Knee Brace Generates Electricity From Walking Feb 8, 2008
Kuo, who called the device "a cocktail-napkin idea," says knee joints are uniquely suited for this endeavor. "There is power to be harvested from various places in the body, and you can use that to generate electricity. The knee is probably the best place," he said. (Science Daily)
More of this story Jan 20, 2008
A traumatic knee injury suffered during a sporting event, or possibly during trauma, can often tear the ligament in the center of the knee joint, most commonly, the Anterior Cruciate Ligament or ACL. The ACL can rupture; creating a serious injury that can jeopardize an athlete s ability to return to action ... The ACL is one of the main stabilizing ligaments of the knee joint and prevents the lower leg bone (tibia) from slipping forward from the thigh bone (femur) ... In a patellar tendon graft... (Westerly Sun, RI)
No McNamee lawsuit forthcoming Jan 7, 2008
"You would not inject lidocaine into the knee joint, for example, before any kind of competition," Green says, "because then you would not be able to feel the knee joint. That's an important thing, to be able to feel. You need that feedback to be able to balance." He did add, though, that lidocaine could be injected into the bursa, or fluid sac in a joint, if it was inflamed, to relieve some pain without inhibiting performance. But "lidocaine, I believe," Green says, "is a prescription drug. I... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Fingers Point to Risk for Arthritic Knees Jan 6, 2008
The researchers also found that the smaller the upper finger joint ratio between the index and ring fingers, the greater the risk of osteoarthritis of the knee, particularly in the tibiofemoral knee joint. This relationship remained even after other arthritis risk factors such as age, gender, weight, injury and sedentary lifestyle were taken into consideration. (U.S. News & World Report)
The risk of osteoarthritis and index to ring finger length ratio Jan 3, 2008
Among participants of both sexes, researchers also found an interesting trend: the smaller the 2D:4D upper finger joint ratio, the greater the risk of OA of the tibiofemoral knee joint. Finally, after adjusting for established OA risk factorsage, sex, body mass index, joint injury, and lack of physical activitythe strong association of smaller 2D:4D length ratio with the risk for knee OA was deemed independent. (EurekAlert!)
India to be largest market for knee, hip replacements Dec 31, 2007
For the patient this means a knee that more closely mimics the natural motion of a knee joint, allowing them to perform activities like squatting, and bending their knee, which otherwise was almost impossible. "The market for DePuys RP-F (rotating platform high flexion) knees has been steadily increasing since its launch nearly two years ago" says Anil Nayak of Johnson & Johnson. (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Torn again: new knee injury puts Scud at crossroads Dec 19, 2007
Sports medicine doctor Peter Brukner said what would be a 3-4 month setback for someone with an otherwise sound knee joint could be far more serious for Philippoussis, who has also had three operations on his left knee, as well as the more recent repair work on the torn lateral meniscus in his right. "The problem is he's had injuries before and there may be some degenerative change as well - he's probably got a fair bit of wear and and tear in that knee, and when you add that to the cartilage... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Knee Operations Can Lead To Other Injuries Dec 12, 2007
The camera images show that the ligament injury in the knee joint as such is only part of the problem ... Knee osteoarthritis is caused by cartilage breakdown in the knee joint. (Science Daily)
Upbeat Grant looking for Drogba return in three weeks Dec 11, 2007
Drogba checked himself in for surgery in London on Saturday, having carried the injury, which has caused serious damage to the meniscus around the knee joint, for at least 12 months. He is determined to lead the Ivory Coast in the tournament in Ghana, which begins on January 20 - players are required to present themselves 15 days beforehand - but Grant has raised hopes of a surprise comeback for Drogba. (Guardian Unlimited -- Sport)
Read More... Dec 3, 2007
A Baker's cyst usually indicates that there is trouble in the knee joint, like arthritis or a cartilage tear. The knee and this bursa are connected by a tunnel with a one-way valve. (The St. Augustine Record)
New resistant, deadly infection C. diff surfaces Nov 27, 2007
" Halbhuber was hospitalized last week because of persistent MRSA. The microbe colonized his pacemaker and artificial knee joint. Maltby, meanwhile, calls himself a survivor. He's aware that C. diff is largely a hospital microbe. "But that doesn't make sense in my case," he said. "Maybe I came in contact with it a long time ago and being healthy kept it at bay. "C. diff was first recognized as a hospital microbe in 1978. By 1996 it had increased to 31 cases per 100,000 people discharged from... (Newsday -- Opinion)
Hunting: No need to be intimidated by do-it-yourself deer processing Nov 25, 2007
The saw is used only to remove the head and front legs below the knee joint. Skinning comes first. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Gender Specific Knee Joint Nov 22, 2007
November 22, 2007 - 6:41 AM Sub-Navigation. You can get more information on the gender specific joint at. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Women's Medical Needs Are Vastly Different Than Men's Nov 21, 2007
For example, do women need a differently designed knee joint than men in replacement surgery or do women need to be given anesthesia differently. The institute will link physicians to these guidelines as they are developed. (Science Daily)
Women aren't men Nov 20, 2007
For example, do women need a differently designed knee joint than men in replacement surgery or do women need to be given anesthesia differently" The institute will link physicians to these guidelines as they are developed. "We should look at every research study with a sex and gender lens and see what applies to women as opposed to men," said Teresa Woodruff, executive director of the new Institute for Women's Health Research and the Thomas J. Watkins Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at... (EurekAlert!)
