http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Using adult stem cells is a good way of culturing better-quality cartilage to repair worn hips and knees. New cartilage that has good properties can be grown in particular by cultivating adult stem cells in combination with a small quantity of cells from the patient's own cartilage. In the long run this increases the likelihood of a cartilage implant being successful, provided it is carried out in time. These are the findings put forward by PhD student Nicole Georgi, who did her research at the University of Twente's MIRA Institute for Biomechanical Technology and Technical Medicine. She is to receive her PhD on March 22. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-cartilage-stem-cells.html Medical research Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:06:27 EST news283071954 A prospective study by U.K. researchers found that adolescents who are double-jointed—medically termed joint hypermobility—are at greater risk for developing musculoskeletal pain as they get older, particularly in the shoulders, knees, ankles and feet. Findings published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR), indicate that children with joint hypermobility are approximately twice as likely to develop pain at these joints. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-double-jointed-adolescents-joint-pain.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:02 EST news281208496 For many years, the use of computer-assisted navigation has been touted as improving the positioning, sizing and alignment of replacement knee joints, resulting in greater durability of joints and overall improvement in patient movement. However, new research published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) found no difference in knee function, alignment or durability/survivorship between joints positioned and completed with the help of computer navigation, and those replaced with conventional total knee arthroplasty (TKA) procedures. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-computer-navigated-total-knee.html Surgery Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:43:44 EST news272727768 Patients who make $35,000 a year or less report better outcomes after knee replacement surgery than people who earn more, research by Mayo Clinic and the University of Alabama at Birmingham shows. The lower-income patients studied reported less pain and better knee function at their two-year checkups than wealthier people did. The study was being presented at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting in Washington. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-lower-income-patients-fare-wealthier-knee.html Surgery Sat, 10 Nov 2012 16:30:03 EST news271662858 (HealthDay)—For patients with osteoarthritis (OA), knees affected by more severe patellofemoral (PF) disease have distinct features from those of patients with tibiofemoral (TF) OA in isolation or in combination with mild PF disease, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in Arthritis Care & Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-patellofemoral-disease-features-osteoarthritis.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Tue, 16 Oct 2012 05:40:01 EST news269580233 (HealthDay) -- It's not good news for baby boomers with arthritic knees: Injections of hyaluronic acid have little effect on pain and no effect on function, according to a new analysis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-knee-arthritis-money.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Tue, 12 Jun 2012 04:30:01 EST news258693491 (HealthDay) -- Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is effective for body slimming, according to a study published in the March issue of Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-lasers-inches-fat.html Surgery Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:00:02 EST news252332432 For children aged 14 and under, delaying reconstructive surgery for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries may raise their risk of further injury, according to a new study by pediatric orthopaedic surgeons. If surgery occurs later than 12 weeks after the injury, the injury may even be irreparable. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-surgery-irreparable-meniscus-children-acl.html Surgery Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:39:17 EST news250774742 (HealthDay) -- Changes in medial and lateral trabecular bone texture can predict joint space narrowing (JSN) and progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to research published in the March issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-tibial-trabecular-bone-texture-osteoarthritis.html Inflammatory disorders Fri, 09 Mar 2012 05:00:01 EST news250490617 Despite the known success rates of reconstructive Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) surgery, the number of high school and collegiate football players returning to play may not be as high as anticipated, say researchers presenting at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in San Francisco, CA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-amateur-football-players-keen-acl.html Health Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:34:40 EST news248175272 South Korea's government drug agency cleared the way Thursday for commercial sales of what it called the world's first approved medicine using stem cells collected from other people. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-korea-sales-stem-cell-drug.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Thu, 19 Jan 2012 04:40:02 EST news246169215 If one of your legs is shorter than the other, that may increase your risk of pain in your knees or hips, some researchers suspect. UNC’s Yvonne Golightly, PT, PhD, explains what researchers do and don’t know about this surprisingly common condition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-short-leg-knee-hip-pain.html Other Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:41:22 EST news237706852 High-dose vitamin D relieves joint and muscle pain for many breast cancer patients taking estrogen-lowering drugs, according to a new study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-vitamin-d-relieves-joint-muscle.html Cancer Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:24:58 EST news230919870 Gender may be associated with an increased risk of cartilage lesions in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injured knees, according to research being presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in San Diego. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-gender-link-knee-injuries.html Health Thu, 07 Jul 2011 11:28:54 EST news229256923 Although women generally have worse knee function and more severe symptoms before undergoing surgery for knee replacement than men, they recover faster after the operation. Men take longer to recover but, after a year, they catch up with women and there are no differences in surgery outcomes at that time. These findings by Thoralf Liebs, from Hassenpflug University of the Schleswig-Holstein Medical Center in Germany, and colleagues, are published online in Springer's journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-men-post-op-catch-up.html Other Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:05:55 EST news228567939