Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Increased concentrations of chemokine ligand 5 and matrix metalloproteinase-3 predicted increased VAS knee pain.

Doctors use synovial fluid analysis, or synovial joint analysis, to help diagnose the cause of joint pain and to rule out infection. Common causes of joint pain include rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ...

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease which commonly impacts the knees, hands, hips, neck and lower back. This is the first of two stories describing recent progress in understanding the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ORLANDO — Understanding the nature and role of the synovium and synovial fluid is critical to managing various ...

SYNOVIAL fluid is highly viscous and it has been thought this property aids in the protection of articular cartilage from compressive forces 1–3. If synovial fluid does function as a cushion, it would ...

Synovial cysts are small, fluid-filled lumps that tend to form on the lower spine. These cysts are not cancerous and may not cause any symptoms. However, they can sometimes lead to problems such as ...