Your Knees Want To Take You Shoe Shopping Nov 16, 2007
Knee osteoarthritis is caused by cartilage breakdown in the knee joint ... In knee OA, there is abundant evidence that patients with abnormally high loading knees (high amounts of stress on part or all of the knee joint) are at increased risk of both injury and disease progression. (Science Daily)
Most Diabetics Risk Serious Foot Problems By Wearing The Wrong-sized Shoes Nov 15, 2007
14, 2007) More than six out of ten people with diabetes are walking around in the wrong-sized shoes, exposing themselves to serious foot problems that could lead to amputation, according to research in the International Journal of Clinical Practice. Published to coincide with World Diabetes Day* (14 November) the study, by the University of Dundee, has been welcomed by an expert in podiatry. (Science Daily)
When Surgery Succeeds, But Healing FailsSurgeons take it for granted that skin will heal after we cut it. Once in a while, however, that doesn't happen Nov 14, 2007
The knee joint was ok but at the fourth week I was still staring at two gaping holes in unhealed skin. They were like cuts on a cadaver; it was creepy. (Time.com)
Shock-Absorbing Shoes: Bad For Knees? Nov 9, 2007
When researchers examined the effects of different types of footwear on people with knee osteoarthritis, they found that going barefoot put less stress on knee joints than wearing foot-stabilizing walking shoes or clogs ... The researchers determined this by assessing a standard measure of knee joint impact, known as knee load ... She notes that flat, flexible shoes were best for minimizing the impact on knee joints. (CBS News)
ASK THE SPORTS DOC: KNEE NEEDS Nov 8, 2007
The knee joint has three main compartments: inner (medial), outer (lateral), and kneecap (patellofemoral). A total knee replacement involves cutting bone in all the compartments and replacing it with metal and plastic. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
Cop loses leg, not dreams Oct 21, 2007
He exercised his upper body and the knee joint of the severed limb to get it ready for the prosthesis. Fellow officers and firefighters scrambled to do everything from cleaning up the yard to changing light bulbs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Osteoarthritis gene hunt launched Oct 13, 2007
Osteoarthritis commonly affects the knee joint. British researchers are to carry out the first study to seek to uncover the genetic causes of osteoarthritis. (BBC News -- Health)
Patients to aid arthritis research Oct 13, 2007
" It is already known that people whose parents and siblings have osteoarthritis are up to three times more likely to develop the condition themselves. But there are other factors such as obesity, sports injuries and heavy manual work. Anyone in Oxfordshire who has osteoarthritis and has had or is waiting for a knee or hip replacement, and would like to take part in the research, should contact Bridget Watkins on 01865 737538. Retired medical researcher Anne Lowe, who was diagnosed with... (Oxford Mail)
Iaquinta an injury doubt for Italy's Euro 2008 qualifier against Georgia Oct 9, 2007
"Iaquinta has taken a blow to the knee joint and there is a bit of fluid," Italy team physician Andrea Ferretti was quoted as saying Monday by the ANSA news agency. "We hope to get Iaquinta back but he must rest now. We will see if (for) one, two or three days.". (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Fall Firearms Deer Seasons Making a Difference; New Deer Management Brochures Available on the Web; Warm-Weather Venison Care Oct 5, 2007
If a hunter plans to process the deer by his or herself, the first step - after tagging and field-dressing the deer - is to remove the hide, which comes off easier if the front legs are cut off at the wrists, and the rear legs are removed just below the knee joint, with a saw. Use a knife to cut the hide from where each leg was sawed off at the wrist, back to the body trunk. (PR Newswire)
Amar upbeat after surgery Oct 3, 2007
TUCSON - Suns center Amar Stoudemire was in such good spirits after his successful right knee surgery Tuesday that he used a Phoenix bird mythology reference to predict his return from the arthroscopic procedure that removed a floating particle from his knee joint. "Like I told you before, I will rise from the ashes and reincarnate myself," Stoudemire said, repeating a sentiment he shared after two previous knee surgeries. (AZCentral -- Sports)
FDA approves knee-injury device for humans Oct 3, 2007
Supplied with blood and cells for healing, the previously untreatable meniscal tear now has the potential for allowing the knee joint to be saved. Cooks research team performed the BioDuct surgery on 25 dogs that had worst-case scenario meniscal tears. (EurekAlert!)
