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eOrthopod News brings you the latest information gathered from scientific journals, medical conferences and interviews with health care providers. Browse the latest information available about conditions and procedures involving the bones, muscles and joints.

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What Do We Know About Psoriatic Arthritis? 1 year 12 weeks ago 351
New Treatment Approach to Trigger Points 1 year 14 weeks ago 621
Surgeons Offer Up-To-Date Review of Autogenous Bone Graft 1 year 18 weeks ago 550
Platelet-Rich Plasma As a Treatment for Osteoarthritis 1 year 18 weeks ago 568
What's the Latest on Platelet-Rich Plasma? 1 year 20 weeks ago 537
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Frequently Asked Questions

Got a question? eOrthopod FAQs brings you the answers to common questions about conditions and procedures involving the bones, muscles and joints. Browse the database of questions or use the search tool to find the information you need.

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How reliable are animal studies when checking out something that is going to be used on humans? I ask this because my surgeon wants to inject my own blood plasma into my elbow for a true golfer's elbow. But when I went on-line, most of the studies using this blood injection therapy have been on animals. So I'm a little less than enthusiastic to try this new treatment. What can you tell me? 27 weeks 1 day ago 107
When should someone with gout have the fluid taken out of the joint and sent to the lab? I've never had this done but someone else I know has. Just wondering why there's a difference in how we are treated when we both have the same problem. 28 weeks 1 day ago 117
I suffered my first gout attack about six months ago. After the second attack yesterday, my doctor gave me a prescription for colchicine. But my father (who also has gout) told me he's never heard of this drug. Should I really be taking it? Should my father find out about it? Maybe HE should be taking it, too. 28 weeks 1 day ago 72
The guy at our local vitamin shop has advised me against taking glucosamine for my arthritis. I have allergies to shellfish and these supplements are evidently made from the shells of shellfish. Are these pills really helpful? Does having an allergy to shellfish really mean I should avoid them? 30 weeks 5 hours ago 95
It seems like all of my friends (yes, we are all "Seniors") are taking something for their joint pain they found on the Internet. I've been advised to take SAMe, glucosamine, fish oil, capaicin cream, and a ton of other stuff. Is there any scientific proof that any of these things really work? 30 weeks 5 hours ago 76

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