals indexed in PubMed, SciELO and BIREME. We selected 14 article...

Secondary hyperalgesia occurs regardless of unilateral or bilateral knee osteoarthritis involvement in individuals with mild or moderate level

Rev. bras. reumatol; 57 (1), 2017
ABSTRACT Background: Secondary hyperalgesia in individuals with less severe levels of knee osteoarthritis remains unclear. The objective of this study was to measure the pressure pain threshold of individuals with mild or moderate knee osteoarthritis and compare with no osteoarthritis. Methods: Ten hea...

Investigação da ansiedade, depressão e qualidade de vida em pacientes portadores de osteoartrite no joelho: um estudo comparativo

Rev. bras. reumatol; 55 (5), 2015
RESUMOIntrodução:A osteoartrite (OA), artrose ou osteoartrose acomete a cartilagem hialina e o osso subcondral e compromete a articulação como um todo. A articulação do joelho caracteriza-se como um dos principais sítios de acometimento da OA. O envelhecimento, o sobrepeso e o gênero (prevalênci...