Amar to have knee scoped Oct 2, 2007
Suns team physician Thomas Carter, who will perform the surgery, said nothing on the MRI exam taken Sunday suggested that there would be a need for anything more than a 15- to 20-minute removal of one loose body that is floating in Stoudemire's knee joint. Unlike the pinching Stoudemire felt in 2005 due to the left knee's defect, this is an acute injury that showed no symptoms until the right knee began to swell from the irritation last week. (AZCentral -- Sports)
Landmark knee surgery at AIIMS Sep 28, 2007
MRI scans and biopsy confirmed she was suffering from advanced cancer of the patella (the bone forming the knee cap which is vital for mobility of the knee joint), an extremely rare condition. Facing lifelong disability, Nadia would normally have had to choose between two harrowing options walk with the help of a calliper all her life or never be able to bend her knee. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
The impact of physical activity on weight-bearing knee joint Sep 28, 2007
Some studies implicate physical activity in provoking knee OA, while others suggest that physical activity may actually protect the knee joint from the disease ... For a clearer picture of the impact of physical activity on the knee joint, a team of researchers in Australia turned to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ... Article: Effect of Physical Activity on Articular Knee Joint Structures in Community-Based Adults, Tina L. Racunica, Andrew J. Teichtahl, Yuanyuan Wang, Anita E. Wluka, Dallas... (EurekAlert!)
In last century, only 400 cases of knee cancer reported Sep 27, 2007
Tumours of patella (the bone forming the kneecap which is vital for mobility of the knee joint) are uncommon and just about 400 cases have been reported worldwide in the last century. Most of these cases were treated by either curettage (removal of tumour while preserving most of original bone), patellectomy (removal of the bone forming the kneecap) by fusion of knee joint or even amputation ... "We reconstructed a knee joint which is natural in appearance and function. Naida didn't have to... (India Times, India -- Community News)
Larkham's cup swan song in doubt Sep 27, 2007
"Thankfully, the infection was on the outside of the knee, and not within the knee joint. Our team doctor [Martin Raftery] definitely made the right decision of me returning to hospital as soon as possible, and we were able to get at it early enough. So I am feeling lot more happier now.". Larkham agreed with Raftery that it would be around a week before he would know whether he was a possibility of playing again in the tournament. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Setback for Larkham Sep 26, 2007
"You have bugs on your skin and when you insert a foreign instrument into your body you can take those bugs through to your knee joint and that's what's happened. "It's just unlucky. " Dr Raftery said it was difficult to form a proper prognosis but confirmed a semi-final return was a best-case scenario. Larkham has not trained since September 14 and probably won't resume running for more than a week. The Wallabies five-eighth underwent an arthroscope in Montpellier nine days ago after injuring... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Muscle patterns in women may be linked to at risk positioning for ACL tears Sep 19, 2007
---Research suggests that training programs for females to restore balance between hamstring and quadriceps muscles to better support knee joints could help reduce the disproportionately high number of ACL tears in female athletes. A new study shows that the amount of preparatory muscle action in the muscles spanning the knee joint prior to landings is associated with knee positions that are considered at risk for ACL rupture, said Riann Palmieri-Smith, lead author and assistant professor at the... (EurekAlert!)
A stitch in time to win Sep 6, 2007
Pre-clinical trials have also shown that injecting adult stem cells directly into the damaged knee joints of sheep significantly increases the thickness and mechanical strength of knee joint cartilage. send photos, videos ffs to 0424 SMS SMH (+61 424 767 764), or us. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Sports Medicine Physicians Brace For The Injuries Of Football Season Sep 4, 2007
The knee injury most common in football is a sprained medial collateral ligament, or MCL, one of four ligaments that support the knee joint. MCL injuries, which usually occur during a tackle or block -- sometimes because of an illegal hit -- heal on their own without surgery, said Fineberg. (Science Daily)
Swelling After Knee Injury May Hinder Healing Sep 1, 2007
The meniscus is a type of cartilage inside the knee joint that acts as a shock absorber between the thigh bone and lower leg bone. Almost 15 percent of all athletic injuries to the knee involve the meniscus. (Health-Finder)
New insights into common knee injuries Aug 30, 2007
The primary function of the meniscus a type of cartilage located within the knee joint between the thigh bone (femur) and the lower leg bone (tibia) -- is to act as a shock absorber and a distributor of weight within the joint ... D., senior member of the research team and director of orthopedic research at Duke, these findings should theoretically help physicians repair knee joints damaged by injury or osteoarthritis. (EurekAlert!)
