Knee arthrosis

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Artroza koljena
• Author: Joshua Jahdi Munonye
• Mentor: Mislav Jelić (mentor)
• Committee member: Mislav Jelić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Domagoj Delimar (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Tomislav Đapić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine; (Department of Orthopedics); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2019-07-12, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Clinical Medical Sciences; Orthopedics

Abstract

Knee osteoarthritis is a common disease of the geriatric population. It affects women more than men and is one of the leading causes of disability. With knee osteoarthritis there is a progressive destruction of articular cartilage. Common risk factors include age, sex, weight, trauma to the knee joint due to repeated movements, in particular squatting and kneeling. Clinical symptoms include pain around the knee, stiffness particularly in the morning and swelling around the joint, grinding or cracking sounds during joint movement and functional deterioration of the joint. Treatment plans for knee osteoarthritis begins with a nonsurgical, conservative approach. If this method becomes refractory, surgery is considered. This thesis will discuss osteoarthritis of the knee.

Abstract (croatian)

Osteoartritis koljena je česta bolest gerijatrijske populacije. Ona više pogađa žene nego muškarce i jedan je od vodećih uzroka invaliditeta. Kod osteoartritisa koljena dolazi do progresivnog razaranja zglobne hrskavice. Uobičajeni rizični čimbenici uključuju dob, spol, težinu, traumu koljenskog zgloba zbog ponovljenih pokreta, osobito čučanj i klečanje. Klinički simptomi uključuju bol oko koljena, ukočenost osobito u jutarnjim satima i oticanje oko zgloba, brušenje ili zvuk pucanja tijekom pokreta zglobova i funkcionalnog pogoršanja zgloba. Planovi liječenja osteoartritisa koljena započinju bez operacije, konzervativnim pristupom. Ako ova metoda postane refraktorna, razmatra se operacija. U ovom radu raspravljat će se o osteoartritisu koljena.

• Keywords: knee; osteoarthritis; cartilage
• Keywords (croatian): koljeno; osteoartritis; hrskavica
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:499294
• Study programme: Title: Medicine (in English language); Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica medicine (doktor/doktorica medicine)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2020-07-20 10:22:47