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It?s not uncommon to experience some form of discomfort in your knees as you get older?about 25 percent of adults are affected by knee pain, which is a 65 percent increase of the last 20 years, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)

This study is the first application of multiobjective optimization methods to support decision-making and treatment analysis in knee osteoarthritis that can take into account multiple and conflicting treatment goals.

The most common cause of knee pain can hit you in your 30s as easily as it can in your 60s and 70s. Osteoarthritis, or ?wear-and-tear arthritis,? is the most common cause of knee pain ? and the most common form of arthritis.

A pain management regimen without opioids offered the same pain relief as common prescription opioids, according to two recent studies of common sports surgeries.

Early meniscal surgery is not superior to a strategy of exercise and education with the option of later surgery among young, active adults with meniscal tears, according to a study published online Jan. 25 in NEJM Evidence.

Female astronauts could avoid knee injuries during space flight?and better tests, prevention and treatments could be developed for knee osteoarthritis in women here on Earth?based on newly published research on the sex differences in knee meniscus tissue.

One in four adolescents experience pain in their kneecaps that, if left untreated, can continue into adulthood, leading to reduced physical activity and quality of life. With research highlighting the need for early intervention, a new trial from Deakin U

Over the past two decades, evidence has emerged for the existence of a distinct population of endogenous progenitor cells in adult articular cartilage, predominantly referred to as articular cartilage-derived progenitor cells (ACPCs).

Synthetic implants have been used in a variety of orthopedic procedures, initially replacing the parts of the skeletal system before being put into service to replace soft tissues, according to sources who spoke with Orthopedics Today.

Patients who underwent arthroscopic acetabular labral repair for cartilage damage with bone marrow aspirate concentrate had ?significantly greater functional improvements? than those without bone marrow aspirate concentrate, results showed.