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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June 22, 2026

PRP Linked to Better Outcomes in Advanced Knee OA

In a small open-label randomized trial, 2 platelet-rich plasma injections were associated with greater 6-month improvements in pain and function than corticosteroid injection or oral aceclofenac among patients awaiting knee arthroplasty.

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June 19, 2026

Pain Linked to Arthroplasty Satisfaction

A Geneva registry study points surgeons toward residual pain over functional limitation as the outcome that tracks patient satisfaction one year after hip or knee replacement.

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June 11, 2026

When Bad Data Enters the Drug Pipeline

Federal prosecutors allege that a Florida physician and research staff fabricated clinical trial records that were submitted into database systems used to evaluate investigational drugs.

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June 09, 2026

Lower BMI, Lower Joint Replacement Risk?

Researchers urge caution in interpreting joint replacement predictors, noting that surgery reflects access and decision-making as well as disease biology.

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