Running has become a national life sport as the number of people who enjoy walking and running has increased rapidly.

Some 150,000 artificial joints go into Australians’ bodies every year. But they’re no easy fix. What’s it like to get a new ...

In hopes of keeping Ozuna in the lineup all season, the Braves told the slugger to be “judicious on the base paths." ...

Boise State University researchers have developed a new technique and platform to communicate with cells and help drive them ...

Aside from athletic injuries, knee damage tends to be relegated to the realm of the gray-haired. But new research suggests ...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of many different types of arthritis that can affect the human body. “Arthritis” comes from the Greek word arthron, meaning “inflammation.” However, this definition is not ...

Cartilage has a poor capacity to repair itself. As a result, surgery may be necessary for individuals who present with joint (knee, ankle, hip, elbow) dysfunction associated with a painful cartilage ...

Currently, cartilage tissue engineering is only suitable for a limited area of full-thickness cartilage defect. Here, we design a biomimetic joint paint for the intractable partial-thickness cartilage ...

How can wait times for much-needed hip and knee replacement surgery be reduced in Canada? Coordinated referral and team-based care models show promise, according to research published in the Canadian ...

Hip and knee replacement surgery are now common ... Joint pain, bone spurs, and deterioration of the joint cartilage can reduce one’s range of motion and create cracks in the bone, leading ...

Autograft transplantation involves harvesting healthy cartilage and bone from a non-weight-bearing area of the patient’s own joint and transplanting it to the damaged area of the hip.

In the UK alone, approximately 1.4 million people are estimated to have hip OA. Osteoarthritis involves the wear-and-tear degeneration of cartilage, leading to pain and stiffness, whereas rheumatoid ...