News tagged with orthopedics
Implantable, wireless sensors share secrets of healing tissues
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new implantable sensor developed at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute can wirelessly transmit data from the site of a recent orthopedic surgery. Inexpensive to make and highly reliable, this ...
Feb 22, 2012 |
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Study finds weight training safe for pregnant women
Despite decades of doctors' reluctance to recommend weight training to pregnant women, a new University of Georgia study has found that a supervised, low-to-moderate intensity program is safe and beneficial.
Mar 25, 2011 |
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Clinical trial seeks to determine whether platelet-rich plasma can ease the pain of osteoarthritis
For years, doctors have used platelet-rich plasma, or PRP, to promote healing after surgery. Now, Rush University Medical Center is studying whether PRP can help relieve knee pain in patients with mild to moderate osteoarthritis.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Biomimetic patch to be tested on tricky tendon-to-bone repairs
Two Washington University in St. Louis scientists are imitating nature as they attempt to solve one of the most difficult problems in orthopedic surgery: reattaching tendon to bone.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Inexpensive rinsing effective at reducing post-op infection following joint replacement surgery
A rinsing technique with betadine that costs just a little over one dollar per patient may significantly reduce the infection rate following total knee and hip joint replacement surgery according to a study by researchers ...
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Feb 17, 2011 |
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Obesity and knee osteoarthritis shorten healthy years of life
An estimated 10 million Americans suffer from knee osteoarthritis (OA), making it one of the most common causes of disability in the US. Due to obesity and symptomatic knee OA, Americans over the age of 50 will together lose ...
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Feb 15, 2011 |
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Researchers determine that a first medical opinion can influence the second
A new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers indicates that physicians who give second opinions may be influenced by the first opinion and other external factors.
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Monitoring wear in helicopters -- and hips, knees and ankles, too
Ferrography, a practice used by the American and Israeli air forces to monitor the condition of machinery, extracts tiny iron particles from lubricants such as oil and grease to analyze wear in machines. Determining whether ...
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Nov 23, 2010 |
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Study identifies factors that increase risk of falls among orthopedic inpatients
Patients who undergo total hip replacements are more at risk for having a serious fall while recovering in the hospital than patients undergoing other orthopedic procedures, according to a recent study. The study, which will ...
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Vitamin D deficiency rampant in patients undergoing orthopedic surgery, damaging patient recovery
Almost 50 percent of patients undergoing orthopedic surgery have vitamin D deficiency that should be corrected before surgery to improve patient outcomes, based on a study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) ...
Oct 06, 2010 |
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Microfluidic devices advance 3-D tissue engineering
A research team, co-headed by Dr. Woo Lee and Dr. Hongjun Wang of Stevens Institute of Technology, has published a paper describing a new method that generates three-dimensional (3D) tissue models for studying bacterial infection ...
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Oct 06, 2010 |
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Surgery to repair torn shoulder muscles in the elderly can reduce pain and improve function
Repairing torn shoulder muscles in elderly patients is often discouraged because of fears of complications. But a new study conducted at Rush University Medical Center has shown that minimally invasive, or arthroscopic, ...
Sep 01, 2010 |
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Adult stem cell research far ahead of embryonic
(AP) -- A few months ago, Dr. Thomas Einhorn was treating a patient with a broken ankle that wouldn't heal, even with multiple surgeries. So he sought help from the man's own body.
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Aug 02, 2010 |
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Arthroscopic treatment of common hip problem allows athletes to return to play
Patients who undergo arthroscopic surgery for a mechanical disorder of the hip have a good chance of being able to return to their sport at a high level of competition, according to a study that will be presented at the annual ...
Jul 15, 2010 |
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Drug study shows improvement in major orthopedic surgery care
An ultra-low-molecular-weight heparin called semuloparin has been found to reduce the incidence of venous thromboembolism in orthopedic surgery patients in a large clinical program being lead by a steering committee chaired ...
Jul 09, 2010 |
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