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Eijking HM, Verlaan L, Emans P, Boymans T, Meijer K, Senden R. Patient with knee osteoarthritis demonstrates improved knee adduction moment after knee joint distraction: a case report. Acta Orthop Belg 2024; 90:147-153. [PMID: 38669666 DOI: 10.52628/90.1.11515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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In this article we report a case of a 53-year-old patient diagnosed with end-stage osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee. The patient underwent treatment with knee joint distraction (KJD) with the aim to postpone total knee arthroplasty and prevent potential revision surgery. To assess the effect of KJD, a 3D gait analysis was performed preoperative and one year postoperative. In this patient, preoperative 3D gait analysis revealed an increased knee adduction moment (KAM) compared to healthy levels. Postoperative the KAM decreased, approaching healthy levels, suggesting potential improvements in disease status or in gait. Consequently, further investigation into the effectiveness of Knee Joint Distraction (KJD) as a treatment option for relatively young patients with knee OA is warranted. Gait analysis has emerged as an effective tool for assessing treatment outcomes of innovative treatment such as KJD at the individual level.
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Belba A, Vanneste T, Kallewaard JW, van Kuijk SM, Gelissen M, Emans P, Bellemans J, Smeets K, Van Boxem K, Sommer M, Kimman M, Van Zundert J. Cooled versus conventional radiofrequency treatment of the genicular nerves for chronic knee pain: 12-month and cost-effectiveness results from the multicenter COCOGEN trial. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2024:rapm-2023-105127. [PMID: 38388017 DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2023-105127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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BACKGROUND Radiofrequency (RF) treatment of the genicular nerves reduces chronic knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) or persistent postsurgical pain (PPSP) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The objective of this study is to compare long-term outcomes of cooled and conventional RF and perform an economic evaluation. METHODS The COCOGEN trial is a double-blinded, non-inferiority, pilot, randomized controlled trial that compared the effects up to 12 months of cooled and conventional RF in patients with chronic knee pain suffering from OA or PPSP after TKA following a 1:1 randomization rate. Outcomes were knee pain, functionality, quality of life, emotional health, medication use, and adverse events. A trial-based economic evaluation was performed with a 12-month societal perspective. Here, the primary outcome was the incremental costs per quality-adjusted life year (QALY). RESULTS 41 of the 49 included patients completed the 12-month follow-up. One patient in the PPSP cooled RF group had substantial missing data at 12-month follow-up. The proportion of patients with ≥50% pain reduction at 12 months was 22.2% (4/18) in patients treated with conventional RF versus 22.7% (5/22) in patients treated with cooled RF (p>0.05). There was a statistically significant difference in the mean absolute numerical rating scale at 12 months after cooled RF and conventional RF in patients with PPSP (p=0.02). Differences between other outcomes were not statistically significant. The health economic analysis indicated that cooled RF resulted in lower costs and improved QALYs compared with conventional RF in PPSP but not in OA. There were no serious adverse events. CONCLUSIONS Both RF treatments demonstrated in approximately 22% of patients a ≥50% pain reduction at 12 months. In patients with PPSP, contrary to OA, cooled RF seems to be more effective than conventional RF. Additionally, cooled RF has in patients with PPSP, as opposed to OA, greater effectiveness at lower costs compared with conventional RF. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT03865849.
