Study results may benefit patients with knee osteoarthritis and meniscal tears

(Wiley) In an Arthritis& Rheumatology study of 221 patients with knee osteoarthritis and meniscal tears, increases in inflammation of the synovial membrane (synovitis) -- whether persistently extensive or intermittent -- were linked with cartilage damage over time.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news