Amin and colleagues, therefore, investigated the effects of smoking on cartilage loss and knee pain in men with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Their 30 month study evaluated 159 men (mean age 68 years ...

Your knee contains articular cartilage, which lines your bones and allows you to move without pain or friction. Knee cartilage damage occurs when your articular cartilage chips or wears away. In ...

Torn cartilage in the knee can create long-term problems for active people, because this tissue does not heal itself. Cartilage forms a buffer between bones, and a loss of cartilage will ...

Primary total hip and total knee replacements are among the most common and successful orthopedic procedures worldwide. These ...

Results Patellofemoral cartilage thickness decreased −58 µm (95% CI −104 to –11 µm) over 5 years post-ACL rupture, with the greatest loss observed in trochlea during the first 2 years. Participants ...

As aging occurs, there’s the possibility of this cartilage deteriorating or sustaining damage, frequently leading to joint rigidity and distress. However, there are potent supplements accessible ...

Shelby Yuan, a graduate student in Stupp’s lab, served as the lead author of the study. Cartilage loss is a key factor in osteoarthritis, a disease that impacted nearly 530 million people in 2019.