Devery Henderson closer to returning Aug 28, 2007
Colston has said there is no sign of structural damage in his knee joint and that he probably could play if it were the regular season, but that there was no reason for him to risk worsening his condition in the preseason. Chats, Boards & Blogs. (WWLTV.com, LA)
India wins toss and sends England in to bat; England without Flintoff Aug 27, 2007
England allrounder Andrew Flintoff was ruled out with inflammation in his right knee joint. Flintoff complained of stiffness in his knee after Friday's match, where he finished with bowling figures of 5-56. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Notes: Tracy's knee not responding Aug 25, 2007
The club still has not definitively figured out what's causing the pain in Tracy's knee joint. He tried a series of shots with a gel-like substance as well as a cortisone shot, but they did not work out. (MLB.com -- Arizona Diamondbacks)
Tracy to get 2nd opinion on knee Aug 25, 2007
"It's just something in the knee joint and we're not 100 percent sure what it is," Melvin said. "I guess there are a couple of bones that are pretty close together in there and might be rubbing. How to alleviate that is kind of the question.". (AZCentral -- Sports)
Niggles for Shepherdson but it's knees up for Latham Aug 21, 2007
"There are a few little cartilage issues in the knee joint," Shepherdson said yesterday. "I had a bit of trouble before the last All Blacks game, had it looked at, and was able to get through that Test. It required an arthroscopy three weeks ago, and that went really well until last week when I had a run on it for the first time.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Notes: Pronk on the mend Aug 20, 2007
The 30-year-old designated hitter hyper-flexed his left knee sliding into second base on Aug. 10, irritating the knee joint and the hamstring, and has hobbled about ever since. Wedge commented on Friday that the Tribe would be extremely cautious with Pronk so that the disabled list would not come into question. (MLB.com -- Cleveland Indians)
Notes: Hafner's injury not serious Aug 11, 2007
Travis Hafner hyperflexed his left knee and irritated both the knee joint and the hamstring sliding Tuesday, says Tribe trainer Lonnie Soloff ... "He hyperflexed his knee and irritated the knee joint and the hamstring," Soloff said. (MLB.com -- Cleveland Indians)
Hyaluronic Acid Speeds Ankle Sprain Healing Aug 2, 2007
For example, it shifts to an elastic form in the knee joint, while acting more like a lubricant in lower-impact joints. He and his colleagues randomly assigned 158 athletes who suffered an ankle sprain to receive injections of hyaluronic acid or a placebo. (MEDLINEplus)
A potential new disease-modifying drug for osteoarthritis Jul 30, 2007
Then, researchers assessed each blood sample for increases in C-telopeptide type II collagen (CTX-II), shown to correlate with degradation of articular cartilage in rats; microscopically examined and blindly scored a section of every rats knee joint for surface erosions of cartilage; and performed statistical analyses of the data ... Similarly, estrogen and calcitonin both provided significant protection against surface erosions of knee joint cartilage ... Of note, the rats that had estrogen... (EurekAlert!)
