Made to move
From musculoskeletal development to peak performance
Stanford Medicine magazine’s new issue explores orthopaedics — from how bones form to joint replacement and cartilage regeneration.
In This Issue
Built to last
Why joint replacement is better and more popular than ever
The living framework
Inside the growing, self-healing tissues that make movement possible
Cartilage can’t heal well — but that may change
New scaffolds, drugs and imaging aim to repair joints and prevent arthritis
The hidden life of bones
Osteoblasts and osteoclasts rebuild bone throughout life
Stabilizing the spine without fusion
New implant holds slipped vertebrae steady while still allowing movement
Game changers
The innovations that keep college and professional athletes in top form are
benefiting the rest of us
Keeping athletes with disabilities in the game
Inside the specialized field of adaptive sports medicine
When childhood illnesses harm the bones
A pediatric researcher explains puberty’s critical window for bone development — and how chronic illness can slam it shut
Beginner’s guide to adaptive sports and staying safe
How to find adaptive sports near you and protect your body while training
Lessons from antlers
How 3D-printed scaffolds and antler stem cells advance bone repair
Letter from the Dean
Pioneering advances that keep us in motion
A long arc of success in preventing, diagnosing and treating musculoskeletal conditions that threaten mobility
Plus
From a car jack to precision cancer care
Three Stanford medicine inventions that made radiation radiotherapy safer and more
Big ideas, three short minutes
Meet the finalists who distilled their years of biomedical research into 180 seconds
Feast and famine
Metabolism changes that occur as pythons gorge then fast provide insight into potential weight-loss options
Your microbiome may be aging your brain
Scientists find a link in mice between gut bacteria and age-related cognitive decline
Upfront
A quick look at the latest developments from Stanford Medicine
Explore Issues
The power of research
Reclaiming health
Solving the chronic disease puzzle
Reimagining cancer
Innovation-driven exploration and care
The majestic cell
How the smallest units of life determine our health