Intra Articular Therapeutic Delivery for Post Traumatic Osteoarthritis

Abstract

There are currently no treatment methods on the market for modifying OA only drugs that help relieve pain and inflammation but do not address the underlying disease, allowing it to continue destroying joint tissues. When joint function becomes severely impaired and other management strategies are ineffective, arthroscopic or joint replacement surgeries become the only options for patients. More than 50 of people worldwide who are over 65 years of age show radiological evidence of OA.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1029644

Entities

People

  • Robert E Guldberg

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech Research Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Arthritis
  • Cartilage
  • Disease Attributes
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health Services
  • Image Processing
  • Joints (Anatomy)
  • Medical Personnel
  • Membranes
  • Military Medicine
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Surface Roughness
  • Surgery
  • Therapy

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Neurotrauma and Rehabilitation Medicine.