Effects of a foot-ankle strengthening programme on clinical aspects and gait biomechanics in people with knee osteoarthritis: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Tania F Salvini, Glauko Dantas, Isabel C N Sacco, Ana F dos Santos, Ricky Watari, Alessandra B Matias, Paula R M S Serrao, Henrique Pott-Junior

“…Introduction Studies have indicated that hip and knee muscle strengthening are effective in reducing pain, improving self-reported function and increasing lower limb strength, without, however, decreasing knee joint overload during gait in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). …”
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Over 20-year Follow-up Result of Total Knee Arthroplasty for Knee Arthropathy: A Single Center Cohort Study by XU Yiming, HU Mingwei, ZHU Wei, YU Muyang, LIN Jin, JIN Jin, QIAN Wenwei, FENG Bin, WENG Xisheng

“…In terms of patient satisfaction, the 10 knees (62.50%) scored 4 points (very satisfied), the remaining 6 knees (37.50%) scored 3 points (satisfied), and the satisfaction rate was 100%.ConclusionTKA treatment for knee arthropathy has high long-term prosthesis survival rate, significant improvement of knee joint function and high patient satisfaction.…”
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A Study on Lower Limb Movement Intention Recognition Based on Multi-Source Information Fusion by Siyu Zong, Wei Li, Dawen Sun, Xiaojie Wei, Junjie Chen, Zhengwei Yue, Daxue Sun

“…Under the same condition of input signal, the multivariate flow-limiting sliding time-window BPGN reduced the average knee joint error by 13.6° and the average ankle joint angle error by 8.5° compared to the BPGN intent recognition. …”
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Effects of Yanghe Decoction on IL-1 and TNF-α of Papain in Rabbit Knee Osteoarthritis by Zhenqiang HONG, Hongjian GAO, Junjun HE, Zeling HUANG

“…After two weeks of adaptive feeding, in addition to the control group, the remaining three groups were injected with papain into the articular cavity to replicate the rabbit model of knee osteoarthritis. The rabbit knee joint was slightly bend, insert the needle through the middle or both sides of the joint, and 0.5 mL 1.6%Papain saline solution was injected into the knee joint cavity through the superior patellar ligament, all were injected every three days, three consecutive times. …”
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Structural Design and Dynamics Analysis of a Lower Limb Rehabilitation Training Mechanism by Wang Yan, Li Jian

“…The measured output torque of hip joint and knee joint show the same trend as the simulation results, the correctness and feasibility of the simulation is proved. …”
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The efficiency of proprioceptive training in preventing injuries to team athletes: A systematic review by Marko Manojlović

“…The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the effectiveness of proprioceptive training in the prevention of lower extremity injuries, especially the ankle and knee joint, in team athletes. PRISMA recommendations were applied for this research. …”
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Kinematics and Dynamics Analysis of Lower Limb Robot based on Human Motion Data by Hailong Du, Ningning Hu

“…By establishing the link model of the lower limb exoskeleton robot，the rotation angle and torque curve of the hip joint and knee joint are deduced and calculated based on experiment data based on experim ent data，an adaptive controller is designed based on Matlab，and effectiveness of kinematics and dynamics analysis based on experimental data is verified，which provides data support and theoretical basis for the motor selection and control system design of the lower limb exoskeleton robot.…”
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A Rare Case of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis following a Ruptured Baker’s Cyst in a Toddler by Deniz Üstüner, Fatma Asaid, Muhammad Pervaiz, Godwin Oligbu

“…MRI confirmed a ruptured Baker’s cyst with inflammatory arthropathy alongside an extensive synovial proliferation throughout the knee joint with large joint effusions and associated soft tissue oedema tracking superiorly and inferiorly along the medial head of gastrocnemius and anteriorly along the tibia. …”
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Effect of Early Period of Postoperative Rehabilitation in Individuals with Transverse Patellar Fractures Treated by Tension Band with Kirschner by Zhongyi FANG, Shuai FAN, Xin JIANG, Lili XU, Likun LIU

“…Evaluation of knee function included range of motion (ROM) and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC).Results:Compared with control group, subjects with 2-week rehabilitation showed better knee flexion ROM and lower WOMAC pain and function scores (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Positive exercise therapy in early postoperative period has good effect on knee joint function recovery and quality of life improvement for patients with transverse patella fractures.…”
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Dimensional Synthesis Design of a Walking Aided Training Robot by Qin Tao

