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Regular use of corticosteroid injections for degenerative knee disease is ineffective and may even result in cartilage loss

No Evidence Steroids Benefit Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis

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Noticeable cartilage loss detected in patients treated with injections over two years, researchers say
Arthroscopic surgery should rarely be used to treat degenerative knee disease

Arthroscopy for Degenerative Knees Deemed Seldom Effective

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Widely used procedure won't help arthritic degeneration, according to new recommendation
Patients who report frequent grating

Crepitus Tied to Incident Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis

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Subjective knee crepitus predicts incident subjective osteoarthritis longitudinally
Weight loss of 5 percent or more can significantly lower cartilage degeneration in overweight/obese patients

Weight Loss Can Decelerate Knee Joint Degeneration

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Lower rates of progression seen with greater weight loss
The incidence of anterior cruciate ligament tears has steadily increased among 6- to 18-year-olds in the United States

Pediatric ACL Injuries Continue to Rise, Especially Among Girls

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Annual increase in the incidence of ACL tears of 2.3 percent over 20 years
An internet-delivered physical therapist-prescribed home exercise and pain-coping skills training intervention is beneficial for individuals with chronic knee pain

Internet-Delivered Exercise, Pain-Coping Skills Alleviate Knee Pain

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Clinically meaningful improvements in pain, function with home exercise and pain-coping skills training
Running might actually reduce inflammation in knee joints

Running May Actually Lower Inflammation in Knee Joints

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Researchers suggest running might slow development of osteoarthritis
Undifferentiated autologous mesenchymal stem cells seeded onto a collagen scaffold shows promise for patients with torn meniscus

Mesenchymal Stem Cells Show Promise for Torn Meniscus

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First-in-human study shows clinical improvement for three patients with avascular meniscal tear
Specific bacteria may help explain the connection between periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis

Bacterial Cause of Periodontal Disease May Drive RA

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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans implicated in periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis
Maci (autologous cultured chondrocytes on porcine collagen membrane) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to repair symptomatic

FDA OKs Autologous Cellularized Scaffold for Knee Cartilage Repair

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For symptomatic, full-thickness cartilage defects of the knee in adult patients