Search for dissertations about: "osteophyte"
Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the word osteophyte.
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1. Radiography and bone scintigraphy in osteoarthritis of the knee: comparison with MR imaging
Abstract : The aim was to compare radiography of the tibiofemoral joint (TFJ) and the patellofemoral joint (PFJ), as well as bone scinigraphy with MR imaging in middle-aged individuals with chronic knee pain in the format of a prospective study of knee osteoarthritis. Individuals aged 35-54 years with chronic knee pain were identified. READ MORE
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2. Human studies evaluating dGEMRIC as a prognostic tool for knee osteoarthritis
Abstract : Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disorder worldwide, causing joint pain and stiffness. The current gold standard for diagnosing knee OA is radiography. However, the disease has often progressed well beyond the point of no return once radiographic cartilage changes become visible. READ MORE
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3. Meniscectomy, meniscal repair, and prosthetic substitution : Clinical and experimental investigations
Abstract : This study comprising 7 papers is concerned with different treatment of meniscal injuries. The aim was to analyse today's clinical methods and the possibility for prosthetic substitution in the future. Open peripheral meniscal repair was compared with partial arthroscopic meniscectomy in a 7·year follow-up evaluation of 130 patients. READ MORE
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4. Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction : Anatomic and biomechanical considerations of graft placement and fixation
Abstract : This study, comprising 7 separate papers, is concerned with the mechanical causes of graft failure after intraarticular reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The study is predominantly experimental in design, but a clinical follow-up is also included to test a causal hypothesis of secondary graft elongation. READ MORE
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5. Biochemical biomarkers at the site of inflammation and in peripheral blood
Abstract : Biochemical biomarkers are small molecular species, naturally varying or experimentally induced, which are measurable in body fluids and which may provide alternative or complementary tools to describe disease processes or to assess responses to pharmacological treatment. The focus of this thesis is inflammatory biomarkers, mediators, chemokines and cytokines that attract immune cells and that regulate the course of the inflammatory process at the site of inflammation. READ MORE