“…According to the change laws of ankle and knee joint posture during normal walking,the dimensional synthesis optimization of ankle joint attitude restraining mechanism and aided knee flexion mechanism is carried out to determine the optimal size parameters of the mechanism. …”
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Application of platelet-rich plasma therapy combined with 5E rehabilitation nursing mode for patients with knee osteoarthritis (富血小板血浆联合5E康复护理模式在膝骨性关节炎患者中的应用)... by AN Linjing (安林静), ZHAO Chen (赵晨), CHANG Yueyuan (常月圆), PAN Yaying (潘亚英), CHEN Yanqi (程艳琪), ZHANG Bing (张兵), CHEN Weinan (陈炜楠), GAO Bei (高蓓), NIU Jing (牛静), ZHANG Ting (张婷)

“…The control group was treated with PRP injected into knee joint cavity combined with routine exercise guidance. …”
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Study on the impact of Kinesiophobia after Total Knee Arthroplasty on the rehabilitation of patients during hospitalization: A pilot study. by Yichao Yao, Qi Zhang, Shaoning Cui, Xumeng Guo

“…Furthermore, active flexion of the knee joint was measured at different time points for both groups, including the first (T1*), third (T2*), and fifth (T3*) postoperative days, and the day of discharge (T4*). …”
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Combining an internal tension relieving technique with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) reduces graft failure rate and improves functional outcomes: a systematic re... by Yixin Wen, Wei Huang, Minghui Li, Yong Jiang, Yibo Tong, Hongjun Mei, Junfeng Tan

“…However, no significant differences were observed between the two approaches in terms of Lysholm knee score, VAS score, IKDC score, and knee joint laxity. Conclusions This meta-analysis highlighted the significance and superiority of combining ITRT with ACLR compared to conventional ACLR, particularly in reducing graft failure rate and improving knee function outcomes. …”
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The effect of supplementation with type I and type III collagen peptide and type II hydrolyzed collagen on pain, quality of life and physical function in patients with meniscopathy... by Ahmet Serhat Genç, Ali Kerim Yılmaz, Berna Anıl, Esra Korkmaz Salkılıç, Enes Akdemir, Berna Güzel, Ahmet Mor, Hacı Ahmet Yarar, Nizamettin Güzel, Lokman Kehribar

“…Abstract Background Menisci, one of the most important anatomical structures of the knee joint, plays a role in load transfer, stability, shock absorption, prevention of articular cartilage degeneration, and proprioception. …”
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Gel-Based Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation in a Patient with Noncontained Osteochondral Knee Defect at 9-Year Follow-Up by Ujjval Deliwala, Sumit Jain Sethia

“…It commonly occurs in the knee joint, elbow, wrist, and ankle. Although several surgical concepts have been described to treat OCD (fragment fixation, microfracture, autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI), and mosaicplasty), no gold standard treatment has been accepted for managing OCD. …”
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Knee Osteoarthritis Treatment with the KineSpring Knee Implant System: A Report of Two Cases by David A. Hayes, Larry E. Miller, Jon E. Block

“…Indeed, it is now well understood that abnormal loading across the knee joint due to malalignment and/or excessive weight gain is responsible for accelerating OA progression. …”
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Inhibitory effects of Spirulina in zymosan-induced arthritis in mice by Diadelis Remirez, Ricardo González, Nelson Merino, Sandra Rodriguez, Odelsa Ancheta

“…The mice were than killed and β-glucuronidase was measured in the synovial fluid. Each knee joint was totally removed for histopathological studies. …”
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Design and Motion Performance Analysis of 2URR-SRR-RUPUR Parallel Leg Rehabilitation Robot Mechanism by Zenglin Ye, Liang'an Zhang, Hua Chen, Hao Wu

“…Based on the mechanism of leg joint rehabilitation， a 2URR-SRR-RUPUR four-degree-of-freedom parallel leg rehabilitation robot is proposed， which can realize the abduction and adduction of ankle joint， flexion and extension of knee joint， hip joint abduction and adduction movements and leg stretching movements. …”
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Is Intra-articular Platelet-rich Plasma Injection Safe and Effective in Osteoarthritis Knee? A Prospective Study: A Case Series by R Sahaya Jose, N Kattu Bava, M Syed Moosa

“…Conclusion: Based on our results, this minimally invasive PRP injection to the knee joint is a safe and effective treatment in mild to moderate OA. …”
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Lower limb coordination patterns following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A longitudinal study by Cortney Armitano-Lago, Elizabeth Bjornsen, Caroline Lisee, Ashley Buck, Christin Büttner, Adam W. Kiefer, Todd A. Schwartz, Brian Pietrosimone

“…Background: Changes in lower limb joint coordination have been shown to increase localized stress on knee joint soft tissue—a known precursor of osteoarthritis. …”
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