Arthritis Today – January 2003

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Boning up on your ankle

Early results show that ankle replacement surgery can offer arthritis patients a lifeline. So why are orthopaedic surgeons so unwilling to perform it?

Food for thought

Jane Tadman separates fact from fiction in the great arthritis and diet debate.

Focus on Oxford University Challenge

One of the UK's most prestigious seats of learning has almost £4m of funding from arc for research into all types of arthritis. Jane Tadman has the starter for ten.

The Silk Route Disease

Behçet's syndrome is rare and little-known but can have devastating effects. Jane Tadman reports.

Spotlight on science

Dr Hilary Capell and Dr Rob Moots explain their work in an ongoing series of questions and answers with arc-funded researchers.