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Filter by:Aim of the study: To evaluate the efficacy of lymphatic drainage treatment associated with the application of kinesiotaping in the reduction of lymphedema, pain and in the recovery of knee joint ROM in patients undergoing surgery of total knee arthroplasty in osteoarthritis. Inclusion criteria: Operated patients of total primary knee arthroplasty in osteoarthritis not later than 5 days after surgery, Patients of both sexes aged between 65 and 85, Presence of lymphedema and volumetric difference with the contralateral limb of the cirtometry equal or greater than 3 cm. Exclusion criteria: Patients operated for re-implantation or revision, presence of inflammatory, neurological, important cardiological diseases and active tumor pathologies, absence of DVT of the lower limb. Study design: Prospective, open, randomized, lasting 12 months GROUP 1 (33 pts) KINESIOTAPING + STANDARD REHABILITATION GROUP 2 (33 pts) LYMPHODRAINAGE+ STANDARD REHABILITATION GROUP 3 (33 pts) KINESIOTAPING + LYMPHODRAINAGE + STANDARD REHABILITATION Outcome measures: Pain: evaluation with NRS scale 0-10, Edema: cirtometric evaluation (in 4 standard points), ROM: goniometric measurement of the knee joint excursion. All measures at the beginning and end of treatment (6 days).
The aim of this study is to evaluate postoperative knee function after total knee arthroplasty performed according to the anatomical alignment and compare these results to those of a matched historical cohort of patients operated with mechanical alignment.
This will evaluate the effectiveness of automated hovering to encourage patients to be discharged to home after hip or knee replacement surgery. Automated hovering includes monitoring of physical activity with an activity monitor, tracking of pain scores, daily feedback and motivational messages, social influence, and connection to clinicians as needed.
The purpose of this study is to compare range of motion between a structured home exercise program to supervised physiotherapy post-operatively after Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement is performed for rotator cuff tear arthropathy/massive cuff tear through a single-center, assessor-blinded, randomized clinical trial.
The purpose of this research is to compare two different approaches for treating patients with temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD): Dry needling and spinal manipulation or Interocclusal Appliance (Splint), NSAIDs and Temporomandibular Joint Mobilization . Clinicians commonly use all of these techniques to treat TMD. This study is attempting to find out if one treatment strategy is more effective than the other.
This is a single center, prospective, randomized controlled study. The primary objective of this study is to measure migration over two years with RSA. Patients will be randomized in two arms, receiving a Taperloc Complete Reduced Distal or a Taperloc Complete Microplasty hip stem.
Previous retrospective database studies suggest that total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery under spinal anesthesia has less complications than when performed under general anesthesia. In general, complications are rare and both anesthesia types are widely accepted. In Finland, total knee arthroplasty has typically been performed under spinal anesthesia. In a recent prospective randomized controlled study, total knee arthroplasty under general anesthesia resulted in less acute postoperative pain (opioid-need measured by patient-controlled anesthesia), less nausea, and faster hospital discharge than that performed under spinal anesthesia. Also the use of surgical tourniquet can affect surgical outcome: it may reduce bleeding and surgery time, but it may also cause weakness of thigh muscles and thus hinder mobilization. In a recent study, both techniques with and without surgical tourniquet appeared equal. The aims of this study are to compare total knee arthroplasty under spinal or general anesthesia, with or without surgical tourniquet, in relation to acute and chronic postoperative pain, nausea, knee function, patient reported quality of life and satisfaction on care, complications, length of stay, and need of surgical unit resources. This randomized controlled study includes 400 patients with informed consent, 18-75-years-of-age, standard primary total knee arthroplasty operation, American Society of Anesthesiologist (ASA) physical status classification I-III, body mass index under 40, and no contraindications for medications or treatments used. The hypothesis of this study are used to reassess best practices of primary total knee arthroplasty operation to enhance quality of care, patient outcomes and satisfaction, and availability of surgery due to better patient flow at surgical unit.
To verify that CT scan and X-ray can predict the collapse of the necrotic femoral head before hip arthroplasty and effectively guide the surgical management.
The purpose of this study is to compare the pain, functioning and pain medication consumption of knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients who have allogenic cytokines derived from human amniotic membranes (HAM) and allogenic mesenchymal stem cells derived from human umbilical cord Wharton's Jelly (HUMCWJ) implanted into the affected knee with knee OA patients who self-select to be in a non-intervention control group.
Tolerogenic dendritic cell (tDC)-based clinical trials for the treatment of autoimmune diseases are now a reality. Clinical trials are currently exploring the effectiveness of tDC to treat of type 1 diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease. The general objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of a single intra-articular injection (into the knee joint) of autologous monocyte-derived dendritic cells generated in the presence of interferon-alpha (IFN-α)/granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) and tolerized with Dexamethasone in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients.