Search for dissertations about: "Knee Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Knee Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome.

2. 1. Knee Injury and Knee Osteoarthritis -Development, evaluation and clinical application of patient-relevant questionnaires

   Author : Ewa Roos; Lund Ortopedi; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; rheumatology locomotion; muscle system; Skeleton; Knee injury osteoarthritis outcome pain function; Skelett; muskelsystem; reumatologi;

   Abstract : The overall purpose was to evaluate patient-relevant outcomes in patients with knee injury and post-traumatic osteoarthritis of the knee. A self-administered questionnaire, The Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) was developed by literature search, consulting an expert panel (including patients referred to physical therapy because of knee-related problems, orthopedic surgeons, and physical therapists both from Sweden and the USA), and a pilot study. READ MORE

4. 2. Pain in Osteoarthritic Joints: Biological Signaling and 3D Models based on Imaging

   Author : Birgitta Gatenholm; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Osteoarthritis; pain in knee joints; cartilage lesions; micro-computed tomography; 3D CAD models; neuropeptides;

   Abstract : Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease, causing disability in middle-aged and elderly patients worldwide and imposing a huge socioeconomic burden. OA of the knee joint is a major cause of joint pain and, along with back pain, it accounts for the two most-reported causes of chronic pain. READ MORE

5. 3. Long-term results after partial knee arthroplasty with the Oxford Knee

   Author : Ulf C G Svärd; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Partial knee arthroplasty; Oxford knee;

   Abstract : Introduction Osteoarthritis of the knee is one of the most common reasons for disability, especially in elderly people. Surgical treatment is still controversial. Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, i.e. READ MORE

6. 4. Hip disability : patient education, classification and assessment

   Author : Maria Klässbo; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Activity limitations; assessment; capsular pattern; classification; disability; hip; HOOS; NHP; osteoarthritis; pain; physiotherapy; range of motion; stiffness; quality of life; WOMAC;

   Abstract : Hip disability is common and entails activity limitations, participation restrictions and increased risk of further disability and health problems, partially due to inactivity. Hip osteoarthritis (OA), the major diagnosis, is difficult to define, especially when no joint space narrowing is seen in radiography. READ MORE

7. 5. Development and evaluation of outcome measures in children with knee disorders

   Author : Maria Örtqvist; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background and aim: The knee joint is one of the most common sites for injury in children. Severe knee injuries are often associated with long-term symptoms, functional impairment and disability. Today there is a lack of appropriate clinical outcome measures to evaluate knee function in children with knee disorder. READ MORE