Compression socks have long been used for patients with circulatory ailments and athletes to help avoid leg cramps and fluid buildup while reducing recovery time and the risk of blood clots.

Behind-the-knee pain could be due to muscle strain or arthritis—or something far more serious. Orthopedic experts say these ...

High-volume surgeons may have improved patellofemoral arthroplasty outcomes vs. low-volume surgeons. High-volume surgeons were defined as performing more than five patellofemoral arthroplasties ...

Background Patellofemoral pain (PFP) is a prevalent condition commencing at various points throughout life. We aimed to provide an evidence synthesis concerning predictive variables for PFP, to aid ...

Tendons can also experience compression forces (fig 1A,B) These forces elicit a deformation of the cell that can ... Alfredson and Lorentzon treated 57 consecutive patients with isolated ...

For example, vacuum pumps have been used to apply traction and compression forces to PDMS membranes, deforming them in a controlled manner ... including Hoffa fat pads, muscles, tendons, and knee ...

Further qualitative research may be warranted on the impact and interpretation of medical terminology commonly used with this patient group, for example, ‘weakness’ and ‘patellar mal-tracking’ and its ...

"The air defence forces of the defence ministry repelled a massive attack by aircraft-type drones on the territory of the Volgograd region," Volgograd Governor Andrei Bocharov said. Falling drone ...