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Complementary medicine a costly risk in management of chronic knee osteoarthritis? A case report

Knee osteoarthritis is the commonest cause of knee pain in the elderly. It is characterized by unresolved pain, limitation of motion and reduced quality of life. Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a safe and effective method in treating chronic knee osteoarthritis. We report a rare case of a seventy-s...

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Main Authors:	Rampal, Sanjiv Rampal Lekhraj, Maniam, Sandra, Peh, Ho Yi, Feroze, Raghuman Sheriff, Singh Gill, Manvikram, Devaraj, Navin Kumar, Subbiah, Suresh Kumar
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Published:	Universiti Putra Malaysia 2021
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96483/ https://medic.upm.edu.my/jurnal_kami/volume_18_2022/mjmhs_vol18_no3_may_2022-66847
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spelling	my.upm.eprints.964832023-02-08T04:38:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/96483/ Complementary medicine a costly risk in management of chronic knee osteoarthritis? A case report Rampal, Sanjiv Rampal Lekhraj Maniam, Sandra Peh, Ho Yi Feroze, Raghuman Sheriff Singh Gill, Manvikram Devaraj, Navin Kumar Subbiah, Suresh Kumar Knee osteoarthritis is the commonest cause of knee pain in the elderly. It is characterized by unresolved pain, limitation of motion and reduced quality of life. Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a safe and effective method in treating chronic knee osteoarthritis. We report a rare case of a seventy-seven-year-old Chinese female with multiple comorbidities and bilateral degenerative osteoarthritis who had sought services of traditional and complementary medicine (TCM) for pain relief. The patient experienced unresolved pain and superficial skin scars following the unregulated procedure. This paper aims to outline the importance of awareness among surgeons regarding the unregulated practice of TCM that may exacerbate chronic osteoarthritis, joint synovitis, influence the surgical approach for future procedures with the presence of scars and prosthetic joint infection risk. Universiti Putra Malaysia 2021 Article PeerReviewed Rampal, Sanjiv Rampal Lekhraj and Maniam, Sandra and Peh, Ho Yi and Feroze, Raghuman Sheriff and Singh Gill, Manvikram and Devaraj, Navin Kumar and Subbiah, Suresh Kumar (2021) Complementary medicine a costly risk in management of chronic knee osteoarthritis? A case report. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 18 (suppl.3). pp. 195-197. ISSN 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/jurnal_kami/volume_18_2022/mjmhs_vol18_no3_may_2022-66847
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description	Knee osteoarthritis is the commonest cause of knee pain in the elderly. It is characterized by unresolved pain, limitation of motion and reduced quality of life. Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a safe and effective method in treating chronic knee osteoarthritis. We report a rare case of a seventy-seven-year-old Chinese female with multiple comorbidities and bilateral degenerative osteoarthritis who had sought services of traditional and complementary medicine (TCM) for pain relief. The patient experienced unresolved pain and superficial skin scars following the unregulated procedure. This paper aims to outline the importance of awareness among surgeons regarding the unregulated practice of TCM that may exacerbate chronic osteoarthritis, joint synovitis, influence the surgical approach for future procedures with the presence of scars and prosthetic joint infection risk.
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author	Rampal, Sanjiv Rampal Lekhraj Maniam, Sandra Peh, Ho Yi Feroze, Raghuman Sheriff Singh Gill, Manvikram Devaraj, Navin Kumar Subbiah, Suresh Kumar
spellingShingle	Rampal, Sanjiv Rampal Lekhraj Maniam, Sandra Peh, Ho Yi Feroze, Raghuman Sheriff Singh Gill, Manvikram Devaraj, Navin Kumar Subbiah, Suresh Kumar Complementary medicine a costly risk in management of chronic knee osteoarthritis? A case report
author_facet	Rampal, Sanjiv Rampal Lekhraj Maniam, Sandra Peh, Ho Yi Feroze, Raghuman Sheriff Singh Gill, Manvikram Devaraj, Navin Kumar Subbiah, Suresh Kumar
author_sort	Rampal, Sanjiv Rampal Lekhraj
title	Complementary medicine a costly risk in management of chronic knee osteoarthritis? A case report
title_short	Complementary medicine a costly risk in management of chronic knee osteoarthritis? A case report
title_full	Complementary medicine a costly risk in management of chronic knee osteoarthritis? A case report
title_fullStr	Complementary medicine a costly risk in management of chronic knee osteoarthritis? A case report
title_full_unstemmed	Complementary medicine a costly risk in management of chronic knee osteoarthritis? A case report
title_sort	complementary medicine a costly risk in management of chronic knee osteoarthritis? a case report
publisher	Universiti Putra Malaysia
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Complementary medicine a costly risk in management of chronic knee osteoarthritis? A case report

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