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Groin pain is a major cause of morbidity in athletes. Only in the last decade have acetabular labrum tears been recognised as a possible diagnosis. Awareness of this condition is [...]

The deterioration that occurs within the knee joints of patients with rheumatoid arthritis appears to be coordinated locally. An analysis of the cell types and enzyme content was performed on various sections of 150 rheumatoid arthritic knee joint samples. Cell type patterns were irregular in patients with advanced disease indicating pockets of deteriorated tissue. The cells seen most frequently at sites of deterioration included those involved in the inflammation process such as fibroblasts, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, mast cells, and macrophages. Few samples showed evidence of enzyme production.

Byline: Quill, Scott Avoid the hurt A drug approved to treat knee pain may also alleviate ailing shoulders, report Columbia University researchers. They found that injections of sodium hyaluronate reduced [...]

SAN DIEGO -- If a soccer player presents with nonspecific knee pain, effusion, and a vague recollection of when the pain began or how it was caused, think chondral injury, [...]