International orthopaedics

· 3 papers in corpus
rct 2021
doi:10.1007/s00264-020-04518-9 ·PMID:33205343

PURPOSE: The goal of this study is to investigate whether platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections are effective in the management of adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder (AC). A triple-blind, randomized controlled trial was designed and conduc…

observational 2013
doi:10.1007/s00264-013-1982-6 ·PMID:23835555

PURPOSE: We evaluated whether synovial fluid (SF) leptin concentrations correlate with pain severity in patients with hip or knee endstage osteoarthritis (OA) and whether they mediate the association between increased joint pain and (1) fem…

diagnostic-accuracy 2010
doi:10.1007/s00264-009-0791-4 ·PMID:19418052

Patients with adhesive capsulitis were clinically evaluated to establish whether pain elicited by pressure on the coracoid area may be considered a pathognomonic sign of this condition. The study group included 85 patients with primary adhe…