Bahram Moradi; Arad Fatahian; Reza Fatahian
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Background: Compression fractures of the spine are common complications of osteoporosis that lead to persistent pain, inability to perform daily activities, and a significant reduction in quality of life. Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty are two semi-invasive treatments for this complication. Therefore, ...
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Background: Compression fractures of the spine are common complications of osteoporosis that lead to persistent pain, inability to perform daily activities, and a significant reduction in quality of life. Kyphoplasty and vertebroplasty are two semi-invasive treatments for this complication. Therefore, the purpose of this research was to evaluate and compare the treatment results obtained from the use of the two mentioned methods with non-surgical medical treatment in patients with compression fracture of the spine.Methods: The cases of thoracic spine compression fracture referring to 2 teaching hospitals during a 2-years period (2015 to 2017) were retrospectively studied the results of 3 treatment methods of non-surgical, vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty were compared by chart review and also direct questioning and examination at a minimum follow-up of one year. The evaluation of pain by VAS, and functional status Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and SF-36 short form were completed. Results: From total of 138 cases of compression thoracic spine fracture only 96 had the inclusion criteria and were entered into the study. 42 male and 54 female patients were evaluated. The patients had a minimum of 3 months and maximum of 1 year (Mean=7.5 months) follow-up. VAS score in non-surgical group was 6.75±1.32, in vertebroplasty was 3.58±1.94 and in Kyphoplasty was 2.67±1.64. The ODI scores were: 56.82±14.4, 28±15.40, and 25.64±13.52 for non-surgical, vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty respectively. The SF-36 scores were almost similar in all 3 treatment methods.Conclusion: The two methods of vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty, in comparison with non-surgical treatment, had significantly reduced pain and better quality of life and ability of work. Therefore the two surgical treatments are preferred techniques for compression spine fractures.
Knee
mohamad sheibani; mahmoud karimi.mobarake; hamid karimifard
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Introduction: The most common cause of knee pain is knee osteoarthritis, many surgical and non-surgical treatments have been proposed but the preferred treatment remains unknown. One of the non-surgical treatments was PRP (plasma reach platate) injection in these patients. Various studies have shown ...
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Introduction: The most common cause of knee pain is knee osteoarthritis, many surgical and non-surgical treatments have been proposed but the preferred treatment remains unknown. One of the non-surgical treatments was PRP (plasma reach platate) injection in these patients. Various studies have shown the improvement of the effect of PRP injection with substances such as calcium gluconate, so the aim of this study was to evaluate the effectof PRP with and without calcium gluconate on the clinical results of intra-articular injection of this substance in patients with knee osteoarthritis.Methods: This was a cohort study in which patients were divided into two groups: PRP injection and PRP injection with calcium gluconate. The results of the study were evaluated by KOOS questionnaire and pain by VAS. A significance level of 0.05 was considered.Result: Generally, during the study, the pain level in patients after receiving both treatments significantly decreased during the six-month period, while the pain in the case group significantly decreased. (P Value <0.05).Discussion: From the results of this study, it can be concluded that simultaneous injection of PRP and calcium gluconate can further improve the results of injection.
alireza said; mohamadreza izadpanah; mohamad sheibani
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Background: Several studies have compared surgical and conservative methods for the treatment of fingertip injuries. However, there are few studies on the effect of phenytoin dressing and its efficiency in treating the fingertips compared to other common treatments. The aim of this study was to compare ...
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Background: Several studies have compared surgical and conservative methods for the treatment of fingertip injuries. However, there are few studies on the effect of phenytoin dressing and its efficiency in treating the fingertips compared to other common treatments. The aim of this study was to compare phenytoin dressing, surgical treatment with VY flap technique and conservative treatment with Vaseline in patients afflicted with fingertip injuries.
Methods: This prospective cohort research was conducted on all patients referred to the Emergency Department of Gorgan Hospital during 2016-17 who suffered from fingertip injuries. The eligible patients were selected for further intervention and follow up and were divided into three groups including phenytoin dressing, surgical treatment with VY flap technique and Vaseline conservative treatment. The collected Data was analyzed using Chi-squared test and independent sample t-test and the significance level was considered below 0.05.
Results: After 12 months, subjective, objective, and cosmetic complaints were evaluated based on the Allen Impairment Scale. According to the statistical evaluations, no significant difference was found between the three groups in subjective, objective, and cosmetic complaints after one year (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The results of this study for the first time showed that phenytoin dressing has a similar effect to Vaseline dressing for the treatment of fingertip injuries and is not superior to it. Furthermore, the findings of this study, in agreement with previous studies, showed that clinical results are similar to conservative and surgical treatments and are not superior to each other.
