As we get older, our body's organs naturally age and degenerative diseases begin to develop one by one. Among them, arthritis ...

Background: Bicompartmental or unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (BKA, UKA) is currently advocated as an alternative solution to conventional total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in order to preserve ...

Joint preservation surgeries, such as arthroscopy, osteotomy, or cartilage repair treatments, may be considered in mild to ...

A research team from Northwest University, China, has developed a breakthrough nano-composite hydrogel system to address the ...

Table 3. Relationship between knee components with G5+G6 cartilage defect and arthroplasty received in OAI study Components TKA UKA M+L+PF 32 1 M+L 8 1 M+PF 20 0 L+PF 14 0 M 7 0 L 4 0 PF 0 0 None ...

Trauma: Injury to the ligaments, tendons, cartilage, bones, and muscles can occur after trauma such as a fall, forceful twisting of the knee while playing sports, or in an automobile accident. Overuse ...

Objective: To describe the associations between age, knee cartilage morphology, and bone size in adults. Methods: A cross sectional convenience sample of 372 male and female subjects (mean age 45 ...