cartilage repairmesenchymal stem cellsregenerative medicineArticular cartilage lesions are a common injury that have become increasingly treatable with joint preservation procedures. Well-documented allograft and cellular treatments for these lesions are detailed elsewhere in this volume. This article discusses ...
It is wise to quickly apply cold to not only reduce the pain, but to also minimize tissue damage that may have occurred during the prior event. If you have a job that requires you to place some demands on your injured knee. If that is the case, use cold immediately following work and...
pressure in all three compartments of the knee, making them the only tri-compartment offloader braces on the market. Offloader knee braces, made specifically for those with osteoarthritis, usually consist of molded plastic and foam with steel struts used to limit movement to the side. The braces...
For significant joint damage, this surgery may reconstruct or replace the joint. Bones can be reshaped or replaced with metal, ceramic, or plastic parts. More than a million joint replacement surgeries are performed each year in the U.S., mostly of the hip or knee, but the shoulders, elbo...
A steroid injection can ease pain for 1-3 months, but getting too many of these shots could further damage cartilage, ligaments, and tendons in the joint. Hyaluronic acid. This substance replaces the natural fluid that lubricates your joints. Most people get one injection every 3-5 weeks. ...
Over time, these enzymes and certain immune cells damage the cartilage, bone, tendons and ligaments near the joint.Some research suggests that a virus triggers this faulty immune response. However, there is not yet convincing evidence that a virus is the cause of rheumatoid arthritis. At the ...
CPP crystals are recognised by the innate immune system as damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs), capable of activating the NLRP3 inflammasome-a molecular platform which, when stimulated, cleaves and expresses interleukin-1β (IL-1β) [7]. This is key step in activation of the ...
The evolution towards minimally invasive surgery has revolutionized orthopedic treatments. Such procedures require smaller cuts, meaning less damage and quicker recoveries. Arthroscopy, for example, allows for joint repair with minimal incisions, enabling patients to return home the same day and recover ...
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Fig. 1. Workflow for the model creation of a new knee. Rigid and non-rigid registration is performed separately on femur, tibia and patella. In the rigid and non-rigid registration (here at the example of the femur), the red femur represents the template, the grey femur is the new femu...