The Index of ADL was developed to study results of treatment and prognosis in the elderly
and chronically ill. Grades of the Index summarize over-all performance in bathing, dressing, …

Background Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate are used to treat osteoarthritis. The
multicenter, double-blind, placebo- and celecoxib-controlled Glucosamine/chondroitin Arthritis …

A comment on this article appears in" Fluoroscopically directed steroid instillation in the
treatment of hip osteoarthritis: safety and efficacy in 510 cases." Arthritis Rheum. 2001 Oct; 44 (10…

Objectives: To review the current status of collagen hydrolysate in the treatment of osteoarthritis
and osteoporosis. Methods: Review of past and current literature relative to collagen …

Written by the foremost experts, this text is a comprehensive clinical reference on
osteoarthritis. Chapters review current information on the epidemiology, etiopathogenesis, and …

Objective Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee causes significant morbidity and current medical
treatment is limited to symptom relief, while therapies able to slow structural damage remain …

Background Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a major cause of pain and functional limitation in
older adults, yet longer-term studies of medical treatment of OA are limited. Objective To …

Although gratifying approaches to the management of osteoarthritis (OA) are available as a
result of improved knowledge about disease pathophysiology (see below), responses are …

A cosmid clone was isolated that contained an allele for the type II procollagen gene previously
shown to be coinherited with primary generalized osteoarthritis in a large family. Affected …

Objective: To determine the point prevalence of painful musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions in
obese subjects before and after weight loss following bariatric surgery. Design: Longitudinal…