Common knee injury may heal without surgery, new research finds - NBC News
Nov 16, 2023 · Knee injury doctors have long thought that a torn ACL required surgery to fix. New research suggests a non-surgical treatment may be as effective.
New knee treatment with coral give hope for those with chronic …
Sep 17, 2024 · New techniques include a pellet made of coral and a hydrogel that can be pressed around the bone to help eliminate pain. By Andrew Zaleski. Sept. 17, 2024 at 6:30 a.m. Alicia McHatton was in ...
Mayo Clinic offers unique regenerative medicine procedure for knee …
Aug 29, 2023 · A team of Mayo Clinic orthopedic and regenerative medicine researchers has continued development and testing of a knee joint restoration procedure, called recycled cartilage auto/allo implantation (RECLAIM).
Smart knee technology allows care team to remotely monitor …
Aug 8, 2024 · The smart orthopedic implants function just like standard knee replacements, but they include a sensor in the stem anchored in the shin bone that remotely monitors and tracks a patient's recovery by measuring range of motion, steps, stride and other data associated with gait.
New biomaterial regrows damaged cartilage in joints
Aug 5, 2024 · Northwestern University scientists have developed a new bioactive material that successfully regenerated high-quality cartilage in the knee joints of a large-animal model.
Strong leg muscles could help combat arthritis in the knee, study ... - CNN
Aug 6, 2024 · Developing stronger leg muscles could help slow or prevent knee osteoarthritis, a new study found. Performing strength training to build muscle mass is key.
Stiff, Achy Knees? Lab-Made Cartilage Gel Outperforms the Real …
PUBLISHED August 11, 2022 IN Research. Stiff, Achy Knees? Lab-Made Cartilage Gel Outperforms the Real Thing. Human clinical trials may begin as soon as next year. Duke researchers have developed a gel-based cartilage substitute to relieve achy knees that’s even stronger and more durable than the real thing. Clinical trials to start next year.
Semaglutide linked to reduced arthritis knee pain in people ... - NBC News
People who lost a significant amount of weight with semaglutide saw major improvements in osteoarthritis knee pain, research published Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine finds.
New implant helps repair knee cartilage in UC Davis Health patients
Mar 22, 2024 · A UC Davis Health orthopaedic surgeon is among the first in the U.S. to implant a new product that can help preserve knee cartilage. Cassandra Lee, a professor of orthopaedic surgery and chief of the Division of Sports Medicine, recently used CartiHeal™ Agili-C™ Cartilage Repair Implant to help ease a patient’s knee pain after an injury.
The Pros & Cons of Robotic Knee Replacement Surgery - U.S. News …
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Robot-assisted total knee replacements tend to have better outcomes on average, a new study reports. Unfortunately, there’s a downside – having a surgical...