BACKGROUND
The Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) was constructed in Sweden. This questionnaire has proved to be valid for several orthopedic interventions of the knee. It has been… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the incidence and prevalence of shoulder complaints in the general population.
METHOD
A systematic review of the literature was conducted. Medline, Embase, and Cinahl were… (More)
BACKGROUND
Achilles tendinopathy is a common disease among both athletes and in the general population in which the use of platelet-rich plasma has recently been increasing. Good evidence for the use… (More)
OBJECTIVES
Recently, numerous studies have reported that psychological factors can influence the outcome of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA). However, a systematic… (More)
BACKGROUND
Bone grafts are required to repair large bone defects after tumour resection or large trauma. The availability of patients' own bone tissue that can be used for these procedures is… (More)
BACKGROUND
Although pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) stimulation may be clinically beneficial during fracture healing and for a wide range of bone disorders, there is still debate on its working… (More)
BACKGROUND
Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is a common problem among adolescents and young adults, characterised by retropatellar pain (behind the kneecap) or peripatellar pain (around the… (More)
OBJECTIVE
To assess whether three-dimensional imaging of the Achilles tendon by ultrasonographic tissue characterisation (UTC) can differentiate between symptomatic and asymptomatic tendons.
DESIGN… (More)
INTRODUCTION
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee joint is caused by genetic and hormonal factors and by inflammation, in combination with biomechanical alterations. It is characterized by loss of… (More)
The use of bioengineered cell constructs for the treatment of bone defects has received much attention of late. Often, bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs) are used that are in vitro-stimulated toward… (More)