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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…

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Root Tears in Knee OA Linked with Most Pain

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Root tears were associated with greater pain than meniscal tears or maceration in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to a recent study.…

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Improvements in ACL Surgery May Help Prevent Knee Osteoarthritis

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HOBOKEN, NJ — February 21, 2017 — Achieving anatomic graft placement is a critical factor in…

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Knees with Chondrocalcinosis Linked with Pain

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Knees with chondrocalcinosis had increased pain and did not have higher synovitis scores on MRI…

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Why Basic Calcium Phosphate Crystals Should Be Targeted In the Treatment of Osteoarthritis

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This article covers why basic calcium phosphate crystals should be targeted in the treatment of osteoarthritis.

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Osteoarthritis-associated basic calcium phosphate crystals activate membrane proximal kinases in human innate immune cells

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic debilitating joint disorder of particularly high prevalence in the elderly population. Intra-articular basic calcium phosphate (BCP) crystals are present in the majority of OA joints and are associated with severe degeneration. They are known to activate macrophages,…

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Synovitis in osteoarthritis: current understanding with therapeutic implications

Modern concepts of osteoarthritis (OA) have been forever changed by modern imaging phenotypes demonstrating complex and multi-tissue pathologies…