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 ...

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 ...

Joint pain and stiffness are common complaints among older adults, with conditions like osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ...

ESA and Johns Hopkins research highlight jumping exercises to prevent cartilage loss in space Extended periods of time aboard ...

Key Takeaways Cartilage cells taken from the nose can be used to repair knee injuriesPeople experienced improvements with knee cartilage grafts grown from nasal septum cellsGrafts grown for longer ...

The new Johns Hopkins study adds to the evidence by demonstrating that jump-based exercise may prevent articular cartilage loss in knees and could actually improve cartilage health. The ...

Cartilage forms a buffer between bones, and a loss of cartilage will eventually lead to arthritis. The new knee repair process involves extracting cells from a tiny piece of a patient’s nasal ...