Surgery
Surgeons develop new technique to reduce Adam's apple without neck scar
Doctors at the UCLA Gender Health Program have developed a technique to reduce an Adam's apple bump without leaving a scar on the patient's neck.
Jun 22, 2022
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Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Mayo Clinic minute: What is ulnar wrist pain?
If you have pain on the side of your wrist opposite your thumb, it's called ulnar wrist pain. There are many things that can cause it, and there are several ways to treat it.
Jun 09, 2022
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Radiology & Imaging
It's all in the wrist: A portable MRI system for early detection of sports injuries
For some sports such as tennis, the wrist is frequently under stress, and an injury to the wrist can prevent an athlete from competing. To aid in the early detection of wrist injuries, researchers at the University of Tsukuba ...
May 06, 2022
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Osteoarthritis: Realigning bad knees may prompt the body to generate cartilage again
Osteoarthritis is a wear-and-tear disorder marked by bone thickening and cartilage degeneration, an excruciatingly painful disability and a major cause of impaired mobility as people age. But scientists have begun viewing ...
Surgery
New strategies for engineering stable articular cartilage
A new study assesses the effect of the gremlin-1 (GREM1) protein on the in vitro and in vivo stability of bone marrow stem cell (BMSC)-derived cartilage engineered within scaffolds. The study design and results are reported ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Cartilage tissue from stem cells could help prevent the loss of functionality from intervertebral disks degeneration
Many people have experienced the struggles of dealing with low back pain. A common cause of this pain is degeneration of intervertebral disks (IVDs), which are located between the vertebrae and help give the spinal column ...
Apr 18, 2022
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Study shows how cartilage interacts with the joints in our bodies
Cartilage is a fascinating substance. It coats the ends of our bones, allowing them to glide by one another at joints like our elbows and our knees. The surface it creates is about five times more slippery than ice on ice.
Mar 15, 2022
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Scientists develop biophysical model to help better diagnose and treat osteoarthritis
Scientists from Rochester Institute of Technology and Cornell University have teamed up to explore cartilage tissue's unique properties with the hopes of improving osteoarthritis diagnosis and treatment. The team has published ...
Feb 14, 2022
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Medications
Macromolecular gel with therapeutic payload could be silver bullet for osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis affects over 32 million Americans, levies a huge cost on society, and vastly increases one's chances of developing heart disease.
Jan 26, 2022
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Genetics
Arthritis-related gene also regenerates cartilage in joints and growth plates
The IL-6 family of proteins has a bad reputation: it can promote inflammation, arthritis, autoimmune disease and even cancer. However, a new USC-led study published in Communications Biology reveals the importance of IL-6 ...
Jan 17, 2022
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Cartilage
Cartilage is a type of dense connective tissue existing within many joints. It is composed of specialized cells called chondrocytes that produce a large amount of extracellular matrix composed of collagen fibers, abundant ground substance rich in proteoglycan, and elastin fibers. Cartilage is classified in three types, elastic cartilage, hyaline cartilage and fibrocartilage, which differ in the relative amounts of these three main components.
Cartilage is found in many areas in the body, including the articular surface of the bones, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the bronchial tubes and the intervertebral discs. Its mechanical properties are intermediate between bone and dense connective tissue like tendon.
Unlike other connective tissues, cartilage does not contain blood vessels. The chondrocytes are fed by diffusion, helped by the pumping action generated by compression of the articular cartilage or flexion of the elastic cartilage. Thus, compared to other connective tissues, cartilage grows and repairs more slowly.
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