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knee health.
Better diagnosis of osteoarthritis and more tailored treatments are possible, the
researchers said.
But they acknowledged that more research and trials in larger numbers of people
were needed first.
Normally, the body can repair low-level damage to the joints - but with
osteoarthritis, the protective cartilage on the ends of bones breaks down and
cannot mend itself.
What does your knee sound like inside?e
Sore knee? Maybe you have a fabella
The man with a 'brain' in his knee
Most new hips and knees 'last 25 years'
They were all asked to stand up from a seated position five times while acoustic
signals from their joints were recorded.
They assumed the knees would act like engineering structures - with "smooth and
well-lubricated surfaces" moving quietly against each other, and "uneven
movements of rough, poorly-lubricated surfaces" generating acoustic signals.