Corticosteroids Versus Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections for Knee Osteoarthritis: Where is there More Evidence? A Systematic Review of 60 Years of Literature
Posted on: 07-Aug-2025
Researchers have documented PRP injections for knee osteoarthritis (OA) in more studies and across larger patient populations than corticosteroid (CS) injections. The greater number of high-quality clinical trials supporting PRP, together with prior meta-analyses showing lower safety and efficacy for CS when directly compared with PRP, strongly supports revising current guidelines that favor CS. This growing body of evidence highlights PRP’s effectiveness and safety and underscores its potential role as a preferred treatment option for knee OA.
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General Anesthesia Utilizing Laryngeal Mask Airway Ventilation with Low Dose Neuromuscular Blockade is Safe and Effective for Patients Undergoing Hip Arthroscopy
Posted on: 07-Aug-2025
Administration of general anesthesia utilizing LMA ventilation with a low dosage of neuromuscular blockade is safe and effective for patients undergoing hip arthroscopy. The rate of conversion to endotracheal intubation was low and showed no association with ASA classification.
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Stem Cell Therapies for Spinal Cord Injury in Humans: A Review of Recent Clinical Research
Posted on: 07-Aug-2025
Recently, researchers have advanced cell transplantation as a promising treatment for spinal cord injury (SCI). Over the past decade, clinicians have conducted numerous SCI trials using various cell types, including fetal neural stem/progenitor cells (NS/PCs), pluripotent stem cell–derived NS/PCs, mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs), olfactory ensheathing cells, and Schwann cells. Studies—particularly those involving MSCs such as Stemirac—have reported encouraging outcomes in patients with subacute SCI, although researchers have not yet achieved a universally accepted breakthrough. Compared with autologous MSCs, allogenic NS/PCs may provide key advantages because they can engraft within the spinal cord and be prepared in advance, allowing clinicians to administer them during the hyperacute phase.
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Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients Under 30 Years Who Have Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head: Mean Follow-Up of More than 120 Months
Posted on: 07-Aug-2025
Osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH) primarily affects young adults and often leads to femoral head collapse and secondary osteoarthritis. Clinicians have preferentially performed joint-preserving surgery, particularly in younger patients, while also using joint arthroplasty, specifically total hip arthroplasty (THA), as a treatment option. Although advances in implant materials have significantly improved performance, limited data exist on long-term implant survival and clinical outcomes in younger patients. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate implant survival beyond 120 months and assess clinical outcomes in young patients with ONFH who underwent primary THA.
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Quadriceps and hamstring muscles strength differences in adolescent and adult recreational athletes 6 months after autograft bone-patellar-tendon-bone anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A retrospective study
Posted on: 07-Aug-2025
Knee muscle strength recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is crucial for a safe return to sport (RTS) but it is poorly described in the adolescent population.
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10 types of exercise to try with arthritis of the knee
Posted on: 07-Aug-2025
Exercises for knee arthritis, such as leg lifts, can strengthen the muscles around the knee joint and help a person stay active. Swimming and elliptical training are also suitable options.
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Robotic-assisted THA may reduce opioid requirements vs. manual, computer-assisted THA
Posted on: 07-Aug-2025
Robotic-assisted total hip arthroplasty may be associated with reduced opioid consumption during postoperative hospitalization vs. both manual and computer-assisted total hip arthroplasty, according to presented results.
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How tennis takes a toll: The leg and foot injuries players need to watch out for
Posted on: 07-Aug-2025
Tennis demands explosive movement like lunges, pivots, sprints and sudden stops. Every serve starts with a push from the toes. Every rally shifts weight between the heel and forefoot. Unlike sports with linear movement, like sprinting, tennis places constant multi-directional stress on the feet and ankles—two of the most frequently injured body parts in the game.
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We need to talk how muscle stem cells communicate
Posted on: 09-Sep-2024
Skeletal muscle is one of the tissues with the highest ability to regenerate, a finely controlled process which is critically depending on muscle stem cells. Muscle stem cell functionality depends on intrinsic signaling pathways and interaction with their immediate niche.
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Comparison of mid-term clinical and radiological results of short and conventional femoral stems in total hip arthroplasty
Posted on: 09-Sep-2024
This study aims to answer the question: Which are superior—conventional or short femoral stems?. An Optymis stem was used as a short-femoral stem, and an Accolade II stem was used as a conventional-femoral stem.
