Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, solves the case of Ravi, a 47-year-old man presenting to the emergency department with knee pain. Following is a partial transcript ...

Hip and knee pain often stems from arthritis, a condition affecting joints. Understanding its causes, like aging or ...

Osteochondritis dissecans of the knee may not cause any symptoms, but some people may experience pain and swelling. Engaging in competitive sports may contribute to its development. Doctors may ...

Your knee is a complex piece of equipment: Bones, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, and muscles meet at or help to form the knee, and any of these could be involved in knee pain. "There are a number of ...

Sixty-nine-year-old Mary Anne Laporte was diagnosed with knee arthritis 15 years ago. For years, she kept the pain under control with steroid injections and physical therapy, but when she began to ...

Two expert MDs say it's a telltale sign that you might be ready for surgery once you start experiencing this type of discomfort.

If you’ve got it, you’re all too aware how disabling it can be. If you’ve heard about it, or know people with it but don’t really know much about it, read on. And, if you’re living a physically active ...

Bone cancer is more common in children and teens, but adults over 60 can also get it. People often mistake symptoms for growth spurts or arthritis. A doctor can do imaging tests and a bone biopsy to ...

MRI findings from 760 such patients showed that 61 (8%) had issues other than plain meniscal tears that, in normal clinical practice, would alter their management, according to Stacy E. Smith, MD, of ...

Arthritis, a leading cause of disability, encompasses over 100 types, with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis being most ...

Septic arthritis of the knee involves a sudden, severe infection in one or both knee joints. Without treatment, it can impair mobility, lead to permanent damage, or even be fatal. Septic arthritis is ...

Osteomyelitis is inflammation of the bone that is generally secondary to infection. Acute osteomyelitis is an infection diagnosed within 2 weeks of the onset of symptoms, whereas subacute ...