Dr Iain Duncan December 2024 After a significant break I am starting a new specialised ultrasound and clinical practice in Canberra named ULTRASOUNDCBR which we launched this month. This is an independent practice with specialised skill and experience in ultrasound dedicated to patient centred care. All the sonographers have decades long experience. We have every […]
Order of updates is newest to oldest Iain Duncan Update July 2020 Based on a number of studies and our own experience there are benefits from doing repeated or cycling PRP injections for osteoarthritis of the knee. One such study showed PRP injections led to a significant reduction in pain and improvement in function after […]
Yanhong Han, MD, Hetao Huang, PhD, Jianke Pan, PhD, Jiongtong Lin, MD, Lingfeng Zeng, PhD, Guihong Liang, MD, Weiyi Yang, PhD, Jun Liu, PhDAuthor Notes Source document: Pain Medicine, Volume 20, Issue 7, July 2019, Pages 1418–1429, link: https://doi.org/10.1093/pm/pnz011 Purpose The purpose of this meta-analysis was to compare platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and hyaluronic acid (HA) in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). Methods Randomized […]
More recent updates about PRP here Iain Duncan last updated 2018 We have now successfully undertaken a series of platelet rich plasma (PRP) and hyaluronic acid injections for OA knee and many have had more advanced disease than is ideal (the best responders have the least radiological changes), but ~80% have had longer and better […]
The following patient booklets and information are pdf files for my patients (and others) that are free to download for your personal use: Ankle Anatomy Elbow Anatomy Hip Anatomy Knee Anatomy Shoulder Anatomy Lateral Epicondylitis (tennis elbow) Medial epicondylitis (Golfer’s elbow) Achilles Tendinopathy Plantar fasciitis Morton’s Neuroma and intermetatarsal bursitis Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome Posterior tibial tendon problems […]
keywords: knee osteoarthritis, corticosteroid injections, osteoarthritis, injection therapy Authors: Elizabeth G. Matzkin, MD; Emily J. Curry, BA; Qingwu Kong, MD; Miranda J. Rogers, MD; Michael Henry, MD; Eric L. Smith, MD (c) J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2017;25(10):703-714. Introduction: Intra-articular corticosteroid injections are often used for short-term pain relief in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). This […]
