The 9 Muses are daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, Greek goddesses personifying the inspiration for the sciences and the arts.
My highly opinionated news-blog draws inspiration from both the science and the art of Rheumatology.
Updates in Management Of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Emerging research on pain treatment for complex regional pain syndrome, a debilitating neurological pain syndrome. practicalpainmanagement.com Complex regional pain syndrome: a recent…
A Physical Therapist's Plea: Stop Rolling and Stretching Your IT Band The days of post-ride IT band rolling (read: torture) are over. Here’s what you should be doing instead. It’s…
The Patellofemoral Compartment: Making Sense of It One of the goals of the new AJO is to offer solutions to common problems we face as orthopedists. With that in mind,…
Femoral Head Avascular Necrosis Avascular necrosis (AVN) of the femoral head is a pathologic process that results from interruption of… emedicine.medscape.com Efficacy of teriparatide in the treatment of nontraumatic osteonecrosis…
No Increase in Infections with Pre-Op Infliximab Before Hip or Knee Replacement Up to 30% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) will eventually undergo joint reconstructive surgery, yet we have…
Modern Indications, Results, and Global Trends in the Use of Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty and High Tibial Osteotomy in the Treatment of Isolated Medial Compartment Osteoarthritis An increasingly number of patients…
Improved prediction of knee osteoarthritis progression by genetic polymorphisms: the Arthrotest Study academic.oup.com Novel Biomarkers For Predicting Knee OA Progression Researchers have found several biomarkers that hold promise as…
The Importance of the mTOR Regulatory Network in Chondrocyte Biology and Osteoarthritis This review article discusses the importance of the mTOR regulatory network in chondrocyte biology and osteoarthritis. emjreviews.com Cartilage-targeting…
Hyaluronic Acid Eases Knee Symptoms European task force recommends repeated intra-articular injections medpagetoday.com Randomized controlled trial comparing hyaluronic acid, platelet-rich plasma and the combination of both in the treatment of…
Obesity and Osteoarthritis: More Than Just Mechanics Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis worldwide. It results in chronic pain, functional limitations, and significant social and economic… emjreviews.com…
