scholarly journals Serum and Synovial Fluid Levels of Chondroitin Sulfate in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee Joint

2001 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinji Uesaka ◽  
Yoshihito Nakayama ◽  
Yasumasa Shirai ◽  
Kiyoshi Yoshihara
Keyword(s):  
Synovial Fluid ◽  
Knee Joint ◽  
Chondroitin Sulfate ◽  
Osteoarthritis Of The Knee ◽  
Fluid Levels

scholarly journals The effectiveness of complex therapy using the injectable form of chondroitin sulfate and sodium hyaluronate with osteoarthritis of the knee joint

2019 ◽  
Vol 91 (5) ◽  
pp. 96-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
E A Belyaeva ◽  
O S Avdeeva
Keyword(s):  
Knee Joint ◽  
Chondroitin Sulfate ◽  
Sodium Hyaluronate ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Osteoarthritis Of The Knee ◽  
Complex Therapy ◽  
Group 3 ◽  
Inflammatory Drugs ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Group 1

Aim. The study on the effectiveness of complex therapy for osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee joint was conducted in real clinical practice. Materials and methods. The survey involved 125 patients aged fr om 50 to 70 years (25 men and 100 women) with a diagnosis of knee joint OA (the III roentgenologic Kellgren-Lawrence stage).The average age of the patients was 62±3.21, the average duration of the disease - 9.4±2.8 years. Patients were randomly assigned to three groups of 35 people, the control group had 20 patients. Group 1 patients received non - steroidal anti - inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) + Injectran(Chondroitin sulfate) 200 mg intramuscularly (I.M.) every other day No. 25.In group 2, patients received NSAIDs + Fermatron 1% 2 ml with an interval of 7 days intra - articularly (I.A.) No. 3. In group 3 - NSAIDs + Injectran 200 mg (I.M.) every other day No. 25 + Fermatron 1% 2 ml with an interval of 7 days (I.A.) No. 3. In the control group (20 people), patients received only NSAIDs. Evaluation of the symptoms was carried out using the WOMAC index before the start of thetherapy, after 8 and 12 weeks of treatment. The intensity of pain while walking was estimated on a visual analogue scale. Results. In the groups that received Injectran (I; group 1) or Fermatron (F; group 2), the dynamics of pain while walking reduction was comparable and had slightly more than 30% in both groups, the figures are reliable in comparison withinitial data (p

Experience of the Use of Chondroitin Sulfate in the Recovery Treatment of Posttraumatic Chondropathy of the Knee in Athletes Playing Sports

10.12737/7270 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 61-67
Author(s):  
Сахарова ◽  
M. Sakharova ◽  
Капустина ◽  
N. Kapustina ◽  
Смоленский ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knee Joint ◽  
Chondroitin Sulfate ◽  
Pain Syndrome ◽  
Main Group ◽  
Knee Joints ◽  
Osteoarthritis Of The Knee ◽  
Isokinetic Testing ◽  
Deficit Reduction ◽  
Recovery Treatment ◽  
Angular Velocities

The article presents results of research on the effectiveness of comprehensive rehabilitation treatment of athletes with post-traumatic chondropathies of knee joints by means of chondro-protective therapy (chondroitin sulfate injections). The study involved 60 athletes playing sports. Athletes were examined through a survey questionnaire Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score - Scale Exodus of injury and osteoarthritis of the knee joint, as well as clinical examination, ultrasound examination of the knee joints, bilateral isokinetic testing of the muscles of the flexor-extensor of the knee joint. 2 groups of 30 athletes (the main group and the comparison group) had course of treatment: physical therapy by alternating magnetic field, therapeutic physical training, massage. Athletes of the main group was additionally applied intramuscularly drug chondroitin-sulfate (Astragal). The study showed greater efficacy of the treatment of athletes in the main group, this is confirmed by a significant decrease of pain syndrome, improving of functional status of the knee joints, increase sporting activity and improving the quality of life of athletes according to the survey; improving the biomechanical characteristics of the periarticular muscles and deficit reduction extensor tibiae between damaged and intact limb at angular velocities of 60 and 180 0/с, the positive dynamics of the ultrasonic examination of the knee joints.

scholarly journals Study of serum and synovial fluid Dickkopf-1 levels in patients with primary osteoarthritis of the knee joint in correlation with disease activity and severity

