Knee arthritis
Knee arthritis refers to the inflammation and degeneration of the knee joint, leading to pain, stiffness, and decreased mobility. It can be caused by various factors, including aging, obesity, previous injuries, or genetic predisposition. The most common types of knee arthritis are osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and post-traumatic arthritis.
Subscribe to the BlogWhy Middle Aged People Should Ignore Cartilage Loss and Meniscus Tears
The orthopedic community is being turned on it’s head right now. For example, while we have physicians who almost universally agree that cartilage loss in the knee causes pain and/or that a meniscus tear also causes pain, the recent research isn’t cooperating. This blog will be a little more steeped in medical jargon than most,…read more
Skiing with Knee Arthritis: Can Stem Cells Help?
Is skiing with knee arthritis possible? Severe knee arthritis is a tough problem. The cartilage is all gone and bone spurs have taken over. Can stem cells get patients back on their skis? When we first began stem cell injections for arthritis a decade ago, we figured that the severity of the knee arthritis would…read more Is Drinking Beer Trashing Your Joints? Is Wine Better?
People tend to be in one of two big camps on the topic of alcoholic beverages – beer or wine. Beer drinkers tend to be hearty and fun loving souls focused on the moment, where as we wine drinkers love our pretty labels and snob appeal. Now a new study shows that these two drink choices…read more Meniscus Surgery Arthritis: Removing a Small Amount of Meniscus Causes Problems
Is there such a thing as meniscus surgery arthritis? We’ve known since the 1940s that removing the knee meniscus when it was torn was a dumb idea. Since then many studies have shown that patents who get knee meniscus surgery are more likely to get knee arthritis. The knee arthroscopy community has generally responded that…read more Knee Arthritis Gel Injection Gets Beat Again by Platelet Rich Plasma!
Knee arthritis gel injection has become a common treatment. The gel is called hyaluronic acid and provides most patients with 6 months to a year of relief. However, when compared head to head, platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections tend to outperform knee gel shots. Now a recent animal study shows PRP is also better at…read more Are Statin Cholesterol Drugs making Your Knee Arthritis Worse?
Statin drugs for cholesterol were the world’s first true blockbuster drugs. These cholesterol lowering drugs generated 27 billion in worldwide sales in 2009 and the number one selling drug in 2010 was a statin drug. With all of that extra cash, the drug companies have been funding what I call Statin “wonder drug” studies for years,…read more PRP works better than SynVisc, better in Patients with Mild Arthritis
In this corner, the world’s most commonly used biologic injectable for knee arthritis-SynVisc. In the other corner, your own platelets, a.k.a. PRP. The winner? Well a study published last week may help decide that honor. Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is now being used in patients with knee arthritis. However, there isn’t that much research yet…read more 60% of Meniscectomies Result in Arthritis Within a Few Years of Removing Parts of the Meniscus with Surgery
A doctor reviews research showing that surgically removing parts of a torn meniscus with surgery will lead to a more rapid onset of knee arthritis.
