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Hip dysplasia is a condition where a person’s hip socket doesn’t completely cover the ball of one of their thigh bones. It’s usually something you’re born with, but there are some steps you can take to protect your child from developing this condition or making it worse. Ivanhoe reports.

A daily 300 mg dose of tramadol ? but not 100 or 200 mg doses ? surpassed placebo in improving pain and function related to hip or knee osteoarthritis, but was linked to increasing adverse events, researchers noted in Arthritis Care & Research.

Published results showed MRI may identify adverse local tissue reactions or metallosis among patients who underwent a hip replacement, even when patients are high-functioning and have no symptoms.

Every year, 300,000 older Americans aged 65 and over are hospitalized for falls that result in hip fractures, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In many cases, those accidents can mark life-changing events. That’s why it is so important to prevent falls and fracture...

IT band syndrome is a common overuse injury that sidelines even the hardiest endurance athletes. The pain it brings can turn simple steps into an achy shuffle. Targeted stretching and exercises can help ease or even prevent IT band syndrome by improving your flexibility and strengthening key muscles...

The report details regulatory variants found near a gene, which plays a crucial role joint formation called GDF5. The study pinpoints two separate mutations near the gene, one that can cause knee osteoarthritis in older adults and another that can cause hThe report details regulatory variants found ...

Patients undergoing hip arthroscopy with high-grade cartilage damage do not see as positive results compared with patients with lower grade cartilage damage, according to research reported today at the American Orthopedic Society of Sports Medicine- ArthrPatients undergoing hip arthroscopy with high...

Bursae are small sacs of fluid cushioning your bones, tendons and muscles near joints. Acute injury, overuse or degenerative arthritis in your hip or back can lead to a common condition known as bursitis.

A patellar tendon strap certainly doesn?t look like much. The proven relief it can bring your achy knee, however, can seem nothing short of magical.

Psoriasis usually affects your skin cells, but in about 30 to 33 percent of people with psoriasis, it can also attack your joints, according to the National Psoriasis Foundation. This is called psoriatic arthritis, and it can lead to pain in your knees anPsoriasis usually affects your skin cells, bu...