October 14, 2026

Ureteral obstruction linked to degenerative sacroiliitis

CT identified an unusual cause of hydronephrosis despite stable renal function and no urinary symptoms.

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October 08, 2026

Medical Oddities: Kratom tea takes a cardiac turn

Tea with a troubling cardiac turn, frozen fish cake, rebuilding cartilage, and a bedtime snack this week.

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October 06, 2026

Knee vibrations may signal cartilage damage

Machine-learning models distinguished healthy knees from those with osteoarthritis-related cartilage damage, but age and BMI performed as well as or better than the vibration-based models.

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September 23, 2026

Muscle recovery following knee arthroplasty

Investigators assessed changes in quadriceps and hamstring strength and flexibility through 12 months following total knee arthroplasty.

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September 11, 2026

Robotic knee surgery put to the test

RACER-Knee compared Mako-assisted and conventional total knee replacement across 10 hospitals in Great Britain.

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September 04, 2026

Inside the hip osteoarthritis microbiome

Investigators compared intra-articular microbial profiles and predicted metabolic pathways in patients with hip osteoarthritis and nonarthritic controls.

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August 18, 2026

How clinicians discuss activity may matter

Achievable goals, activity tracking, and social support are among the strategies JAMA researchers recommend for patients with chronic medical conditions.

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July 24, 2026

May Kaplan Fiber Injury Signal Greater Knee Instability?

Magnetic resonance imaging showed that Kaplan fiber injury was associated with greater anterior tibial subluxation following anterior cruciate ligament injury, suggesting that the finding may help identify patients with greater knee instability.

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July 10, 2026

Cross-Linked HA Did Not Outperform Saline

Two single-injection cross-linked hyaluronic acid formulations showed no statistically significant advantage over saline for pain or functional outcomes through 24 weeks.

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July 07, 2026

Robotic TKA Showed No Revision Benefit

High-revision-rate surgeons saw a late revision signal after adopting robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty, despite no overall reduction in revision rates or failure modes.

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