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Destabilisation of medial meniscus: a mouse model of osteoarthritis
Carmen Huesa & Antonia Sophocleous
Early changes in cartilage pericellular matrix micromechanobiology portend the onset of post-traumatic osteoarthritis
Abstract The pericellular matrix (PCM) of cartilage is a structurally distinctive microdomain surrounding each chondrocyte, and is pivotal to cell homeostasis and cell-matrix interactions in healthy tissue. This study queried if the PCM is the initiation point for disease or a casualty of more widespread matrix degen- eration. To address this question, we queried the … Read more
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Building the Virtual Human Twin: Latest in Skeletal Digital Twins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BpZrbmYhQY& Recording of the 2025 ECTS–IFMRS Joint Session, ViennaSpeaker: Prof. Liesbet Geris (University of Liège & KU Leuven, Belgium) Digital twins are no longer just an engineering curiosity; they are becoming a cornerstone of personalized medicine. In this keynote, delivered at the 2025 ECTS–IFMRS meeting in Vienna, Prof. Liesbet Geris demonstrates how patient-specific models are … Read more
Digital Twins Power Early Diagnosis & Targeted Therapy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXmOHDGmirI& Recording of the 2025 ECTS–IFMRS Joint Session, ViennaSpeaker: Dr Xinxiu Li (Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden) Digital-twin technology can do more than replicate organs; it can clone entire patients in silico. In this talk, Dr Lin Xinxiu shows how multi-omic, single-cell, and spatial data feed high-resolution “copies” of arthritis sufferers, letting researchers trial thousands of … Read more
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ADVANCING MUSCULOSKELETAL RESEARCH GLOBALLY Read More The IFMRS is an international, not-for-profit federation of musculoskeletal research societies. Our purpose is to promote excellence in the field of musculoskeletal science, in order to improve the prevention and treatment of all musculoskeletal conditions worldwide. We do this by collaborating with, and fostering collaboration between, local, regional and international societies to share … Read more