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15 Feb 2023
Reportage: Fatima, - Get ready for surgery
In this series of reports, you will learn about the process for surgical treatment of advanced osteoarthritis, starting from when a patient first sees an orthopedic specialist to u...
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11 Feb 2023
Reportage: Meet Fatima, -waiting for surgery
In this series of reports, you will learn about the process for surgical treatment of advanced osteoarthritis, starting from when a patient first sees an orthopedic specialist to u...
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18 Jan 2023
Genetics can explain why many suffer from hand osteoarthritis
In a new study, 60,000 Swedish twins were studied. Researchers investigated which role genetic factors play in the development of hand osteoarthritis. The genetic factor seems to b...
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18 Jan 2023
Popular lecture by Andrea Dell'Isola
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5 Dec 2022
Reportage: Get to know the Ph.D. student who wants to contribute to OA on a molecular level
We are following Amanda Sjögren during her Ph.D. to learn more about what she does at work and to find out the aim of her research.
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14 Nov 2022
New study finds ruptured ACLs can heal without surgery
A recent study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, challenged the common assumption that an ACL injury cannot heal.
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7 Nov 2022
Osteoarthritis and stroke, is there a link?
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24 Oct 2022
Exercise led by a trainer instead of opioids?
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13 Oct 2022
Auricular acupressure to relieve OA pain?
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9 Jun 2022
Does my diet affect my OA?
We interviewed a dietician to find out more about if and how your diet might affect your OA.
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16 May 2022
Doctoral thesis: Imaging techniques for studies of knee osteoarthritis
The aim of this thesis was to investigate imaging techniques to study tissues and degenerative changes related to knee osteoarthritis.
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7 May 2022
Frequent use of strong painkillers in patients with knee osteoarthritis the years before total knee replacement
Researchers have investigated the use of strong painkillers the years prior total knee replacement.
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25 Apr 2022
Is there a link between OA and obesity?
Researchers from Australia have investigated the incidence of obesity in patients with OA undergoing knee replacement.
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17 Mar 2022
Increased burden by osteoarthritis in the world
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24 Nov 2021
Osteoarthritis roundtable: Best from the ACR conference 2021
Doctors Jack Cush, Martin Englund, Gillian Hawker, Tihuna Neogi, and Kent Kwoh discuss the best OA research from the 2021 ACR (American College of Rheumatology) conference, includi...
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29 Oct 2021
The effect of PRP on ankle OA: No better than placebo
Earlier in October, we reported on a research study that showed that platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections for treating osteoarthritis of the knee did not have a better effect on O...
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27 Oct 2021
The many risks of the painkiller tramadol
Tramadol is an increasingly common drug prescribed for pain. Tramadol is a synthetic opioid (manufactured in a lab) that differs somewhat in its chemical structure compared to the ...