Knee osteoarthritis is a common painful degenerative condition affecting the aging
Canadian population. In addition to pain and disability, osteoarthritis is associated with …

Objective: To review the literature on quality of life among patients who underwent total knee
arthroplasty (TKA) and assess the impact of various associated factors. Methods: This was a …

Objective Physical activity is recommended to mitigate functional limitations associated with
knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, it is unclear whether walking on its own protects against …

BACKGROUND: Patients suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee and patients post total
knee arthroplasty often develop refractory, disabling chronic knee pain. Radiofrequency …

Objective To estimate the direct and indirect osteoarthritis (OA)–attributable costs and
predictors of costs of knee and hip OA in Spain. Methods This study included consecutive …

Background In many healthcare systems, people with severe joint disease wait months to
years for joint replacement surgery. There are little empirical data on the health …

Demand for primary and revision arthroplasty is expected to double in 10 years. Coincident
with this is a decreased interest in arthroplasty by residents. Retirement of arthroplasty …

Objectives: We hypothesized that open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of displaced
acetabular fractures in geriatric patients result in a low rate of conversion to hip arthroplasty …

Objective. To examine the change in pain and function related to the knee scheduled for
surgery, change in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and change in contralateral knee …

Objective To investigate the efficacy and feasibility of progressive explosive-type resistance
training (RT) in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip scheduled for total hip arthroplasty …