Complementary Medicine a Costly Risk in Management of Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis? A Case Report

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Published: May 31, 2022
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Unregulated traditional and complementary medicine, Knee osteoarthritis, Prosthetic joint infection, Total knee arthroplasty, Perioperative risk factor

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Sanjiv Rampal
Department of Orthopaedic, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Sandra Maniam
Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Ho Yi Peh
Department of Orthopaedic, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Raghuman Sheriff Feroze
Department of Orthopaedics, Asian Institute of Medical University (AIMST), Batu 3 , Bukit Air Nasi, Jalan Bedong- Semeling, 08100 Bedong, Kedah, Malaysia
Manvikram Singh Gill
Pharmacy Unit, Tuanku Mizan Armed Forces Hospital, 3, Jalan 4/27a, Wangsa Maju, 53300, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Navin Kumar Devaraj
Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Suresh Kumar Subbiah
Department of Biotechnology, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER), Selaiyur, Tamil Nadu 600 073, India.

Abstract

Knee osteoarthritis is the commonest cause of knee pain in the elderly. It is characterized by unresolved pain, lim- itation 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 comor- bidities 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 prac- tice 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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Rampal, S., Maniam, S., Peh, H. Y., Feroze, R. S., Gill, M. S., Devaraj, N. K., & Subbiah, S. K. (2022). Complementary Medicine a Costly Risk in Management of Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis? A Case Report. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 18(3), 195–197. Retrieved from http://mjmhsojs.upm.edu.my/index.php/mjmhs/article/view/315
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Vol. 18 No. 3 (2022)
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Case Report

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