If your knee pain is sharp, new or the result of an injury, most experts recommend holding off on running, climbing or ...

Locked knee can be a distressing condition that affects mobility and daily activities. While some cases can be managed with ...

Dr. Carrie Jose, in her latest Health and Wellness column, explains why one should think twice before getting cortisone shots ...

Some individuals who have had anterior-cruciate-ligament reconstruction ... contribute to the development of knee osteoarthritis by shifting the load-bearing areas between the patella and the femur to ...

In fact, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL ... is evidence of osteoarthritis occurring. When cartilage wears down, the structures in our knee don't function as well as they should, resulting ...

To accomplish this, the researchers first extract a small sample of cartilage from the patient’s nose and those cells are subsequently multiplied in a lab and then placed on a soft fiber scaffold ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Engineered cartilage from nasal septum cells shows promise in treating complex knee injuries. Allowing these cartilage implants to mature for two weeks before ...

But over time, frequent cortisone shots can actually do more harm than good - leading to cartilage breakdown and weakening the tendons and ligaments around your knee. Research shows that repeated ...