Tuesday night was a tough night to be an all-star. Hours after St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina was injured in a violent collision at home plate in Pittsburgh, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp was forced from their game against the Colorado Rockies after banging into the center...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers suffered a big blow on Saturday night when Davin Joseph, a Pro Bowl guard, suffered a serious knee injury. Joseph will require knee surgery and will miss the entire 2012 NFL season. The injury occurred in a preseason game against the New England Patriots.
Despite the...
Slow news day? Why not pick over celebrity photo galleries for photos that reveal their knee wrinkles, blow 'em up, crop them, and talk about how ugly they are? Title it "Wrinkly, knobbly, saggy - meet the celebs going weak at the knees!" and you have a Daily Mail article that, while not 100%...
Earlier, we discussed the Derrick Rose torn ACL injury. Now we have the video. As you can see in the video, Derrick Rose’s knee injury happened with less than 1:30 remaining in the game with the Chicago Bulls up by 12 points.
While I feel horrible for Derrick Rose, I can’t say I’m overly...
About 4 years ago I was skiing and fell really weird, the doctors told me I had crushed cartilage in my knee, and ever since then it hurt to go hiking-only downhill.
This year I took it slow, only did little hikes and it was totally fine! I was super pumped, but then 2 days I was on a really...
A recent study done by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shows that tomosynthesis may be more beneficial in diagnosing knee osteoarthritis than X-ray imaging. In the study, which is published online in the journal Radiology, tomosynthesis detected more osteophytes...
What would we do without the media making people wary of exercise? Today, Matt Lauer interviewed Jane Fonda about her new workout videos targeting baby boomers. But instead of focusing on how great it is that Fonda is offering something to help keep aging women and men healthy, strong and...
Patients who are dependent on opioids (narcotic pain relievers) for pain management before knee replacement surgery have much more difficulty recovering, a study recently published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) has found. These patients tend to have longer hospital stays, more...
ARLINGTON, Texas — Mike Napoli's big home run during Sunday's Game 4 really seemed like a wiffle ball moment, the type of blast you'd use a fat and red bat to launch the mother of all get-around homers.
However, that backyard bit paled in comparison to Adrian Beltre getting down on his usual...
Georges St. Pierre was days, if not hours away, from scaling back in his preparation for UFC 137 next weekend. Training for a fight is always a risky proposition and GSP failed to escape these final moments of training without injuring a knee.
At 1:51 p.m. ET, GSP tweeted this photo of him...
An updated clinical practice guideline released by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors recommends how to reduce the likelihood of blood clots after hip or knee replacement surgery, procedures that more than 800,000 Americans undergo each year. The new guideline...
I had 2 tears in my meniscus and one of the tears was making my knee lock up which the surgeon fixed, but they said they couldn't fix the other tear because they would have to shave my whole meniscus of and I would have none left.
Did surgeon do right thing?
m having knee surgery for my meniscus on the 22nd (thursday) And i'm really worried about it.
Will i be able to see my surgon before the operation. I know him and he's been seeing me in his office for awhile now. Last doctors appointment i had with him he explained to me what he was doing. So i...
m having knee surgery for my meniscus on the 22nd (thursday) And i'm really worried about it.
Will i be able to see my surgon before the operation. I know him and he's been seeing me in his office for awhile now. Last doctors appointment i had with him he explained to me what he was doing. So i...
Surprising results from a new study revealed that men who smoke had less risk of undergoing total joint replacement surgery than those who never smoked. Researchers also reported that men who were overweight, or who engaged in vigorous physical activity were more likely to need arthroplasty...
Gender may be associated with an increased risk of cartilage lesions in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injured knees, according to research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in San Diego. "Having articular cartilage lesions (a hole or rough spot...
A history of cancer was a significant risk factor for developing blood clotting issues following knee arthroscopy, according to a study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Annual Meeting in San Diego. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota...
OMNIlife science, Inc. (a subsidiary of Orthopaedic Synergy, Inc.) announced clearance of its Apex PS Knee by the United States Food and Drug Administration. The Apex Posterior Stabilized (PS) Knee is the latest addition to the Apex Knee product family. The new design was introduced into the...
Another NBA playoffs, another Andrew Bynum knee injury. This time, Andrew Bynum hurt his knee on Tuesday night in a game against the San Antonio Spurs. While running down the court, the center for the Los Angeles Lakers stepped on DeJuan Blair’s foot and hyperextended his troublesome right knee...