Autoimmune Disorders Joint Replacement
Autoimmune diseases are disorders in which the body's immune system reacts against some of its own tissue and produces antibodies to attack itself.
To better understand autoimmune diseases, one must understand how
The immune system is a network of organs, cells and molecules that work together to defend the body against attacks by foreign (not of the body) invaders such as germs, bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi. When one of these invaders (antigens) tries to break...
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Autoimmune disorders
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
An autoimmune disorder is a condition that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks and destroys healthy body tissue. There are more than 80... Read more »
Update on Osteonecrosis and Hip Joint Replacement
Source: eOrthopod
Alcohol abuse can cause bone death in the hip joint among adults of all ages, especially younger adults. The term for this condition is... Read more »
Evidence Supports Use of Accelerated Joint Replacements
Source: eOrthopod
Everything seems faster these days -- including rehab and recovery from total hip and total knee replacements. In this study from Denmark, a group of... Read more »
Mini-Midvastus Incision for Knee Joint Replacement
Source: eOrthopod
This is the second study by Dr. Richard Laskin from Cornell University on the use of a new approach to the minimally invasive (MI) total knee... Read more »
Long-Term Success of Joint Replacement Reported in Osteopetros...
Source: eOrthopod
In this study doctors from the Mayo Clinic report on five cases of joint replacement in patients with osteopetrosis. Osteopetrosis also known as... Read more »
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