Orthopedic Medicine

Credit: Dr. Pascale Chavassieux Sclerostin is a protein produced by osteocytes in the bone that inhibits bone formation. A recent analysis of results from a clinical trial reveals the beneficial effects of romosozumab, an antibody…
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ITHACA, N.Y. - A new type of treatment for osteoarthritis, currently in canine clinical trials, shows promise for eventual use in humans. The treatment, developed by Cornell University biomedical engineers, is a synthetic version of a…
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Scaffold-aided repair led to stronger meniscus, laying groundwork for potential human testsCredit: Duke Health DURHAM, N.C. - About a million times a year, Americans with a torn meniscus in their knee undergo surgery in hopes of a…
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Vanderbilt team builds device to capture stumble responseCredit: CREATE at Vanderbilt University Andrés Martínez strode briskly on the treadmill, staring straight ahead and counting backwards by seven from 898, a trick to keep his brain…
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Postural sway is an independent risk factor for bone fractures in postmenopausal women, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital. Women with the highest postural sway had a two times…
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NIH AMP research lays groundwork for finding potential treatment targetsCredit: Camazine Scott Research supported by the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) on Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (RA/SLE)…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - For youth baseball players, especially those who play competitively and often, throwing arm injuries are becoming too common. "There has been an increase in arm injuries in young baseball players," says Michael T.…
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Some of the most common traits among patients with cartilage issues in the knee are excluding them from participating in clinical trials because the trial outcomes might not yield the optimum results for new methods of cartilage…
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Professor Raquel Cantero of the University of Malaga is researching into its repercussion on the evolution of the handCredit: Universtity of Malaga A study on the pain at the base of the thumb conducted in the University of Malaga…
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Among traditional risk factors, type II diabetes was significantly associated with both cardiovascular outcomes and pre-clinical cardiovascular disease Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2019) Madrid, Spain, 12-15 June 2019…
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Results also show that gout is more than twice as likely in alcoholic patients and more than three times as likely in obese patients Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2019) Madrid, Spain, 12-15 June 2019 Madrid,…
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European survey suggests patients re satisfied with their treatment despite inadequate disease management Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2019) Madrid, Spain, 12-15 June 2019 Madrid, Spain, 12 June 2019: The results…
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HOPE study demonstrates that local inflammation is a suitable target for treatment in patients with debilitating disease Madrid, Spain, 12 June 2019: The results of the low-dose prednisolone in patients with hand osteoarthritis (HOPE)…
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Experts report on promising methods for early detection and intervention of rheumatoid arthritis in a themed issue of Clinical Therapeutics Philadelphia, June 10, 2019 - Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune…
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