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Joint Replacement Has Changed: Is It Right For You?
Today’s advanced prosthetics last longer, and younger patients are taking advantage.
5 Daily Habits That Are Causing You Back Pain
Are you creating tension in your back without knowing it?
Is It Broken? Find Out Now with Orthopedic Urgent Care
No need to wait in the emergency room; walk in now to UNC’s orthopedic urgent care clinics
Another reason to exercise: burning bone fat – a key to better bone...
UNC School of Medicine researchers use new imaging methods to show that running burns fat in bone marrow, with benefits for bone health. The best effect was seen in obese mice. Maya Styner, MD, was the study's lead author.
Diabetes drug boosts bone fat and fracture risk; exercise can parti...
A new UNC School of Medicine study visualizes the dramatic influence of a diabetes drug on bone health and the benefit of exercise in mice.
New Tool Gives Berkoff a Clearer Image
A new tool will allow David Berkoff, MD, associate professor of orthopaedics, the ability to provide his patients with more accurate diagnoses, closely monitor their recovery and, he says, aid in research.
Study finds genetic risk factor for knee osteoarthritis
Individuals with knee osteoarthritis who had variations in a gene for an anti-inflammatory chemical were twice as likely to progress to severe osteoarthritis as those without the genetic variations.
Research suggests new cause to blame for spinal muscular atrophy
UNC scientists have discovered that a commonly held assumption is wrong and that a separate role of the SMN gene – still not completely elucidated -- is likely responsible for the disease’s manifestations.
Anabolic steroids may improve surgical repair of torn shoulder tend...
CHAPEL HILL -- New research from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill indicates that treatment with anabolic steroids may improve surgical repair of massive or recurrent tears of the shoulder’s rotator cuff tendons.
Some popular non-aspirin pain drugs may slow tendon healing, new st...
CHAPEL HILL -- Some popular anti-inflammatory drugs slow tendon healing in laboratory animals when taken immediately after surgery, according to research conducted at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.