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A kneecap injury can happen from a blow to the knee or a fall. Some injuries can also occur due to overuse. When you injure your kneecap?also called your patella?there may be damage to the soft tissues, such as a patellar tendon tear, or a fracture to the

Osteochondritis dissecans typically affects children and teens, but it can also occur in adults. It is a condition that commonly affects the knee joint, but it can affect any joint in the body.

Stronger quadriceps muscles, relative to the hamstrings, may lower the risk of total knee replacement, according to research being presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America. Researchers said the findings could inform str

New research published in Arthritis & Rheumatology suggests that for people overweight or with obesity who also have knee or hip osteoarthritis, a slow-to-moderate?but not fast?rate of weight loss caused by anti-obesity medications may lower their risk of

When the kneecap dislocates, it's painful, and the knee area may swell. Whether it happens from an acute or chronic situation, dislocation can damage the cartilage of the groove that the kneecap sits in or the cartilage underneath the kneecap.

Beyond making a tray of sushi rolls delectable, the potential uses of seaweed are growing fast amid discoveries that it may do everything from improve diets to ease bowel disease. Now seaweed is the focus of EU research into helping the millions of people

There are many different causes of foot pain including plantar fasciitis, bunions, arthritis, and tarsal tunnel syndrome each of which requires differ...

Exercises for bunions and pain can help prevent or slow bunion development or progression by reducing pressure on the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint and strengthening the toe and foot muscles. Bunion self-care and stretches for bunion symptom relief can be used for mild to moderate bunions.

For patients undergoing total ankle arthroplasty (TAA), the impact of obesity on outcomes is unclear, according to two studies recently published in Foot & Ankle International.

Results showed patients with diabetes had a 363% increased risk for septic revision. Patients with diabetes also had a 95% increased risk for periprosthetic joint infection.