Even slight weight loss spurred on by cutting-edge GLP-1 drugs can help prevent replacement knees and hips from wearing out, a new study suggests. People with new knees and hips are significantly less ...

It would be convenient if human bodies were like starfish, able to regenerate missing limbs or anything else they need. We can't yet, but a team of researchers at the University of Missouri and ...

More than 32 million people in the United States suffer from the degenerative joint disease known as osteoarthritis, and about 1.3 million have knee or hip-replacement surgery annually—exchanging real ...

If you’ve got lupus, chances are joint pain is one of your symptoms. The good news is that many people with this chronic autoimmune disease can keep joint pain in check with medication and exercise.

No joints in the body make someone “feel their age” quite like the knees do. Going up and down stairs, picking up something that fell on the floor and walking the dog around the neighborhood become ...

If you would like to recommend another surgery center for this list, contact Anuja Vaidya at avaidya@beckershealthcare.com. Ambulatory Surgical Center of Stevens Point (Wis.). The Ambulatory Surgical ...

A living, 3D-printed knee joint made from biodegradable scaffolding infused with stem cells has met all milestones to move into preclinical testing. (Nanowerk News) Whenever Nadeen Chahine and Clark ...

A finger joint replacement involves removing a damaged or worn joint from the finger and putting in an artificial one. Also called an arthroplasty, this type of surgery is most commonly used in cases ...

A doctor may recommend surgery for rheumatoid arthritis if you have severe joint damage or pain. Joint replacement, joint fusion, and tendon repair are among your options. Rheumatoid arthritis is an ...

As technologies and practices advance, more people than ever before are receiving joint replacements. These implants are also being done much earlier in life. How do you take care of a joint ...

Medically reviewed by Stuart Hershman, MD Key Takeaways While knee replacement surgery is usually safe, there is a less than ...

Weight loss drugs can help extend the life of a replacement knee or hip Even people who lost as little as 2% of body weight were less likely to need follow-up surgery The more weight lost, the lower ...