Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common form of arthritis and is often associated with
significant disability and impaired quality of life. This is an update of a Cochrane review first …

Objective Glucosamine products have been used extensively for the management of pain in
osteoarthritis (OA). We investigated the efficacy of the hydrochloride salt of glucosamine on …

Various molecular weight hyaluronic acid (HA) preparations have been injected into joints
for the treatment of human and equine osteoarthritis. A therapeutic advantage has been …

The clinical and pathological features of a tumor of the temporamandibular joint occurring in
a 55 year old man, and subsequently identified as a calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (…

This report describes the biopsy findings in four of 30 patients treated with cadaver
osteochondral shell allografts for osteoarthritis in the knee. This study demonstrates that graft …

Spontaneous osteonecrosis of the femoral condyle in 40 knees was followed by sequential
radiographs and three-phase bone scans using 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate. The …

We describe a case of inflammatory and degenerative arthritis treated with intraarticular
corticosteroid injections. This led to rapid subjective relief of symptoms, but inappropriate …

Spontaneous osteonecrosis (ON) of the medial tibial plateau was diagnosed in 15 elderly
patients (21 knees). The onset was characterized by sudden severe medial knee pain, usually …

Fourteen cases of acute calcific periarthritis and 2 cases of acute calcific bursitis are described.
All patients had radiologic periarticular calcific deposits. Synovial fluid was available from …

Vertebral osteomyelitis represents a diagnostic challenge to the clinician. Two cases of
pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis occurring weeks to months after a urinary tract infection with …