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- Amy Belba
- Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
- Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Anesthesiology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands
- Anesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC Locatie AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Clinical Epidemiology & Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Orthopaedic Surgery, Joint Preserving Clinic, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
- GRIT Belgian Sports Clinic and ArthroClinic, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, BIOMED REVAL Rehabilitation Research Institute, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, AZ Vesalius, Tongeren, Belgium
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- Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Clinical Epidemiology & Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
- Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Vanneste T, Belba A, Kallewaard JW, van Kuijk SMJ, Gelissen M, Emans P, Bellemans J, Smeets K, Terwiel C, Van Boxem K, Sommer M, Van Zundert J. Comparison of cooled versus conventional radiofrequency treatment of the genicular nerves for chronic knee pain: a multicenter non-inferiority randomized pilot trial (COCOGEN trial). Reg Anesth Pain Med 2023; 48:197-204. [PMID: 36653065 PMCID: PMC10086476 DOI: 10.1136/rapm-2022-104054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Radiofrequency (RF) treatment of the genicular nerves has the potential to reduce chronic knee pain due to osteoarthritis or persistent postsurgical pain, however, a direct comparison between the two main modalities used, conventional and cooled, is lacking. METHODS This double blind, non-inferiority, pilot, randomized controlled trial compared the effects of cooled and conventional RF in chronic knee pain patients suffering from osteoarthritis or persistent postsurgical pain after total knee arthroplasty. Patients were randomized following a 1:1 rate. The primary outcome was the proportion of patients with ≥50% pain reduction at 3 months postintervention. Other outcomes were knee pain, functionality, quality of life, emotional health, and adverse events up to 6 months postintervention. Conventional RF treatment was tested for non-inferiority to cooled in reducing knee pain at 3 months follow-up. RESULTS Forty-nine of 70 patients were included, of which 47 completed a 3-month follow-up. The primary outcome was achieved in 4 of 23 patients treated with conventional RF (17%) vs in 8 of 24 with cooled (33%) (p=0,21). Results from the non-inferiority comparison were inconclusive in relation to the non-inferiority margin. There was no statistically significant difference between secondary outcomes. There were no serious adverse events. CONCLUSIONS Both conventional and cooled RF treatment reduced pain in the osteoarthritis and persistent postsurgical pain population. This pilot study did not demonstrate statistically significant differences in the proportion of patients experiencing ≥50% pain reduction between techniques. The non-inferiority analysis was inconclusive. These results warrant further research. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER NCT03865849.
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- Thibaut Vanneste
- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
- Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Medical Technology Assessment, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, CAPHRI School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
- GRIT Belgian sports clinic, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, BIOMED REVAL Rehabilitation Research Institute, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Rijnstate, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Multidisciplinary Pain Center, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Eveque M, Emans P, Claes B, Bouwman F, Heeren RMA, Cillero-Pastor B. OP0240 A MULTIMODAL MASS SPECTROMETRY APPROACH REVEALS SPECIFIC CARTILAGE MOLECULAR PROFILES ASSOCIATED TO TYPE 2 DIABETIC PATIENTS. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.5399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Osteoarthritis (OA) is mainly characterized by the progressive deterioration of articular cartilage. Recent studies support that type 2 diabetes (TD2) is a risk factor to develop OA [1, 2]. However, the molecular cartilage profile of patients combining these two diseases remains unclear, and a better understanding of the different OA phenotypes should be considered for the development of personalized medicine.Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is used to investigate the bimolecular distribution of proteins, lipids or metabolites through thein-situanalysis of tissue sections. Bottom-up proteomics focuses on the relative quantification of proteins. The combination of both technologies could be considered to reveal specific molecular profiles and help for patient classification.Objectives:The main goal of this study is to apply a multimodal mass spectrometry approach on cartilage to reveal specific lipidomic and proteomic profiles associated to TD2 patients.Methods:Human cartilages from OA (na=10) and OA/TD2 human patients (nb=10) were obtained from donors undergoing total knee joint replacement. Cartilage punches of 8*8mm were sectioned at 12 µm thickness for MALDI-MSI and bottom-up proteomics.For MALDI-MSI experiments (na=6; nb=6), norharmane matrix was sprayed over the samples for the detection of lipids. Experiments were then performed in positive ion polarity at 50 µm of lateral resolution using a RapifleX MALDI Tissue-typer instrument. LipostarMSI and in-house ChemomeTricks toolbox for MATLAB software were used for data processing and analysis.For bottom-up proteomics experiment (na=10; nb=10), proteins were extracted, separated using SDS-PAGE and digested prior to liquid chromatography separation coupled to an orbitrap MS Q-Exactive HF mass spectrometer. Proteome Discoverer, enrichR and Reactome software were used for data processing and analysis.Results:MALDI-MSI showed overall differences between OA and OA/TD2 patients based on their specific lipidomic profiles. In particular, sphingomyelin and phosphatidylcholine species were significantly more abundant in OA patients whereas lysolipids such as lysophosphatidylcholine species were mainly present in OA/TD2 patients, providing therefore phenotype-specific OA molecular panels. Additionally, we observed that phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin species were more present in the superficial layer of the cartilage whereas lysophosphatidylcholine species were more abundant in the deep layer (Fig. 1A, B).Proteomics experiments applied on cartilage enables the quantification of 114 proteins. Among those, 73 were overexpressed in OA samples whereas 41 were overexpressed in OA/TD2 patients. Among the differentially regulated proteins (Fig. 1C), phospholipase A2 was increased in the diabetic cohort, in line with the elevated level of lysolipids found in the imaging data. Our results also involved the fatty acid omega oxidation and the fatty acid biosynthesis pathways as relevant to explain this deregulation of the lipid metabolism.Conclusion:MALDI–MSI combined with proteomics experiments showed different profiles between OA and OA/TD2 patients and could be employed for patient classification.References:[1]Louati, K., et al., Association between diabetes mellitus and osteoarthritis: systematic literature review and meta-analysis. RMD Open, 2015.1(1): p. e000077.[2]Williams, M.F., et al.,Type 2 diabetes and osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.J Diabetes Complications, 2016.30(5): p. 944-50.Acknowledgments:The Dutch Province of Limburg and MUMC institutional grant.Disclosure of Interests:Maxime Eveque: None declared, Pieter Emans Shareholder of: Shareholder and cofounder start-up company Chondropeptix, Grant/research support from: Institution received grants from STW, ReumaNederland, InSciTE, Consultant of: Consultancy to Kiomed, Speakers bureau: Payment for lectures by Kiomed, Episurf, Britt Claes: None declared, Freek Bouwman: None declared, Ron M A Heeren: None declared, Berta Cillero-Pastor: None declared
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Jansen M, Mastbergen S, Watt F, Willemse E, Vincent T, Spruijt S, Emans P, Custers R, Van Heerwaarden R, Lafeber F. FRI0406 CARTILAGE REPAIR ACTIVITY DURING JOINT-PRESERVING TREATMENT MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY OSTEOPHYTE FORMATION. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.1227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Knee joint distraction (KJD) is a joint-preserving treatment to postpone total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and has shown cartilage repair and clinical improvement in patients with severe knee osteoarthritis (OA), as has high tibial osteotomy (HTO). The observed cartilage repair activity could be related to an increase in transforming growth factor-β1 (TGFβ-1), which increases in the synovial fluid (SF) during KJD treatment.1However, animal and ex vivo human studies have shown that TGFβ-1 also induce formation of osteophytes, generally seen as an OA severity hallmark. Similarly, interleukin-6 (IL-6) was observed to increase in SF during KJD treatment and may also be associated with osteophytosis.As such, we hypothesized that joint-preserving regenerative treatments demonstrating cartilage repair activity lead to general tissue (re)generation, including osteophytosis.Objectives:To analyze osteophytosis after KJD and compare this to HTO and natural progression in knee OA.Methods:63 KJD patients were included in several clinical trials, one of which was a randomized controlled trial comparing patients indicated for HTO, but treated with KJD (KJDHTO; n=23) vs. patients treated with HTO (n=46). All patients received standardized radiographs before and one and two years after treatment, used