Case Id : ( 43313 )
Date : ( 3/4/2019 )
Doctor : Prof. Hesham Hamoud
Project : ESKOA
Site : Al Azhar University Hospitals BOYS (CAIRO)
Patient : New Patient
Reg By : 1

Personal History

Name
Birth Date
Age
Gender
Residency
Occupation
Weight (kg)
Height (m)
BMI (Body Mass Index)
Smoking
Informed Consent

Inclusion Criteria

Knee pain < 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

No active inflammatory arthritis or generalized pain
More than 50 years
More than 35 years only if present at least one risk factor

Risk factors

Overweight (Body Mass Index > 25)
Family history of osteoarthritis
Previous knee injury
Knee malalignment
Lower limbs dissymmetry
Diabetes mellitus
Osteoarthritis in other sites
Metabolic syndrome
Hypermobility

Knee Pain

Knee pain in the absence of recent trauma or injury
Knee pain when climbing up and down the stairs
Knee pain increasing with overload
Short joint stiffness when starting the movement

Medical history

Hypercholesterolemia
Hypertrigliceridemia
Hyperuricemia
Arterial Hypertension
Chondrocalcinosis
Arthroplasty
Arthroscopy
Meniscectomy
Joint trauma

OA visit

Does the patient show signs of osteoarthritis in other site than knee
Bouchard's nodes
Heberden's nodes
Knee OA
Hip OA
Spine OA
OA in other sites

Additional Features 'Early Symptomatic Knee OA'

Does the patient report pain when squatting
Does the patient report knee pain increasing with overload
Does the patient report walking limitations
Does the patient report knee pain after sitting
How long knee symptoms last (in months)
How many episodes of pain in the last 6 months
How long the episodes of pain in the last 6 months lasted
Did the pain episodes in the last 6 months spontaneously resolve

VAS

VAS scale for pain

Radiological investigations

Right knee Kellgren Lawrence class (grade)
Left knee Kellgren Lawrence class (grade)
MRI knees

Laboratory investigations

ESR (mm/hr)
CRP (mg/dl)
Serum CTX II
Urine COMP

Treatement: Analgesics

NSAIDs
Selective COX-2 inhibitor
Acetaminophen
Opioids
Acetaminophen + Opioids
Other analgesics

Treatment: Local knee injection

Local steroid injection
Hyaluronic acid injection
Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)
Collagen
MD collagen
Other local knee injection therapy

Treatment: Chondroprotectives

Glucosamine sulphate
Condroitin sulphate
Diacerin
Avocado and Soya oil
Anti IL1 (Low dose)
IL10 (Low dose)
Combinations of chondroprotectives
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