Flexible Muscles May Be Stronger Jul 27, 2007
The knee flexors refer to the hamstrings, which bend the knee, while the knee extensors refer to the quadriceps muscles at the front of the thigh, which straighten the knee joint. Story Continues Below. (Newsmax)
Flexible muscles may be stronger muscles Jul 27, 2007
The knee flexors refer to the hamstrings, which bend the knee, while the knee extensors refer to the quadriceps muscles at the front of the thigh, which straighten the knee joint. The study results show that adults' muscle flexibility can be modified, Teixeira-Salmela and her colleagues write, and that this change might improve muscle performance. (Scientific American)
Steve Gleason on injured reserve, out for the season Jul 27, 2007
The specific procedure was a microfracture, which entails creating holes in bones around the knee joint in order to stimulate the growth of cartilage. Generally, the area operated on can't bear weight for several weeks afterward. (WWLTV.com, LA)
Shark Attack Victim Lives To Tell Story Of Hawaiian Encounter Jul 22, 2007
I owe my life to that man," Miller said. Surgeon Patrick Murray said the shark came down on Miller's leg and knee with "tremendous" force. "It went right to the bone, into the bone, broke some of the bone, and into the knee joint and then removed a fairly large portion of his leg up by the knee," Murray said. Miller has two wounds on the side and back of his left knee, one three to four inches and the other about a foot long. Murray spent two hours operating on Miller's leg Thursday. He said the... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Runoff is over, but talk isn't finished Jul 22, 2007
I could see my femoral condyles, parts of the knee joint usually hidden by the kneecap. I couldn't straighten my leg, and I couldn't stand. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Survivor of Hawaii shark attack recounts his harrowing tale from hospital bed Jul 22, 2007
"It went right to the bone, into the bone, broke some of the bone, and into the knee joint and then removed a fairly large portion of his leg up by the knee," Murray said. Miller has two wounds on the side and back of his left knee, one three to four inches and the other about a foot long.. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Man Survives Shark Attack In Hawaii Jul 21, 2007
"It went right to the bone, into the bone, broke some of the bone, and into the knee joint and then removed a fairly large portion of his leg up by the knee," Murray said. Miller has two wounds on the side and back of his left knee, one 3 inches to 4 inches and the other about 1 foot long.. (CBS News)
State reveals violations on vet Jul 18, 2007
Less than one month later, another veterinarian treated Biscuit and after X-rays revealed fractures in Biscuit's knee joint, femur, pelvis and a swollen foot bone. The dog was euthanized, according to the medical board. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Women and arthritis sufferers have poorer short-term recovery from arthroscopic knee surgery Jul 14, 2007
The meniscus is the shock-absorbing tissue that cushions the knee joint preventing the bones from rubbing. Tears in this tissue can cause pain and loss of function. (EurekAlert!)
Robot tackles mystery of walking Jul 13, 2007
Frame 3: The stretch sensor of the swinging leg is activated, which triggers the knee joint to straighten ... Frame 6: As the swinging leg touches the ground, the ground contact sensor in the foot triggers the hip extensor and the knee joint of the standing leg and the hip and knee joints of the swinging leg to swap roles. (BBC News -- Science)
Whitnall's absence stretches out Jul 10, 2007
Whitnall had the third of three injections to help lubricate his troublesome knee joint late last week and suffered an adverse reaction that caused unexpected swelling. That has put his return to the training back for at least another week. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
‘Woman’s knee’ Jul 1, 2007
The Herald Journal was allowed to observe one of the surgeries on a 69-year-old woman whose arthritis wore away her knee joint. Larson and his assistants placed pins with infrared trackers into the patient s femur and tibia. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
MRI Is Key To Understanding Cartilage Health Jun 19, 2007
Sagittal MR images of the knee joint in a 30-year-old male obtained with a high-resolution, spoiled-gradient echo sequence and the same acquisition time at 1. 5T (a) and 3T (b). (Science Daily)
Slow Brain Function Linked with Solo Knee Injuries Jun 15, 2007
" Non-contact ACL injuries don't involve other players or objects, "hence the person, in a very literal sense, caused the injury themselves," he explained. "This can happen because during physical activity, knee joint forces can exceed six-times one's body weight, but muscles actually provide most of the stability to joints. In fact, so much of the support comes from muscles (that if) the proper muscles are not contracted at the right time, too much load is exerted on the ligaments causing a... (MEDLINEplus)
Down but not out on Mt. Shasta Jun 14, 2007
The problem started when climber Joe Simpson fell awkwardly, and his femur drove itself through his knee joint and into his shin bones. Ouch. (Mount Shasta News, CA)
Surgeons find zoo's mandrill has torn ligament Jun 14, 2007
But in conventional repair, the ACL is regarded as a single bundle and replacement grafts are often anchored in locations that are not anatomically accurate, potentially leading to a knee joint that doesn't work as well as it should ... As a person squats or straightens, the femur rotates with respect to the tibia, or shin bone, so "your knee joint is not quite as simple as a door hinge," he explained. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
ASHT Focuses on Hand Therapy Awareness and Injury Prevention Week June 11 - 15, 2007 Jun 13, 2007
Bending the knees this far is not only a hard position for the knee joint, but it requires you to push most of your body weight up with your hands and wrists, placing increased pressure on these joints as well. -- Make sure the monitor or screen is at the correct height. (PR Newswire)
Notes: Duncan sent back to St. Louis Jun 1, 2007
"You've got a joint involved because of the bursa -- a knee joint involved. That's why the knee was swollen. It was swollen because of the bursitis, and it also swells because of the inflammation of the infection. They're working together to really cause problems.". Weinberg said that it remains to be determined exactly the nature of the infection Duncan is dealing with. (MLB.com -- St. Louis Cardinals)
