Using artificial cartilage tissue for treatment
A Norwegian–Swiss research team has succeeded in growing cartilage tissue cells using algae. Moreover, the new cells can reduce joint...
Read MoreChildren with bone and joint infections often carry the same infectious bacteria in throat
The presence of the bacterium Kingella kingae in children’s throats was strongly linked to a bone and joint infection with the same...
Read MoreNew treatment for osteoporosis provides better protection against fractures
A new treatment for osteoporosis provides major improvements in bone density and more effective protection against fractures than the current...
Read MoreUGG boots leading to increase in knee problems
With winter upon us, consultant orthopaedic surgeon specialising in sports injuries and knees, Ian McDermott, warns of potential harm when...
Read MoreHigh 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,...
Read MoreRetired 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...
Read MoreNHS 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...
Read MoreHip 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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