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According to the Arthritis Foundation, over 50 million Americans have arthritis. The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis, which is a degenerative joint disease. Though it can occur in younger people, it often affects people 50 years of age and older.

Knee replacement surgery is a procedure carried out to treat a knee joint that has been worn down by osteoarthritis, a disease resulting from a breakdown of joint cartilage and the underlying bone.

Cases of chronic knee pain have increased a lot in the last 20 years As the knee is the main joint people use for walking, a good understanding of long-lasting knee pain can be important.

For patients with knee osteoarthritis, a single intra-articular injection of autologous adipose-derived stromal cells (ASCs) can reduce pain and inflammation, according to research published online May 23 in Stem Cells Translational Medicine.

The joints that "crack" most often are the knuckles, knees, ankles, back, and neck. There are numerous reasons why these joints make noise, but, can knuckle-cracking cause orexacerbate arthritis?

Although uncommon, critical hand ischemia (CHI) represents a cause of significant disability because of its effect on hand function.

Research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in Colorado Springs, CO, shows that the location of ligament tears within a pitcher's elbow can be key to predicting the success of non-operative treatment for these injuries, an...

New research suggests that upper limb amputees, who typically struggle to learn how to use a new prosthesis, would be more successful if fellow amputees taught them.

A deadly bacteria that can be picked up by a simple sniff can travel to the brain and spinal cord in just 24 hours, a new Griffith University and Bond University study has found.

The University of Queensland School of Psychology's Dr Melissa Day is conducting a project that will test that possibility and could even save lives.