Advanced biologic repairs and robotic-assisted partial knee replacement offer alternatives to total knee surgery. Robotic assistance helps us tailor the procedure to the patient’s anatomy down to the ...

Damage to knee cartilage and bone can limit mobility and cause chronic pain. Now, researchers have developed an off-the-shelf synthetic ‘plug’ that heals the joint and could be an alternative to ...

Alicia McHatton was in Kailua-Kona, on Hawaii’s big island, when she received the phone call that would change her life. It was April 2023, and for the previous eight months, McHatton, a neonatal ...

The best available treatments for cartilage injuries now fall into four categories: * Arthroscopic surgery: a common procedure used to trim and smooth damaged fibrocartilage and articular cartilage. A ...

Hip and knee replacements are commonly performed because of arthritis pain. Learn alternative, conservative treatment options.

A single shot that appears to regrow worn knee cartilage and head off arthritis sounds like science fiction, yet early data from aging and cartilage research are edging that idea closer to reality.

Millions of people experience chronic pain, with knee pain among the most common. Athletes and active adults know the impact activities like running and skiing can have on their knees, but when ...

Over time, knee cartilage can deteriorate due to years of wear and tear. Since the knees take an enormous amount of pressure and stress as we move about, cartilage loss can lead to disabling knee ...

Knee cartilage usually wears down quietly. Over time, that loss can turn walking stairs into a daily calculation. Now a Stanford Medicine-led team reports that blocking a single age-linked protein ...