More than 500 million people around the world live with osteoarthritis. The knee is affected more often than any other joint, ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid will undergo arthroscopic surgery next week on his left knee, the latest attempt to make the ...

Locked knee can be a distressing condition that affects mobility and daily activities. While some cases can be managed with ...

The Portland Trail Blazers' Robert Williams III will be sidelined for four to six weeks after undergoing an arthroscopic procedure Thursday to address inflammation in his left knee. Injuries have ...

Orthopedic surgeons perform almost 700,000 knee replacements in the United States each year, and the procedure has a high success rate in alleviating pain and restoring an active lifestyle. It’s not ...

According to the strict inclusion/exclusion criteria, 55 patients with knee varus deformity (Hip-knee-ankle Angle, HKA ≤ 160°) and tibial bone defect were finally included. The tibial extension stem ...

Torn cartilage in the knee can create long-term problems for active people, because this tissue does not heal itself. Cartilage forms a buffer between bones, and a loss of cartilage will eventually ...

Medial meniscal tears are another common injury-related cause of knee pain. "The meniscus is a structure between the ends of the bones, and when it tears, it can cause catching and pain - much ...

There are several bursae in each knee joint. Normally, bursae create a cushion within the knee so that bones and other tissues don't rub hard against each other. This reduces friction and prevents ...

A US team of researchers has uncovered 27 bone tools made by human ancestors about 1.5 million years ago. While older bone tools have been discovered, similar examples of bone tool kits occur ...