Abstract: Current active foot prostheses try to emulate the foot function by using a mono-articular series elastic actuator (SEA). In humans, a bi-articular actuation scheme is used to plantar-flex ...

This summary of a Cochrane review presents what we know from research about the effect of glucocorticoid injections (into affected joints) in people with acute gout. There were no trials that met our ...

Intra-articular stromal vascular fraction treatment is a minimally invasive procedure with significant anti-inflammatory and reparative properties. A male patient with hemophilia B and grade 4 right ...

Introduction: Disc displacement without reduction with limited opening is an intracapsular biomechanical disorder involving the condyle-disc complex. With the mouth closed, the disc is in an anterior ...

Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Shenzhen Stomatology Hospital, Affiliated to Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China Introduction: This study aimed to develop a deep ...

An intra-articular injection is a type of shot that's placed directly into a joint to relieve pain. Corticosteroids (steroids), local anesthetics, hyaluronic acid, and Botox are the most common ...

† Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom ‡ Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom § Institute of Biomedical ...

This valuable study sheds light on the pivotal role of alterations in chondrocyte glycan metabolism in two contexts: The onset of cartilage degeneration and early onset of osteoarthritis (OA). The ...