The 9 Muses are daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, Greek goddesses personifying the inspiration for the sciences and the arts.
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Lipoma Arborescens

Primary lipoma arborescens of the knee Lipoma arborescens is a rare and benign intra-articular lesion of unknown etiology; it is characterized by synovial villous proliferation and sub-synovial connective tissue replacement…

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Hand OA

HERO Trial – Hydroxychloroquine Fails in Hand Osteoarthritis rheumnow.com Hydroxychloroquine to Reduce Symptoms of Hand Osteoarthritis Sarah R. Kingsbury, PhD; Puvan Tharmanathan, PhD; Ada Keding, MSc; Sarah J. Ronaldson, MSc;…

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Hip OA

Intramuscular steroid injection reduced hip OA pain up to 12 weeks mdedge.com Viscosupplementation for Hip Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy on Pain and Disability, and the…

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Knee OA ℞: DMOADs

Efficacy of Colchicine for the Reduction of Symptoms in Knee Osteoarthritis Researchers sought to investigate the effectiveness of colchicine on pain and function in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. rheumatologyadvisor.com So Colchicine…

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