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Why biologic injections changed injury and arthritis care
April 13, 2026, 12:06 AM IST
The biologics movement mostly started with hyaluronic acid (HA) in 1997. This natural lubricant of joints and tissues was created from chicken coxcombs. Surgeons started patients off with injections once a week for five weeks…
April 13, 2026, 12:06 AM IST
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Bowlegged: The varus knee
March 30, 2026, 12:15 PM IST
Every great runner is bowlegged. Something about the curve permits optimal push off and speed. The normal human population has leg angles that vary from zero to five degrees inward bowing (called varus) or outward…
March 30, 2026, 12:15 PM IST
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Why do biologic injections work?
March 22, 2026, 9:43 PM IST
PRP, fat cells, bone marrow aspirates, cultured mesenchymal cells, growth factors, and birth tissues are all being injected into injured and arthritic tissues with widespread success and very rare complications. Why do they all seem…
March 22, 2026, 9:43 PM IST
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Could a Robot Ski Race?
March 15, 2026, 10:40 PM IST
Ski racing, particularly in the speed events of downhill and super G, is incredibly dangerous. Is it exciting because we hold our breaths as humans take extraordinary risks, or is it mainly about velocity? If…
March 15, 2026, 10:40 PM IST
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Four ways to treat a ruptured Achilles tendon
March 1, 2026, 10:51 PM IST
Achilles was held by the heel when his mother dipped him into the River Styx, protecting him from harm. But the undipped heel tendon itself has plagued athletes for ages. Here are the four ways…
March 1, 2026, 10:51 PM IST
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Longevity
June 8, 2025, 11:20 PM IST
No one should want to live indefinitely. Here are some of the reasons why. With each year on Earth past a certain age, problems compound. The toes deform, the knees degrade, the hips lose motion,…
June 8, 2025, 11:20 PM IST
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Why ‘bucket handle’ tears of the Meniscus fail to heal
January 26, 2025, 10:52 PM IST
The meniscus consists of a pair of C-shaped fibrous shock absorbers located inside the knee joint. Torn frequently, the meniscus causes all kinds of problems, some of which are fixable. Here is a look at…
January 26, 2025, 10:52 PM IST
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What we don’t know about shoulder
December 16, 2024, 9:06 PM IST
The shoulder is a shallow ball and socket joint. The tendons that hold it together are injured so frequently that rotator cuff repair has become the second-ranking major ambulatory surgery in the United States (over…
December 16, 2024, 9:06 PM IST
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Love your AI
October 27, 2024, 11:25 PM IST
Artificial intelligence assistants are improving every day, from basic Siri and Alexa to the next generation of full-time life partners. Your personal assistant will analyze all of your emails, texts, and photographs. It will understand…
October 27, 2024, 11:25 PM IST
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Water…It’s hard to drink enough
October 7, 2024, 4:13 PM IST
SAN FRANCISCO: Water is the key to a healthy life. When I grew up, we never drank it except after sports. My parents thought it ruined your appetite. And one of them was a doctor….
October 7, 2024, 4:13 PM IST
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Fantastical optimism
May 19, 2024, 10:18 PM IST
What are the keys to being a successful patient? Here are a few. Happy patients have happy results. They infect the doctors and nurses with their happiness, their optimism, and their capacity to roll with…
May 19, 2024, 10:18 PM IST
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ACL depression syndrome (Part 2)
May 12, 2024, 2:18 PM IST
Optimism only goes so far. At some point, after you are hurt, reality and depression set in. Here are a few observations. Pictured: Knee surgery patient well-leg cycling in her first week of post-op rehab. …
May 12, 2024, 2:18 PM IST
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Clavicle fractures revisited
May 5, 2024, 6:03 PM IST
Each year, one in a thousand people break their clavicle. The treatments have been debated endlessly. Here is our take. The clavicle is a key strut that stabilizes the shoulder. When stretched out to full…
May 5, 2024, 6:03 PM IST
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Two cysts around the knee
April 28, 2024, 11:43 PM IST
Swelling around the knee is problematic. Swelling behind the knee is often called a Baker’s cyst while swelling at the side of the knee is usually a meniscus cyst. The commonality is that both originate…
April 28, 2024, 11:43 PM IST
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Biceps Tendinitis: A tale of two heads
April 21, 2024, 9:29 AM IST
The biceps is the large muscle of the upper arm, connected to the shoulder and the forearm. At the shoulder, the muscle splits into two tendons called the short and long heads. Shoulder pain from…
April 21, 2024, 9:29 AM IST
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Anesthesia: How to get it right
April 14, 2024, 2:26 AM IST
Anesthesia scares many patients more than the actual surgery. In fact, no one really understands anesthesia. Why do some drugs make people feel no pain and experience no obvious consciousness—yet they can sometimes remember words…
April 14, 2024, 2:26 AM IST
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Two injections that changed orthopaedics
April 7, 2024, 7:22 PM IST
PRP and TXA: One stimulates and one inhibits. Together, they have fundamentally changed the practice of orthopaedics. PRP, standing for platelet-rich plasma, may be the most recognizable initials in orthopaedics. Platelets are the small components…
April 7, 2024, 7:22 PM IST
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AI in surgery and medicine: The good and bad
March 31, 2024, 11:20 AM IST
Every time you visit a doctor next year, both you and the doctor will be AI-enabled. Here are a few of the good and bad parts to that. You, as a patient, should not be…
March 31, 2024, 11:20 AM IST
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When to have shoulder surgery
March 24, 2024, 5:12 PM IST
Shoulder pain is common. Shoulder injuries are common. Which of them needs surgery and when?Other than displaced fractures, there are very few shoulder surgical emergencies. This is fortunate, as recovering from shoulder surgery is often…
March 24, 2024, 5:12 PM IST
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When to have ankle surgery
March 17, 2024, 8:22 PM IST
The ankle is a unique joint, rarely getting arthritis without an injury. It calls for early surgical repair when non-operative methods fail. The relatively small ankle joint, compared to the knee or hip, handles the…
March 17, 2024, 8:22 PM IST
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