25 December 2017

High risk of injury in young, female elite athletes

Every week, an average of three in every ten adolescent elite athletes suffer an injury. Worst affected are young women,...

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22 December 2017

Retired professional footballers at higher risk of developing knee osteoarthritis

Retired professional footballers are far more prone to develop knee pain and osteoarthritis and face problems with their knees earlier...

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20 December 2017

NHS could save £200m a year and improve patient satisfaction, new research reveals

New research by academics at the University of East Anglia (UEA) suggests that NHS Trusts in England could save more...

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15 December 2017

Hip steroid injections associated with risky bone changes

Osteoarthritis patients who received a steroid injection in the hip had a significantly greater incidence of bone death and collapse...

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19 October 2017

Apply for up to £100k of Med Tech Proof of Concept funding from Arthritis Research UK

Arthritis Research UK and the Medical Technologies IKC have joined together to offer proof of concept funding to progress research ideas with...

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18 October 2017

Patients with irreparable rotator cuff tears may have a surgical option

The arthroscopic superior capsule reconstruction (SCR) surgical technique can offer patients with irreparable rotator cuff repairs the opportunity to return...

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16 October 2017

New study recommends alternative pain relief for knee replacement patients

A study led by researchers at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust and the University of Warwick has...

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13 October 2017

BOA strongly oposed to rationing of orthopaedic services

The British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) has released a statement strongly opposing arbitrary barriers being imposed to limit the number of...

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