Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Increased concentrations of chemokine ligand 5 and matrix metalloproteinase-3 predicted increased VAS knee pain.

Synovial fluid analysis is also known as joint fluid analysis. It helps diagnose the cause of joint inflammation. Each of the joints in the human body contains synovial fluid. This fluid is a thick ...

Doctors use synovial fluid analysis, or synovial joint analysis, to help diagnose the cause of joint pain and to rule out infection. Common causes of joint pain include rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Before patients undergo knee arthroscopy, synovial fluid biomarkers can reflect the intra-articular environment ...

A team at the University of Cambridge has shown how, in osteoarthritis patients, the viscous lubricant that ordinarily allows our joints to move smoothly triggers a pain response from nerve cells ...

In this second installment of our stories on osteoarthritis, we discuss a new approach for treatment and cure. Both stories are part of our series on regenerative medicine. We define regenerative ...

SYNOVIAL fluid is highly viscous and it has been thought this property aids in the protection of articular cartilage from compressive forces 1–3. If synovial fluid does function as a cushion, it would ...

As North Texas heads into a winter storm this week, some people may feel achier, stiffer joints. The lower temperatures and air pressure changes that come with the storm can affect your joints. Here’s ...

CHATSWORTH, Calif., Sept. 7, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- IRIS International, Inc. (Nasdaq:IRIS), a leading manufacturer of automated in-vitro diagnostic systems and consumables for use in hospitals and ...