This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Weight loss is associated with reduced pain, improved function, and better quality of life in patients with knee OA who are overweight or obese. Osteoarthritis (OA), or degenerative joint disease, is ...

Tricompartmental osteoarthritis causes pain and damage due to the cartilage (cushioning) in a joint breaking down. This form of osteoarthritis occurs when there's damage in the three compartments of ...

Ultrasonography (US)-identified features like osteophytes, effusion, meniscal extrusion, cartilage damage, calcium crystals, and popliteal cysts were associated with knee symptoms, radiographic knee ...

A minimally invasive procedure may reduce symptoms of knee osteoarthritis, results of a German retrospective single-center study suggested. In patients with moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis that ...

Correspondence to Dr Erik Poulsen, Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Odense 5230, Denmark; epoulsen{at}health.sdu.dk Objective To estimate knee ...

2 Finnish Centre for Evidence-Based Orthopedics (FICEBO), University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Objectives To assess the long-term effects of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) on the ...

In a revolutionary discovery, scientists have identified a specific protein that, when blocked, allows the body to naturally ...

The NHS will now advise people who have osteoarthritis to exercise to help ease pain and keep joints supple. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published new draft guidelines ...