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<p>Knee pain, one of the most frequent symptoms for which a patient enlists the help of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Ambulatory services is caused by a pathology that mainly includes chronic knee osteoarthritis (a chronic degenerative rheumatic disease) and post-traumatic injuries (fractures, sprains, ligament or meniscal injuries). The knee joint is one of the most strained joints, on one hand by extreme physical effort, prolonged orthostatism or increased body weight; on the other hand, by the injuries to which it is exposed. The purpose of this study is to analyse and objectify whether there are differences in regards to socio-medical considerations, comparing chronic knee osteoarthritis and post-traumatic knee injuries.</p>
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Knee pain, one of the most frequent symptoms for which a patient enlists the help of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Ambulatory services is caused by a pathology that mainly includes chronic knee osteoarthritis (a chronic degenerative rheumatic disease) and post-traumatic injuries (fractures, sprains, ligament or meniscal injuries). The knee joint is one of the most strained joints, on one hand by extreme physical effort, prolonged orthostatism or increased body weight; on the other hand, by the injuries to which it is exposed. The purpose of this study is to analyse and objectify whether there are differences in regards to socio-medical considerations, comparing chronic knee osteoarthritis and post-traumatic knee injuries.

Socio-Medical Considerations Regarding Knee Pathology in Patients Undergoing Treatment in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Ambulatory

ARS Medica Tomitana

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Knee pain, one of the most frequent symptoms for which a patient enlists the help of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Ambulatory services is caused by a...

Socio-Medical Considerations Regarding Knee Pathology in Patients Undergoing Treatment in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Ambulatory

Published Online: Apr 23, 2024

Page range: 281 - 284

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsm-2023-0040

Keywords
socio-medical considerations, ambulatory rehabilitation, knee patology, knee osteoarthritis, knee injury

© 2023 Irina Albadi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Socio-Medical Considerations Regarding Knee Pathology in Patients Undergoing Treatment in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Ambulatory

Published Online: Apr 23, 2024

Page range: 281 - 284

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/arsm-2023-0040

Keywordssocio-medical considerations, ambulatory rehabilitation, knee patology, knee osteoarthritis, knee injury

© 2023 Irina Albadi et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
socio-medical considerations, ambulatory rehabilitation, knee patology, knee osteoarthritis, knee injury