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Noha Hosni Ibrahim ◽  
Samia Mohammed Abdel-Monem ◽  
Abdel-Wahab S. E. Elbarashy ◽  
Heba A. W. Elhussieny ◽  
Rasha A. H. Elsayed
Keyword(s):  
Synovial Fluid ◽  
Knee Joint ◽  
Disease Activity ◽  
Osteoarthritis Of The Knee ◽  
Primary Osteoarthritis ◽  
Dickkopf 1

scholarly journals SERUM YKL-40 LEVELS IN HEALTHY CHILDREN AND ADULTS. COMPARISON WITH SERUM AND SYNOVIAL FLUID LEVELS OF YKL-40 IN PATIENTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS OR TRAUMA OF THE KNEE JOINT

Rheumatology ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 553-559 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. JOHANSEN ◽  
J. HVOLRIS ◽  
M. HANSEN ◽  
V. BACKER ◽  
I. LORENZEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Synovial Fluid ◽  
Knee Joint ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Fluid Levels

scholarly journals Synovial Complement Factors in Patients with Periprosthetic Joint Infection after Undergoing Revision Arthroplasty of the Hip or Knee Joint

Diagnostics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 434
Author(s):  
Frank Sebastian Fröschen ◽  
Sophia Schell ◽  
Matthias Dominik Wimmer ◽  
Gunnar Thorben Rembert Hischebeth ◽  
Hendrik Kohlhof ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Synovial Fluid ◽  
Multiple Regression ◽  
Complement System ◽  
Periprosthetic Joint Infection ◽  
Joint Infection ◽  
Expression Patterns ◽  
Factor H ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Complement Factors ◽  
Fluid Levels

The role and diagnostic value of the synovial complement system in patients with low-grade periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) are unclear. We sought to evaluate, for the first time, the usefulness of synovial complement factors in these patients by measuring the individual synovial fluid levels of complement factors (C1q, C3b/iC3b, C4b, C5, C5a, C9, factor B, factor D, factor H, factor I, properdin, and mannose-binding lectin [MBL]). The patients (n = 74) were classified into septic (n = 28) and aseptic (n = 46). Receiver-operator characteristic curves and a multiple regression model to determine the feasibility of a combination of the tested cytokines to determine the infection status were calculated. The synovial fluid levels of C1q, C3b/C3i, C4b, C5, C5a, MBL, and properdin were significantly elevated in the PJI group. The best sensitivity and specificity was found for C1q. The multiple regression models revealed that the combination of C1q, C3b/C3i, C4b, C5, C5a, and MBL was associated with the best sensitivity (83.3%) and specificity (79.2%) for a cutoff value of 0.62 (likelihood ratio: 4.0; area under the curve: 0.853). Nevertheless, only a combined model showed acceptable results. The expression patterns of the complement factors suggested that PJI activates all three pathways of the complement system.

scholarly journals Evaluation and Validation of a Joint Stress Test to Induce Activity-Related Knee Joint Discomfort — a Prospective Case-Control Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiane Schön ◽  
Claudia Reule ◽  
Katharina Knaub ◽  
Antje Micka ◽  
Manfred Wilhelm ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knee Joint ◽  
Healthy Subjects ◽  
Stress Test ◽  
Osteoarthritis Of The Knee ◽  
Time Interval ◽  
Short Time Interval ◽  
Joint Stress ◽  
Joint Health ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health Function

Abstract Background The assessment of improvement or maintenance of joint health in healthy subjects is a great challenge. The aim of the study was the evaluation of a joint stress test to assess joint discomfort in subjects with activity-related knee joint discomfort (ArJD). Results Forty-five subjects were recruited to perform the single-leg-step-down (SLSD) test (15 subjects per group). Subjects with ArJD of the knee (age 22–62 years) were compared to healthy subjects (age 24–59 years) with no knee joint discomfort during daily life sporting activity and to subjects with mild-to-moderate osteoarthritis of the knee joint (OA, Kellgren score 2–3, age 42–64 years). The subjects performed the SLSD test with two different protocols: (I) standardization for knee joint discomfort; (II) standardization for load on the knee joint. In addition, range of motion (ROM), reach test, acute pain at rest and after a single-leg squat and knee injury, and osteoarthritis outcome score (KOOS) were assessed. In OA and ArJD subjects, knee joint discomfort could be reproducibly induced in a short time interval of less than 10 min (200 steps). In healthy subjects, no pain was recorded. A clear differentiation between study groups was observed with the SLSD test (maximal step number) as well as KOOS questionnaire, ROM, and reach test. In addition, a moderate to good intra-class correlation was shown for the investigated outcomes. Conclusions These results suggest the SLSD test is a reliable tool for the assessment of knee joint health function in ArJD and OA subjects to study the improvements in their activities. Further, this model can be used as a stress model in intervention studies to study the impact of stress on knee joint health function.

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