to measure osteophyte size. Only patients with measurements at baseline and two-year follow-up were included. As a control group for natural progression, untreated knee OA patients from Cohort Hip & Cohort Knee (CHECK; n=1002) were studied. Only patients who received a TKA during follow-up were included, using their last two measurements before treatment to reflect natural two-year progression (n=44).A separate group of 20 patients treated with KJD in regular care underwent SF aspirations before and after treatment, and TGFβ-1 and IL-6 levels were measured by immunoassay (Mesoscale Discovery). Unstandardized radiographs were acquired before and one year after treatment, used to score osteophytes with the revised Altman score, resulting in a 0 (normal) to 12 (severe) whole-joint score. Only patients with radiographs and SF aspirations at both baseline and one-year follow-up were included.Results:After two years, both KJD (n=58) and HTO (n=38) patients showed a significant increase in osteophyte size (+6.2mm2 and +7.0mm2 resp.; both p<0.003; figure 1), with no significant differences between the treatments (p>0.38). Untreated CHECK patients who underwent TKA did not show significant two-year osteophyte changes before treatment (+2.1mm2; p=0.207; figure 1) and showed significant differences compared with KJD and HTO groups (both p<0.044). In the KJD SF aspiration group (n=17), the Altman osteophyte score was not different at one year compared to baseline (+0.2 points; p=0.653) and there was no association between baseline biomarker values and the baseline Altman osteophyte score, or between changes in these parameters (all p≥0.28). Trichotomization of patients in groups with a decrease, no change or increase in total Altman osteophyte score indicated that there was a statistically significant difference between the three groups in changes in TGFβ-1 (p=0.044; figure 2A), but not IL-6 (p=0.898; figure 2B).Conclusion:After KJD treatment, joint space widening and clinical improvement are accompanied by osteophytosis. Similar results were observed after treatment with HTO, suggesting effects occur in regenerative joint-preserving treatments in general. The increased osteophytosis may be a bystander effect of cartilage repair activity related to intra-articular factors like TGFβ-1 and questions whether osteophytosis should necessarily be considered a hallmark of OA worsening.References:[1]Watt et al, Osteoarthritis Cartilage 2020Disclosure of Interests:Mylène Jansen: None declared, Simon Mastbergen: None declared, Fiona Watt: None declared, Elske Willemse: None declared, Tonia Vincent Consultant of: Ad hoc consultancy GSK, Mundipharma, UCB, Sander Spruijt Consultant of: Consultancy to Zimmer Biomet Inc., Pieter Emans Shareholder of: Shareholder and cofounder start-up company Chondropeptix, Roel Custers: None declared, Ronald Van Heerwaarden: None declared, Floris Lafeber Shareholder of: Co-founder and shareholder of ArthroSave BV
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Boonen B, Kerens B, Schotanus MGM, Emans P, Jong B, Kort NP. Inter-observer reliability of measurements performed on digital long-leg standing radiographs and assessment of validity compared to 3D CT-scan. Knee 2016; 23:20-4. [PMID: 26746040 DOI: 10.1016/j.knee.2015.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Revised: 07/31/2015] [Accepted: 08/07/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Long-leg radiographs (LLR) are often used in orthopaedics to assess limb alignment in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA). However, there are still concerns about the adequacy of measurements performed on LLR. We assessed the reliability and validity of measurements on LLR using three-dimensional computed tomography (3D CT)-scan as a gold standard. METHODS Six different surgeons measured the mechanical axis and position of the femoral and tibial components individually on 24 LLR. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) were calculated to obtain reliability and Bland-Altman plots were constructed to assess agreement between measurements on LLR and measurements on 3D CT-scan. RESULTS ICC agreement for the six observer measurements on LLR was 0.70 for the femoral component and 0.80 for the tibial component. The mean difference between measurements performed on LLR and 3D CT-scan was 0.3° for the femoral component and -1.1° for the tibial component. Variation of the difference between LLR and 3D CT-scan for the femoral component was 1.1° and 0.9° for the tibial component. 95% of the differences between measurements performed on LLR and 3D CT-scan were between -1.9 and 2.4° (femoral component) and between -2.9 and 0.7 (tibial component). CONCLUSION Measurements on LLR show moderate to good reliability and, when compared to 3D CT-scan, show good validity. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER institutional review board Atrium-Orbis-Zuyd, number: 11-T-15. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Prospective cohort study, Level II.
