Gout patients suffer in silence with low expectations of treatment
European survey suggests patients re satisfied with their treatment despite inadequate disease management Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR 2019) ...
Tag: Orthopedic Medicine
Low-dose prednisolone significantly improves pain symptoms and function in hand osteoarthritis
HOPE study demonstrates that local inflammation is a suitable target for treatment in patients with debilitating disease Madrid, Spain, 12 ...
Rheumatoid arthritis — can its onset be delayed or prevented?
Experts report on promising methods for early detection and intervention of rheumatoid arthritis in a themed issue of Clinical Therapeutics ...
Worm study sparks hope for slowing muscle decline
Muscle decline caused by ageing and certain diseases could be dramatically slowed by stopping a chain reaction that damages cells, ...
Replicating fetal bone growth process could help heal large bone defects
Credit: Joel Boerckel To treat large gaps in long bones, like the femur, which result from bone tumor removal or ...
New device sheds light on mechanism, efficacy of arthritis treatment
Credit: John Munson, Cornell University ITHACA, N.Y. - The debate over how one of the most popular osteoarthritis treatments should ...
Researchers explore augmented ACL reconstruction procedure
Credit: Chad Lavender, M.D., Marshall University HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - An innovative procedure that explores the use of amnion, bone marrow ...
Dyson-Hudson receives grant to study treatment for shoulder injuries in wheelchair users
The New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research awarded a $549,000 grant to Trevor Dyson-Hudson, MD, of Kessler Foundation; the ...
Microbes on explanted pedicle screws: Possible cause of spinal implant failure
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (MAY 28, 2019). Pedicle screws are often used to secure surgically implanted hardware to the spine in patients ...
Young athletes may need one-year break after knee surgery
Credit: Photo by Magnus Beischer After surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament, young athletes are now recommended to undergo ...
Space travel and your joints
A novel study of joint cartilage and what it could mean for future astronautsCredit: Institute for Biomedical Problems, Moscow DETROIT ...
Young athletes who require ACL reconstruction may benefit from additional procedure
Multi-center clinical trial shows LET procedure can improve patient outcomesCredit: Lawson Health Research Institute An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear, ...
Progress to restore movement in people with neuromotor disabilities
A study published in the journal Neural Computation involving Núria Armengol, a biomedical engineer at UPF, further to her bachelor's ...
Reviews highlight new advances in our understanding of focal and sclerotic bone diseases
Providing expert insights on the pathogenesis and management of rare skeletal diseases such as fibrous dysplasia, Fibrogenesis Imperfecta Ossium, Melorheostosis, ...