Bmc Musculoskel Dis
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Bmc Musculoskel Dis · Dec 2014
Randomized Controlled TrialTypology of patients with fibromyalgia: cluster analysis of duloxetine study patients.
To identify distinct groups of patients with fibromyalgia (FM) with respect to multiple outcome measures. ⋯ FM patients are heterogeneous and can be classified into distinct subgroups by simple descriptive rules derived from only 3 variables, which may guide individual patient management. Duloxetine showed higher improvement rates than placebo and had a sustained effect beyond 12 weeks.
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Bmc Musculoskel Dis · Dec 2014
Comparative StudyShort-term functional versus patient-reported outcome of the bicruciate stabilized total knee arthroplasty: prospective consecutive case series.
The main goals of the standard treatment for advanced symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, total knee arthroplasty (TKA), are pain reduction and restoration of knee motion.The aim of this study was to analyse the outcome of the patient-based Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), and the surgeon-based Knee Society Score (KSS) and its Knee Score (KS) and Knee Functional Score (KFS) components after (TKA) using the Journey knee prosthesis, and to assess the correlation of these scores with range of motion (ROM). ⋯ The Journey bicruciate stabilized knee prosthesis showed good 1-year postoperative results in terms of both functional and patient-based outcome. However, higher knee ROM correlates only moderately with patient-based outcome, implying that functionality afforded by the Journey bicruciate TKA is not equivalent to patient satisfaction.