Based on our recent study, which showed that cartilage fatigue failure in reciprocating sliding contact results from cyclical compressive forces, not from cyclical frictional forces, we hypothesize that a major functional role for synovial fluid (SF) is to reduce the rate of articular cartilage fatigue failure from cyclical compressive loading.
The content accuracy of off-the-shelf large language models (LLMs) mirrors the content accuracy of the unregulated Internet from which these generative artificial intelligence models are…
ervational studies suggested associations between hyperlipidemia and OPLL. Materials and Methods. Genome-wide association study summary statistics for hyperlipidemia and OPLL were retrieved from the public…
This cohort study explores whether systemic inflammation is a mediator of the association between psoriasis skin disease severity and cardiovascular disease.
various dimensions of young adult health and functioning, including pain, physical health, depression, anxiety, social isolation, and sleep disturbance. As part of a previous clinical…
My PhD aimed to gain insights in the relationship between triceps surae muscle force-sharing, Achilles tendon properties, and changes in pain, tendon structure and functioning…
Objective Gout flares are the most important clinical feature of the disease. A hypothetical maximum flare occurrence in the preceding six-months has been suggested to…
University of Birmingham researchers have been awarded £3.5 million funding from Johnson & Johnson to investigate mechanisms of response and non-response to biologic and targeted…
Objective To assess the effect of bimekizumab on pain, morning stiffness, and fatigue in patients with nonradiographic and radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) in the phase…
Are you struggling to adjust to your “new normal” with rheumatoid arthritis, or a similar condition like psoriatic arthritis or spondyloarthritis? If you answered yes,…
