State of the evidence

KD Allen, YM Golightly - Current opinion in rheumatology, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Osteoarthritis is a complex, multifactorial disease, and there is still much to learn regarding
mechanisms underlying incidence and progression. However, there are several known …

Global, regional prevalence, incidence and risk factors of knee osteoarthritis in population-based studies

A Cui, H Li, D Wang, J Zhong, Y Chen, H Lu - EClinicalMedicine, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of disability in the elderly, however,
there are few studies to estimate the global prevalence, incidence, and risk factors of knee …

Progress in osteoarthritis research by the National Natural Science Foundation of China

Y Li, W Xie, W Xiao, D Dou - Bone Research, 2022 - nature.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) in China is gradually becoming an important scientific research area that
has had a significant impact on research and development (R&D) activities in the OA field …

The comparison effects of intra-articular injection of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP), Plasma Rich in Growth Factor (PRGF), Hyaluronic Acid (HA), and ozone in knee …

SA Raeissadat, P Ghazi Hosseini, MH Bahrami… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2021 - Springer
Background Our study compare the short and long-term efficacy of the intra articular
injections (IAIs) of hyaluronic acid (HA), platelet-rich plasma (PRP), plasma rich in growth …

Efficacy of tele-rehabilitation compared with office-based physical therapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized clinical trial

K Azma, Z RezaSoltani… - … of telemedicine and …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction Knee osteoarthritis is a major cause of disability among the middle to senior age
groups. Despite being effective, office-based physical therapy (OBPT) needs professional …

Prevalence of chronic neck pain, low back pain, and knee pain and their related factors in community-dwelling adults in Iran: a population-based national study

P Noormohammadpour, MA Mansournia… - The Clinical journal …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is increasing in prevalence rapidly. Over
the past 2 decades low back pain has been ranked globally as the primary cause of years …

Epidemiology of rheumatic diseases in Iran from analysis of four COPCORD studies

F Davatchi, M Sandoughi, N Moghimi… - … journal of rheumatic …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To calculate the epidemiology of Rheumatic Diseases in Iran. Materials and Methods
The data of Tehran, Zahedan, Sanandaj (urban) and Tuyserkan (rural) stage Community …

Intra-articular ozone or hyaluronic acid injection: which one is superior in patients with knee osteoarthritis? A 6-month randomized clinical trial

SA Raeissadat, SM Rayegani, B Forogh… - Journal of pain …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common disease, imposing a great burden through
pain and decreased function. There are many therapeutic modalities including non …

Efficacy of intra-articular injection of a newly developed plasma rich in growth factor (PRGF) versus hyaluronic acid on pain and function of patients with knee …

SA Raeissadat, SM Rayegani… - Clinical Medicine …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and objectives: Knee osteoarthritis is the most common joint disease. We aimed
to compare the efficacy and safety of intra-articular injection of a newly developed plasma …

Epigenetics in osteoarthritis: novel spotlight

A Fathollahi, S Aslani, A Jamshidi… - Journal of cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common type of arthritis and no longer is considered as an
absolute consequence of joint mechanical use (wear and tear); rather recent data …