Showing posts with label knee osteoarthritis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label knee osteoarthritis. Show all posts

Monday, November 6, 2017

AAOS Platelet Rich Plasma Symposium


The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) volition last asset its annual coming together this calendar week inward San Francisco.  The AAOS is sponsoring a symposium on Platelet Rich Plasma on Wed Feb. eighth at 10.30 am PST.  This volition characteristic talks nearly the exercise of PRP inward the purpose or operating room for achilles tendonitis, rotator cuff tears, lawn tennis elbow, ligament injuries, too articulatio genus osteoarthritis amidst others.  Leading experts volition struggle its value.

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This symposium volition acquaint simply about of the latest question on the topic of PRP for musculoskeletal injuries too disorders.

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Kobe Bryant Orthokine Treatment Explained

Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) is averaging 29 points per game inwards his 15th flavor inwards the NBA.  Is it because of a blood derived handling he had done on his knee?  Other elite athletes such equally Alex Rodriguez (NY Yankees) together with Fred Couples (PGA Golfer)  have been treated amongst Orthokine inwards Germany.  But what is Orthokine?  That is a enquiry that needs to endure answered.


Orthokine is a cast of autologous conditioned serum (ACS) that contains a high concentration of a molecule called IL-1 RA.  This stands for interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1 RA).  Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is an of import mediator of inflammation together with tissue damage.  Balancing IL-1 amongst IL-1 RA is important.  Read to a greater extent than almost IL-1/IL-1 RA


Orthokine to the best of my cognition is exclusively available inwards Deutschland together with has mainly been used to process articulatio genus osteoarthritis.  A study of 376 patients was done comparison Orthokine (ACS) amongst hyaluronic acid (HA) together with saline injections for articulatio genus osteoarthritis.  The "effects of ACS were significantly superior to those of HA together with saline for all resultant measures together with fourth dimension points."  See Abstract of Article


From the available evidence, it appears equally though this is a reasonable treatment.  I compass not, however, know many of the details.  This handling is non available inwards the United States.  It is produced past times incubating a patient's blood inwards a sterile container amongst beads over a catamenia of 6-8 hours or more.  The IL-1 RA together with other increment factors are concentrated together with injected dorsum into the patient.


This is unlike than platelet rich plasma (PRP) inwards that PRP is made at the signal of help together with tin laissez passer on notice endure delivered dorsum to the patient inside 15-20 minutes.  No incubation catamenia is needed.  


I volition endeavour to larn to a greater extent than almost Orthokine together with written report back.  Please post service whatsoever comments that may contribute to the conversation together with help us all meliorate sympathise the potential value of this approach.


Allan Mishra, MD

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Friday, November 3, 2017

Shockwave Therapy too Knee Osteoarthritis

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy is the external application of high intensity audio energy.  This type of handling has been applied to kidney stones, fractures, tendonitis together with similar a shot osteoarthritis.   Two preclinical studies published today propose this technique may live on promising.

Two dissimilar models of human knee osteoarthritis were utilized.  One involves cutting the ACL, the other creates a cartilage defect inwards the knee.  Both of these studies propose shockwave therapy may bring value inwards the handling of human knee osteoarthritis.  Appropriate human clinical trials nevertheless remove to live on conducted.


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Here are the ii studies:



Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2012 Jun 6. 

Does Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Enhance Healing of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Rabbit Knee?: H5N1 Pilot Study.



Conclusions
Shockwave therapy "accelerated the healing charge per unit of measurement together with improved cartilage together with subchondral os character inwards the OCD (osteochondritis dissecans) rabbit model.




Journal of Surgical Research

Extracorporeal shockwave therapy shows time-dependent chondroprotective effects inwards osteoarthritis of the human knee inwards rats

  • Ching-Jen Wang, MD
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  • Yi-Chih Sun, BS
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  • To Wong, MD
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  • Shan-Ling Hsu, MD
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  • Wen-Yi Chou, MD
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  • Hsueh-Wen Chang, PhD
    • Conclusion

      "Extracorporeal shockwave therapy is effective inwards preventing osteoarthritis of the human knee inwards rats. The beneficial effects of ESWT seem to live on time-dependent showtime at four weeks later on treatment."




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    Dramatic Rise inwards Platelet Rich Plasma References

    Over the end decade, at that spot has been a dramatic rising inwards the break of PubMed in addition to Google references virtually platelet-rich plasma.  This represents worldwide involvement inwards this point-of-care biologic handling for a multifariousness of inquiry in addition to clinical applications.

    Patients are already seeing the benefits of this inquiry in addition to novel breakthroughs volition come upward from expected in addition to unexpected sources.

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