Importance Approximately 5% of all primary care visits in adults are related to knee pain.
Osteoarthritis (OA), patellofemoral pain, and meniscal tears are among the most common …

BACKGROUND The PROSPECT (PROcedure SPEcific Postoperative Pain ManagemenT)
Working Group is a global collaboration of surgeons and anaesthesiologists formulating …

Injury of articular cartilage leads to an imbalance in tissue homeostasis, and due to the poor
self-healing capacity of cartilage the affected tissue often exhibits osteoarthritic changes. In …

Background Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is among the most common and disabling persistent
pain conditions, with increasing prevalence and impact around the globe. In the US, the …

The stress-shielding (SS) effects following orthopedic implantation can lead to implant
loosening. Functionally graded materials (FGMs) and coatings (FGCs) are special …

Background The study was designed to analyze the underlying relationship between
psychiatric comorbidities and postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing primary total …

Objectives Approximately 20% of knee osteoarthritis patients undergoing total knee
arthroplasty (TKA) report chronic postoperative pain. Studies suggest that preoperative …

To provide an extensive review on the associations between knee inflammation and altered
pain perception mechanisms in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). MEDLINE, Web of …

Background Radiofrequency (RF) treatment of the genicular nerves has the potential to
reduce chronic knee pain due to osteoarthritis or persistent postsurgical pain, however, a …

Purpose To determine the prevalence, healthcare resource utilization and costs (HCRU&C)
of knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients versus controls. Patients and Methods Retrospective …