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Natural And Artificial Sheaths Used To Mend Traumatic Bone Loss
A husband and wife research team has found a way to use the sleeve-like cover on bone to heal serious bone injuries faster and more simply than current methods. And they've developed an artificial sleeve that spurs fast healing when a car wreck, bomb blast or disease leaves too little cover...
Elevated Levels Of Cobalt And Chromium Found In Offspring Of Moms With Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants
Women with metal-on-metal hip implants, where both the ball of the joint and the surface of the socket are made of metal, pass metal ions to their offspring during pregnancy, according to a study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. The ions are the result of wear and corrosion as the metal parts rub against one another...
Adele Boskey 2010 Recipient Of ORS/AOA Award For Lifetime Contributions To Orthopedics
Biomineralization and osteoporosis investigator Adele L. Boskey, Ph.D., the Starr Chair in Mineralized Tissue Research at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, has been selected the 2010 recipient of the Orthopaedic Research Society/American Orthopaedic Association Alfred R. Shands, Jr. Award. The award was presented to Dr...
Study Finds Elevated Levels Of Cobalt And Chromium In Offspring Of Patients With Metal-On-Metal Hip Implants
Hip replacement patients with metal-on-metal (MoM) implants (both the socket and hip ball are metal) pass metal ions to their infants during pregnancy, according to a new study presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)...
RepRegenâ„¢ Reports Potential Advance In The Repair And Regeneration Of Hard-Tissue, Such As Bone
RepRegenâ„¢, the 'smart biomaterials' company previously known as BioCeramic Therapeutics, announced today that data from an in vitro study has demonstrated that its patented Strontium-based bioactive glass platform promotes osteoblast cell activity and proliferation...
Acologix Presents Data On Cartilage Regeneration By AC-100 At The 56th Annual Meeting Of The Orthopaedic Research Society
Acologix, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, announced the results of its latest preclinical study demonstrating that AC-100, its therapeutic product candidate derived from an endogenous human protein, promotes cartilage regeneration in a large animal model. The data will be presented by Dr. David M...
Auxilium Announces Availability Of XIAFLEXTM For The Treatment Of Dupuytren's Contracture
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL), a specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced that XIAFLEXâ„¢ (collagenase clostridium histolyticum), a novel, first-in-class, orphan-designated, biologic, is now available by prescription in the United States for the treatment of adult Dupuytren's contracture patients with a palpable cord...
Enobia Pharma Taps McGill Expertise In Developing First Effective Treatment For Rare Genetic Disorder
Dr. Marc McKee, of McGill's Faculty of Dentistry and the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, is collaborating closely with Enobia Pharma Inc, a Quebec biotech company, to develop innovative treatments for serious genetic bone diseases. McKee's research looks into the reasons why calcium-phosphate mineral fails to crystallize properly to form strong bones and teeth...
Shoulder Function Not Fully Restored After Surgery: Henry Ford Hospital Study
Shoulder motion after rotator cuff surgery remains significantly different when compared to the patient's opposite shoulder, according to Henry Ford Hospital researchers...
What Is Heel Pain? What Causes Heel Pain?
Heel pain is a very common foot problem. The sufferer usually feels pain either under the heel (planter fasciitis) or just behind it (Achilles tendinitis), where the Achilles tendon connects to the heel bone. Even though heel pain can be severe and sometimes disabling, it is rarely a health threat...
Porter Adventist Hospital Named Blue Distinction Center For Two Orthopedic Surgical Programs
Porter Adventist Hospital is among the first in the country to receive designation as Blue Distinction Centers in two surgical services that have recently been added to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's expansion of its Blue Distinction® designation...
Key Caldolor(R) Orthopedic Data To Be Presented At American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons' Annual Meeting
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: CPIX) announced that results from a clinical trial of Caldolor® (ibuprofen) Injection will be presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) in New Orleans, Louisiana...
In Fight Against Osteoporosis Pharmacists Can Play Key Role
University of Alberta researcher Nese Yuksel says pharmacists could be integral to the education and screening of people for osteoporosis, as pharmacists are easily accessible and are playing a greater role in health promotion and disease prevention. According to Osteoporosis Canada, after the age of 50 one in four women has the disease and at least one in eight men...
Preventing Thromboembolism After Knee Surgery: Apixaban More Effective Than Enoxaparin
An article published in The Lancet today reports that apixaban is a more convenient and effective anticoagulant than enoxaparin. It is better at preventing venous thromboembolism after knee replacement surgery. Also, apixaban does not increase the risk of bleeding...
Soccer Reduces Risk Of Falls And Bone Fractures
An extensive research project has studied the effects of soccer on muscle strength, postural balance, bone mineral density and reflex response to a sudden push in the back among adult women and men...
Battling A Biceps Injury
People who suffer from injuries to the distal biceps tendon may benefit from earlier surgical intervention and new surgical techniques, according to a review article published in the March 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS)...
Exactech Platform Fracture Stem For Shoulder Surgeries Receives FDA Clearance
Exactech, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXAC), a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for hip, knee, shoulder, spine and biologic materials, announced that the company has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the company's Equinoxe® Platform Fracture Stem, the latest addition to the company's shoulder arthroplasty line...
New 'Work Charter' Launched To Help 6.5m People With Musculoskeletal Conditions To Stay In Work, UK
Today the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA), backed by leading policymakers and employers, is calling for positive action to ensure people with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are properly supported to access employment and remain in their jobs...
Common Osteoporosis Drugs Are Associated With A Decrease In Risk Of Breast Cancer
Women who take some types of bone-building drugs used to prevent and treat osteoporosis may be at lower risk of breast cancer, according to a study by U.S. researchers published today in the British Journal of Cancer...
OrthoDynamix LLC Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For ArthroSteer(R) 3.5mm Ablator
OrthoDynamix announced that it has received FDA clearance for its new device, ArthroSteer 3.5mm Ablator, a mono polar electrosurgical device, for general surgical use, including the orthopedic and arthroscopic applications for resection, ablation, excision of soft tissue, hemostasis of blood vessels, and coagulating soft tissue in, but not limited to the knee, shoulder, and primarily the hip...
Young Men And Elderly Women At Biggest Risk For Shoulder Dislocations
The shoulder joint is the most mobile joint in the body and consequently one of the most commonly dislocated joints. An article published in the March 2010 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) reveals that the majority of all shoulder dislocations occur during sports activities and young males are at a higher risk...
Synexus Recruits 87% Of Patients For Major Osteoporosis Study
Following the recent announcement from Manchester-based Synexus that they had randomised 2,700 patients in just ten months for an osteoporosis study, the company has once again demonstrated that it is possible to recruit the agreed number of patients within the study deadline by recruiting 87% of patients to another study for the same therapeutic area...
Different Fat Types Can Help Or Hinder Obese Girls' Bone Health
According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), obese teenage girls with a greater ratio of visceral fat (fat around internal organs) to subcutaneous fat (fat found just beneath the skin) are likely to have lower bone density than peers with a lower ratio of visceral to subcutaneous fat...
"Smart Hip" Monitors Real-time Performance Of Bone Implants
To monitor the real-time performance of bone implants is the challenge of "Smart Hip", an innovative medical device that aims to reduce the number of surgical interventions in the hip area and regenerate bone tissue by using non-evasive methods...
New Program Helps Prevent Fragility Fractures
As many as half of all women and a quarter of men over the age of 50 can expect to sustain a fractured bone related to osteoporosis or low bone density. To enhance prevention and treatment of these fragility fractures, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center has implemented an innovative program called Own the Boneâ„¢ developed by the American Orthopaedic Association...
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