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Smart knee bandage for relief of arthrosis patients
“Anthrokinemat,” a smart knee bandage, has been developed to support arthrosis patients in determining the right amount of daily exercise, as all relevant data on the strains of the joints
Most surgeons in pain after surgery, Mayo research finds
Almost two-thirds of surgeons reported an increase in neck pain after performing surgery, and one-quarter rated their neck or lower back pain as clinically significant, a new Mayo Clinic study has found.
Vitamin D boosts chances of walking after hip fracture
Senior citizens who are not vitamin D deficient have a better chance of walking after hip fracture surgery, according to a Rutgers-led study. The findings in The American Journal of Clinical
Smart bones curve to protect against fracture
Bones grow curved in response to pressure and strain and these changes can be long-lasting, according to a new study by UCL, the Royal Veterinary College London and the Max
Researchers identify markers in joint fluid that could be the key to cartilage repair
Molecular changes in the joint fluid during surgical joint distraction reveal markers that may drive cartilage repair in osteoarthritis. It is generally accepted that cartilage is not able to heal
Upper limb prosthetics heading towards a smart future
Sabyasachi Ghosh and Sharvari Rale, of Future Market Insights (FMI), considers the innovations that could disrupt the orthopaedic prosthetics space and sheds light upon the progress of upper limb prosthetics
Do obesity and smoking affect healing after wrist fracture surgery?
Both obesity and smoking can have negative effects on bone health. A recent study led by a team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in the USA, examined whether
Investigation of screw fixation in cervical fusion using artificial bone modelling
The Orthopaedic Innovation Centre in Canada performs biomechanical testing to determine optimal lateral mass screw fixation method in cervical spinal fusion Cervical spinal fusion is a surgical procedure that joins
Surgeon Focus – Mohit Bhandari
Mohit Bhandari currently serves as Professor and Academic Head of the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery at McMaster University, Ontario. He is the Associate Chair of Research in the Department of
Non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy – Is there a role for non-operative treatment?
Brijesh Ayyaswamy and authors review exclusively non-operative treatments of mid-substance tendinopathy in the Achilles Abstract Non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy is a chronic, debilitating condition, mostly degenerative in pathology. For this
