Taking x-rays of the semi-flexed knee is the most accurate way of evaluating structural damage in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) according to results presented today at EULAR 2007, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology in Barcelona, Spain.
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A Tasmanian study has found that smoking can damage the knees. Until now, research has suggested that smokers had a lower risk of developing knee osteoarthritis but a team of scientists from the Menzies Research Institute in Hobart has debunked that theory.
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Regular exercise is recommended for middle-aged and older people, but the effect of exercise on the development of osteoarthritis (OA) in older people is unclear, especially if they are overweight.
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New findings from a study led by a Mayo Clinic rheumatologist indicate that men with knee osteoarthritis who smoke experience greater cartilage loss and more severe pain than men who do not smoke. Results will be published online this week in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
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