Global management of patients with knee osteoarthritis begins with quality of life assessment: a systematic review

M Vitaloni, A Botto-van Bemden… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2019 - Springer
Background Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a prevalent form of chronic joint disease associated
with functional restrictions and pain. Activity limitations negatively impact social …

Knee arthroscopy versus conservative management in patients with degenerative knee disease: a systematic review

R Brignardello-Petersen, GH Guyatt, R Buchbinder… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To determine the effects and complications of arthroscopic surgery compared with
conservative management strategies in patients with degenerative knee disease. Design …

[HTML][HTML] The burden of OA-health services and economics

VP Leifer, JN Katz, E Losina - Osteoarthritis and cartilage, 2022 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a highly prevalent and disabling condition that affects over 7% of
people globally (528 million people). Prevalence levels are even higher in countries with …

Clinical efficacy and safety of the intra-articular injection of autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells for knee osteoarthritis: a phase III, randomized …

KI Kim, MC Lee, JH Lee, YW Moon… - … American journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Intra-articular injection of autologous culture-expanded adipose-derived
mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs) has introduced a promising treatment option for knee …

[HTML][HTML] Racial-ethnic differences in osteoarthritis pain and disability: a meta-analysis

IA Vaughn, EL Terry, EJ Bartley, N Schaefer… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Osteoarthritis (OA), a leading cause of disability and pain, affects 32.5 million Americans,
producing tremendous economic burden. Although some findings suggest that racial/ethnic …

Pulsed electromagnetic fields in knee osteoarthritis: a double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial

GL Bagnato, G Miceli, N Marino, D Sciortino… - …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objectives. This trial aimed to test the effectiveness of a wearable pulsed electromagnetic
fields (PEMF) device in the management of pain in knee OA patients. Methods. In this …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis

MM Kawano, ILA Araújo, MC Castro… - Acta ortopedica …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To assess the quality of life of knee osteoarthritis patients using the
SF-36 questionnaire METHODS: Cross-sec-tional study with 93 knee osteoarthritis patients …

AMSSM scientific statement concerning viscosupplementation injections for knee osteoarthritis: importance for individual patient outcomes

TH Trojian, AL Concoff, SM Joy… - British journal of sports …, 2016 - bjsm.bmj.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disabling disease that produces severe morbidity reducing physical
activity. Our position statement on treatment of knee OA with viscosupplementation injection …

Measurement properties of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index: a systematic review

B Gandek - Arthritis care & research, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To conduct a systematic review of the measurement properties of the Western
Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and to evaluate the quality …

[HTML][HTML] Lower urinary tract symptoms in depression: a review

DJ Anderson, A Aucoin, CR Toups… - Health psychology …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS) are frequently present in the general
population as patients age with approximately a third of individuals experiencing LUTS …