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- B Boonen
- Zuyderland Medisch Centrum, Dr. H. vd Hoffplein 1, 6162 BG Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands.
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- AZ Sint-Maarten, Leopoldstraat 2, 2800 Mechelen, Belgium.
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- Zuyderland Medisch Centrum, Dr. H. vd Hoffplein 1, 6162 BG Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands.
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- Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum, P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Zuyderland Medisch Centrum, Dr. H. vd Hoffplein 1, 6162 BG Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands.
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- Zuyderland Medisch Centrum, Dr. H. vd Hoffplein 1, 6162 BG Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands.
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Nielen J, van den Bemt B, Boonen A, Dagnelie P, Emans P, Lalmohamed A, Veldhorst N, van Staa TP, de Vries F. AB1108 Identification of Antithrombotic Drugs Related to Total Joint Replacement Using Anonymised Free Text Notes. Ann Rheum Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.3955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Nielen J, van den Bemt B, Lalmohamed A, de Boer A, Boonen A, Dagnelie P, Emans P, de Vries F. THU0334 Severity of Diabetes Mellitus and Risk of Total Hip or Knee Replacement: A Population Based Case-Control Study. Ann Rheum Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.3919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Nielen J, van den Bemt B, Lalmohamed A, de Boer A, Boonen A, Dagnelie P, Emans P, de Vries F. SAT0333 Use of Glitazones and The Risk of Elective Hip Or Knee Replacement: A Population Based Case-Control Study. Ann Rheum Dis 2015. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2015-eular.3886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Rewald S, Mesters I, Emans P, Arts J, Lenssen A, Bie R. Aquatic circuit training including aqua-cycling in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A feasibility study. J Rehabil Med 2015; 47:376-81. [DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Párraga Quiroga JM, Emans P, Wilson W, Ito K, van Donkelaar CC. Should a native depth-dependent distribution of human meniscus constitutive components be considered in FEA-models of the knee joint? J Mech Behav Biomed Mater 2014; 38:242-50. [PMID: 24747014 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2014.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2013] [Revised: 12/09/2013] [Accepted: 03/15/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The depth-dependent matrix composition of articular cartilage is important for its mechanical behavior. It is unknown whether the depth-dependent matrix composition of a meniscus is similarly important for its load-bearing function. The present objective was to determine whether it is necessary to account for the native distribution of matrix components in the cross-sectional plane of the meniscus, when studying its mechanical behavior in numerical models. To address this objective, measured depth-dependent distribution of matrix contents in the human meniscus, and fitted visco-elastic mechanical properties of the collagen were used as input in FEA simulations of a knee joint. The importance of including the depth-dependent matrix component constitution in the meniscus was determined by comparing simulations with an axisymmetric representation of the knee joint, which incorporated either the depth-dependent matrix composition or homogenized matrix. Depth-dependent differences in water, collagen and proteoglycan contents were observed, but these were not significantly different. The anterior region, with significantly higher collagen content, was statistically stiffer than the posterior region. However, depth wise, stiffness did not correlate to the constitution of the tissue. GAG content was significantly higher in the posterior than in the anterior region. Visco-elastic properties of meniscus collagen were fitted against tensile test data. Simulations show that the distribution of stresses and strains in the cartilage is slightly low when the meniscus contains a depth-dependent constitution, but this difference is only modest. Therefore, this study suggests that knee joint mechanics is rather insensitive to the distribution of constitutive components in the cross section of the meniscus, and that the depth-dependent matrix distribution of the meniscus is not essential to be included in axisymmetric computational models of the knee joint.
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- J M Párraga Quiroga
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Maastricht, PO Box 7500, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, PO Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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Loosening and subsequent extra-articular migration of the patella component is a rare complication of total knee arthroplasty. We report a case of recurrent aseptic loosening and extra-articular migration of a patella component. Eventually, treatment consisted of removing the patellar component without replacement.
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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