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Filter by:Background: Clinical recommendations suggest exercises as the core treatment for knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients. However, the biomechanical modification following exercise therapy and its influence on pain remains unclear. The purpose of the study to compare the effectiveness of two different exercise programs, open kinetic chain (CKC) and closed kinetic chain (CKC) strengthening exercises, on pain and lower limb biomechanics for people more than 50 years old with painful mild grade knee OA. Method: 66 individuals with mild knee OA, with knee pain in the previous one week, aged 50 years and above, and who have body mass index (BMI) between 18.9kg/m2 - 29.9 kg/m2 in Kelantan, Malaysia will be recruited in this study. Participants will be randomly allocated into three different groups, either OKC, CKC, or control groups. Participants in OKC and CKC groups will perform the exercises at their home three times per week for eight weeks. The control group will receive only the patient's clinical education about clinical manifestations, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care for knee OA and printed materials will be given. The outcome will be measured before and after the intervention. Primary outcomes are self-reported pain, disability, and quality of life scores. Secondary outcomes include lower limb biomechanics during gait and sit-to-stand, and knee isokinetic strength. Discussion: This study will compare the efficacy of two different home-based exercise intervention programs for people with mild grade knee OA. Findings will provide valuable information for creating an effective exercise program that could slow down the progression of OA.
A study to compare the accuracy of achieving the planned correction between personalised (TOKA) high tibial osteotomy (HTO) procedure and standard generic HTO procedure.
The aim of this project is to compare PT-led triage in secondary care setting for patients with hip or/and knee osteoarthritis (OA) with standard care (i.e. assessment of orthopedic surgeon). Comparison between cost-effectiveness, selection accuracy, patients perceived quality of care, quality of life and physical function will be made. A further aim is to determine if a digital triage tool can accurately predict when a primary knee or hip referral is deemed for nonsurgical versus surgical intervention by the surgeon following the first consultation.
Study at middle term of the functional and radiographic results of proximal interphalangeal joint arthroplasty with the Tactys prothesis. The aim is to evaluate if the short term results are maintained in time.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate in-laboratory mobility outcomes, pain perception, and user satisfaction with the Keeogo , a robotic exoskeleton for providing assistance on knees during stand and swing for a population with impaired mobility, as compare with standard knee braces. The investigators hypothesize that participants could have improved performance outcomes on walk test, timed up and go test, stair test, pick up penny from floor test, and the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) when using the Keeogo as compared with their prescribed knee braces.
The study is a non-controlled retro- and prospective multi center patient registry study. Subjects will be given a study ID number assigned at first brace fitting after consenting to partake. Participants will be asked to fill in a questionnaire either in electronic or paper version at first fitting. Additional follow up questionnaires will be implemented at 4 weeks, 6 months and 1 year post initial brace fitting. After that period patients will be contacted every year, until brace termination/ knee surgery or death.
As demand for knee joint arthroplasties surge, improving long term patients' satisfaction and implant survivorship has become of utmost importance, as patients seek not only to alleviate their condition, but also return to their usual daily activities and sports. Implant type and design plays an important role in this, with many modern designs seeking to replicate the native knee's kinematics and alignment through mimicry of native knee biomechanics in its femoral components, tibial components, and polyethylene bearing inserts. The Zimmer-Biomet Persona® Total Knee Cruciate-Retaining Femoral Component (CR Femur), used in conjunction with the kinematic alignment surgical technique, has been shown to produce better functional outcomes and improved patient satisfaction following total knee arthroplasty. More recently, Zimmer-Biomet introduced the Medial Congruent Bearing (MC Bearing) design to be used with the CR Femur; the design facilitates greater stability through increased anterior lip height compared to the original Cruciate Retaining Bearing (CR Bearing), thus allowing for greater anterior constraint and subluxation resistance that aids in activities requiring deeper flexion or full extension. However, the evidence that this will lead to better patient satisfaction and function is scarce, and requires further study to prove that the MC Bearing is a better insert choice to recommend to both surgeons and patients alike. 120 patients from Singapore General Hospital seeking primary total knee replacement surgery will be recruited for this study, and randomised in a 1:1 ratio to receive either the CR Bearing or the MC Bearing alongside the Zimmer-Biomet CR Femur implant. They will be followed up for two years post-operatively, and their outcomes recorded at specific milestones to be analysed for the impact of insert design on knee function, patient satisfaction and quality of life post-surgery.
Total knee arthroplasty is an effective surgical intervention for patients with chronic osteoarthritis commonly performed worldwide. Postoperative pain management has been a key focus in patient care for this procedure. Poorly controlled pain following total knee arthroplasty is associated with decreased ambulation, increased length of hospital stay, increased complications (particularly related to significant opioid use), and overall suboptimal patient recovery. Appropriate postoperative pain management utilizing motor sparing peripheral nerve blocks and periarticular injections has been shown to provide faster, more optimized patient recovery and reduced hospital length of stay in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. Adductor canal block (ACB) is a well-studied peripheral nerve block performed for analgesia following total knee arthroplasty. ACB is an effective component of multimodal analgesia providing improved pain control to the peripatellar and intra-articular aspect of the knee joint while largely preserving the strength of the quadriceps muscles1. In addition, perioperative local infiltration analgesia (LIA) performed by the orthopaedic surgical team is a common practice that has been shown to improve short-term postoperative pain relief and reduce total systemic opioid consumption during hospital stay2 for total knee arthroplasty. The Infiltration between the Popliteal Artery and Capsule of the Knee (iPACK) block is a newly described regional anesthesia technique for postoperative analgesia in total knee arthroplasty, performed under ultrasound guidance. It targets the articular branches of the tibial, common peroneal, and obturator nerves in the popliteal region, and aims to provide analgesia to the posterior aspect of the knee joint without compromising lower extremity motor function following total knee arthroplasty. This study aims to determine whether the IPACK block provides additional analgesia (in combination with ACB + LIA) for total knee arthroplasty surgeries. The study will examine how much additional analgesia IPACK provides in the context of an already-optimized regional anesthesia pathway for total knee arthroplasty, which uses ACB + LIA, both modalities that have reasonable existing evidence.
The purpose of this study is to investigate and determine the optimal zone for implanting the cup component (the ball that sits in the joint socket) in a total hip replacement. Enrolled participants will have a series of X-rays analyzed before surgery to identify their individual optimal zone or cup orientation. This information will be provided to the operating surgeon, who may use this information to influence the placement of the cup implant. Follow-up X-rays taken after surgery will determine if the cup is within the suggested optimal zone. Questionnaires will be completed before and after surgery, and data on complications or issues with the surgery (including incidents of dislocation) will be collected after surgery.
Investigators would let knee osteoarthritis patient dressing lateral wedge insole and evaluate the effect for foot pressure modification, quadriceps thickness detected with ultrasound and gait. Investigators would made the patient in control group dressing ordinary insole.