Boston Children’s Hospital announces results of Bridge-Enhanced® ACL repair study
The first-in-human study shows BEAR® procedure has similar outcomes to traditional reconstruction BOSTON (March 12, 2019) - Today researchers at ...
Tag: Orthopedic Medicine
Mechanized cane measures patients’ rehabilitation process without noticing it
It monitors a person's time of use and weight-bearing while walking, in a nonintrusive way for users and at low ...
Study reveals disparities in osteoporosis treatment by sex and race/ethnicity
New research indicates that elderly men are significantly undertreated for osteoporosis compared with elderly women, and blacks have the lowest ...
Knee pain not linked with activity levels in adults with knee osteoarthritis
Knee pain was not associated with daily walking levels in an Arthritis Care & Research study of individuals with mild-to-moderate, ...
Stem cells provide greater insight into rotator cuff disease
ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Rotator cuff tears are common injuries, and proper healing of the shoulder muscle is often difficult. ...
Injectable drug aims to accelerate bone healing, receives global recognition
Orthopaedic Research Society presents first-place award to Novosteo for its work in developing an injectable drug to heal broken bones ...
Study finds ultrasound can assess bone health, increase early screening for osteoporosis
Research published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association validates ultrasound as equivalent to dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry for initial ...
Finnish researchers discover a new form of hereditary osteoporosis
Credit: Outi Mäkitie Lab A research group headed by Professor Outi Mäkitie, University of Helsinki, Finland, identified in families with ...
Surprise rheumatoid arthritis discovery points to new treatment
Credit: Dan Addison | University Communications Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have identified an unexpected contributor ...
New research and education partnership announced between UCL and AIIMS
UCL and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have entered into a new partnership which will enable much ...
Certain factors linked with higher risk of infection after orthopaedic surgery
In an International Wound Journal study of 4,818 older patients undergoing elective orthopaedic surgeries, five risk factors were linked with ...
A prosthetic that restores the sense of where your hand is
Credit: Luca Rossini The next-generation bionic hand, developed by researchers from EPFL, the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa ...
For adult scoliosis, surgery, other treatments are viable options
Surgery, physical therapy, injections can prevent spinal deterioration, lead to improvementsCredit: Washington University School of Medicine For years, spine surgeons ...
MRI and computer modeling reveals how wrist bones move
Credit: Brent Foster and Abhijit Chaudhari, UC Davis We use our wrists constantly, but how do they work? In a ...