Results from a recent clinical trial published by Wiley in Arthritis & Rheumatology demonstrate that patients with knee osteoarthritis experience short term pain relief from genicular nerve blocks—or ...

ANDERSON, S.C. — Brenda Grigsby was always on the go until, like millions of Americans, severe knee pain sidelined her. Osteoarthritis benched the 59-year-old Anderson, S.C., resident. And although ...

Maryland surgeons rebuilt a patient's entire thumb last month using a bone from his knee and a toe.MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Drs. James Higgins and Ryan Katz of the Curtis National Hand Center ...

In diabetes, much attention goes to sugar control, insulin levels, and the threat of nerve damage. But a new study reveals something often overlooked—how the breakdown of nerve function in diabetes ...

Knee pain and swelling are no longer problems confined to the elderly. In recent years, even young adults have increasingly ...

A team at the University of Cambridge has shown how, in osteoarthritis patients, the viscous lubricant that ordinarily allows our joints to move smoothly triggers a pain response from nerve cells ...

Researchers may have found a new way to help ease the pain of knee replacement surgery: infusing morphine directly into the shin bone. The findings come from a recent study of 48 patients undergoing ...

Ceramic materials are good candidates for medical implants thanks to stellar biocompatibility and resistance to wear. Alumina, zirconia, and other ceramics have successfully withstood the harsh ...