Healthcare News
Cause of bone loss in joint implant patients uncovered in new study
Source: Science Daily
Researchers have discovered the long-sought reason that many people with joint replacements experience harmful inflammation and bone loss. Their finding may pave the way for new therapies to reduce pain and prevent the need for follow-up surgery.
KU researcher studies how estrogen may protect menisci between thighbone and shinbone
Source: News Medical
University of Kansas researcher Jenny Robinson is studying how estrogen may protect the menisci, the crescent-shaped pieces of fibrocartilage that absorb shock between the thighbone and shinbone.
New Medical Device May Eliminate Need for Some Knee Replacement Surgery
Source: Healthline
Surgeons say the Calypso device can help relieve pain for people with osteoarthritis in their inner knee region.
Fractures have long-term impacts on quality of life in older people
Source: Medical Xpress
Single and multiple hip, vertebral, and rib fractures strongly affect the quality of life of older adults over a prolonged period of time, according to a new study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.
Researchers watch the knee degenerate and understand how osteoarthritis may begin
Source: Medical Xpress
For hockey great Bobby Orr, a torn knee ligament ended his career at age 30. Orr had more than 17 knee operations, at one point having his meniscus removed—the cartilaginous tissue that helps stabilize and lubricate the knee joint. Now scientists can see in real time just how important the meniscus is.
Mobile gait analysis and feedback system could help patients walk normally after hip joint operation
Source: News Medical Net
Patients who have received a new hip joint must first learn to walk "normally" again after the operation. A mobile gait analysis and feedback system developed by a Kaiserslautern research team in cooperation with physicians and biomechanics shall help to achieve this goal.
Many diseases increase the risks of hip fracture surgery
Source: Science Daily
Parkinson's disease, osteoarthritis, rheumatic diseases, alcoholism and mental health disorders increase the risk of surgical complications after a hip fracture surgery, a new study analyzing nationwide registers finds.
Revision Joint Replacement
Source: Very Well Health
A revision joint replacement means that surgery must be done to replace a worn out joint replacement.
Improving outcomes for serious knee injuries
Source: MedicalXpress
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are one of the most common knee injuries in the United States, affecting more than a quarter of a million people annually, many of them athletes.
Study launched to see if weight loss surgery before knee replacement improves outcomes
Source: HSS
 Could weight loss surgery before knee replacement improve outcomes or even eliminate the need for joint replacement in severely overweight patients? A study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) aims to answer that question.
