New research suggests injured joints may not be as permanent as once believed, opening fresh strategies to fight osteoarthritis.
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Artificial knees may, one day soon, not be artificial at all — at least if researchers from Case Western Reserve University meet their goals. The university is embarking on an ...
Stiff knees and aching hips may seem like an inevitable part of aging, but experts say we’re getting osteoarthritis all wrong. Despite affecting nearly 600 million people worldwide — and potentially a ...
About 32.5 million people in the United States and 500 million globally suffer from the degenerative joint disease known as osteoarthritis (OA), according to the Centers for Disease Control. OA, in ...
A finger joint replacement involves removing a damaged or worn joint from the finger and putting in an artificial one. Also called an arthroplasty, this type of surgery is most commonly used in cases ...