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For symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (KOA), genicular artery embolization is a safe treatment, providing clinically significant pain relief for some patients, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

Knee surgery patients were much less likely to take oxycodone if they were counseled to pop the pills as a "last resort" if pain becomes unbearable, researchers report in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

You've probably heard that running is tough on your knees and even that it can cause long-term damage. But is this true?

Gait analysis and pain measures show that subtly adjusting the angle of the foot during walking may reduce knee pain caused by osteoarthritis. This approach may also slow progression of the condition, an incurable disease in which the cartilage cushion inside a joint breaks down.

When performed prior to orthopedic surgery, an evaluation by a health behavior psychologist can improve patient outcomes, according to a new study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine published in The Journal of Knee Surgery.

The findings, published in Science Translational Medicine, demonstrate that the therapy is safe, achieved sustained expression of a therapeutic gene inside the joint and offered early evidence of clinical benefit.

A procedure performed under mild sedation in less than two hours by an interventional radiologist relieves chronic knee pain caused by osteoarthritis, an NYU Langone Health study shows.

Precise repair of articular cartilage relies not only on the reconstruction of the extracellular matrix (ECM), but also on the restoration of its lubricating properties.

Elaborate molecular networks govern cartilage development and adult homeostasis.

Researchers from Chongqing Medical University have created an innovative method for cartilage tissue regeneration that could change the approach to treating joint injuries and age-related changes.