Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Continued improvements in the design of total knee systems and the use of polyethylene components may result in ...

Dr. Richard Illgen answers the question: 'What Is Osteolysis, What Should I Do?' — -- Question: What is osteolysis and what should I do about it? Answer: Osteolysis is a process that results from ...

This month’s case is a 57-year-old, 180-lb patient who is 12 years status post primary total hip replacement with cementless components. At her three-month checkup, her treating surgeon told her to ...

They divided the markers into four groups based on their likelihood to predict osteolysis and focused on the two groups that were most likely. The researchers winnowed the field of candidate proteins ...

Q: Which doctor should I consult for osteolysis? A: You should consult an Orthopedic doctor for osteolysis management. A: Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by low bone mass that causes bone ...

A single injection of denosumab (Prolia, Amgen), frequently used to treat osteoporosis, may reduce the need for revision surgery in patients with symptomatic osteolysis following total hip ...

The current study evaluated the protective effects of anti-inflammatory cytokine gene transfer on osteolysis provoked by orthopedic biomaterial particles using a murine model of inflammatory bone loss ...

Investigators have identified urinary markers that differentiate total hip replacement patients who eventually develop bone tissue destruction, or osteolysis, from patients who do not. In a study ...

Bone osteolysis occurs in patients with metastatic cancer or osteoporosis and can lead to an increased risk of fracture as well as pain. Now, Andrade et al. have found that inhibiting ...

ACRO-osteolysis, without associated articular inflammation, has been observed in a patient presenting cutaneous lesions of psoriasis. Lysis of bone followed trauma to the distal aspect of the involved ...