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Researchers explore better treatments for irritated tendons

When tendons get irritated it can lead to a serious condition called tendinosis -- a common class of sports and workplace injuries -- which is also common in older individuals. It can take many weeks of rest for tendon irritation to heal, with no treatments, save short-term steroid injections and surgery, followed by more rest.

3 Apr 2019

Study: Just an hour of weekly walking reduces risk of disability in older adults

Just one hour a week of brisk walking -- as if you are late to an appointment or trying to make a train -- staves off disability in older adults with arthritis pain, or aching or stiffness in a knee, hip, ankle or foot, reports a new Northwestern Medicine study.

1 Apr 2019

Exercise helps prevent cartilage degradation caused by osteoarthritis, study shows

Exercise helps to prevent the degradation of cartilage caused by osteoarthritis, according to a new study from Queen Mary University of London.

27 Mar 2019

Coating medical implant surfaces with microgel flecks could help reduce infection rates

Joint replacements are among the most common elective surgeries -- but around one in 100 patients suffer post-surgical infections, turning a routine procedure into an expensive and dangerous ordeal.

27 Mar 2019

Researchers report new regenerative medicine approach for treating osteoarthritis of the knee

Researchers at Tokai University report in the journal npj Regenerative Medicine a regenerative medicine approach for treating osteoarthritis of the knee.

25 Mar 2019

Surgery to remove degenerated discs in the neck can be performed safely in outpatient setting

Surgery to remove multiple herniated or degenerated discs in the neck, a procedure known as anterior cervical discectomy and fusion, can be safely performed in an outpatient setting in select patients, according to a study at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.

15 Mar 2019

No increased risk of complications for ambulatory total joint replacements

The typical length of stay in hospital after hip replacement and knee replacement procedures has decreased over the last decade from about four days to under two days.

15 Mar 2019

Study: Low-risk hip replacement patients can skip standard hip precautions

Low-risk patients undergoing a total hip replacement with a posterior approach can skip the standard hip precautions currently recommended for post-surgical recovery, according to a new study conducted at Hospital for Special Surgery, in New York City.

13 Mar 2019

New, quantitative method for assessment of molecular biomarker for osteoarthritis

For the first time, scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center have been able to measure a specific molecule indicative of osteoarthritis and a number of other inflammatory diseases using a newly developed technology.

13 Mar 2019

CT scan of the lumbar spine prior to surgery reveals undiagnosed osteoporosis in many patients

For patients contemplating spinal fusion surgery to alleviate pain, bone health is an important consideration. If a patient is found to have low bone density prior to surgery, it could affect the treatment plan before, during and after the procedure.

13 Mar 2019

New findings about efficient use of resources after orthopedic surgeries

Patients who live close to the hospital at which they have undergone total hip or total knee replacement are much more likely to visit the emergency room for follow-up care of pain, inflammation and other complaints than those who live farther away, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City and The Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans.

13 Mar 2019

Patients question how FDA approves medical devices

There’s no doubt that surgically implanted medical devices can improve lives. Hip and knee replacements can help people regain their mobility. Drug pumps can deliver doses of pain-relieving medicine on demand. And metal rods can stabilize spines and broken bones.

6 Mar 2019

Knee pain not associated with daily walking levels in people with knee osteoarthritis

Knee pain was not associated with daily walking levels in an Arthritis Care & Research study of individuals with mild-to-moderate, symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.

6 Mar 2019

Persistant opioid use in the family may be risk factor for young adults after surgery

Having a family member with persistent opioid use may be a risk factor for young adults continuing prescriptions long after their own surgeries, a new Michigan Medicine study suggests.

28 Feb 2019

New study compares biomechanics of elite and recreational runners

CASUAL runners could knock chunks off their 10K times by improving their bounce, say scientists in the UK.

27 Feb 2019

Long-term opioid use by family member associated with higher chances of persistent opioid use by teens

This study looked at whether long-term opioid use by one or more family members was associated with long-term opioid use by adolescents and young adults prescribed opioids for the first time after common surgical or dental procedures.

27 Feb 2019

Almost half of all childhood cancer cases go undiagnosed

A new study estimates that almost half of all children in the world who have cancer are not diagnosed or treated, leaving them to “die at home.”

27 Feb 2019

Exploring the factors around experience and management of pain in workplaces

Workers suffering from chronic pain takes an immense toll on both employees and employers. Whether the pain that individuals experience is physical or psychological, constant or intermittent, or caused by work conditions or brought to the job, its effect on their productivity and wellbeing is a huge problem.

25 Feb 2019

New PET/CT tracer shows high detection rate for diagnosis of acute venous thromboembolism

A first-in-human study featured in the February issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine reports that the novel positron emission tomography/computed tomography tracer 18F-GP1 showed excellent image quality and a high detection rate for the diagnosis of acute venous thromboembolism.

18 Feb 2019

6 out of 10 hip replacements last 25 years or longer, according to a new study

A large study on total hip replacement (THR) has shown that six out of ten of these prosthetic devices continue to function well after 25 years.

15 Feb 2019

Knee News and Research

Researchers explore better treatments for irritated tendons

Study: Just an hour of weekly walking reduces risk of disability in older adults

Exercise helps prevent cartilage degradation caused by osteoarthritis, study shows

Coating medical implant surfaces with microgel flecks could help reduce infection rates

Researchers report new regenerative medicine approach for treating osteoarthritis of the knee

Surgery to remove degenerated discs in the neck can be performed safely in outpatient setting

No increased risk of complications for ambulatory total joint replacements

Study: Low-risk hip replacement patients can skip standard hip precautions

New, quantitative method for assessment of molecular biomarker for osteoarthritis

CT scan of the lumbar spine prior to surgery reveals undiagnosed osteoporosis in many patients

New findings about efficient use of resources after orthopedic surgeries

Patients question how FDA approves medical devices

Knee pain not associated with daily walking levels in people with knee osteoarthritis

Persistant opioid use in the family may be risk factor for young adults after surgery

New study compares biomechanics of elite and recreational runners

Long-term opioid use by family member associated with higher chances of persistent opioid use by teens

Almost half of all childhood cancer cases go undiagnosed

Exploring the factors around experience and management of pain in workplaces

New PET/CT tracer shows high detection rate for diagnosis of acute venous thromboembolism

6 out of 10 hip replacements last 25 years or longer, according to a new study

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