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Surgeon in focus – Justin Barad
Dr. Justin Barad, is a board-eligible orthopaedic surgeon with a Bioengineering degree from UC Berkeley, and an MD from UCLA, where he graduated first in his class. He completed his
Restoration of cartilage can be a successful alternative to knee replacement
The University Medical Center (UMC) in Utrecht, the Netherlands, has developed a new treatment to restore cartilage in the knee. This can result in postponing a knee replacement for years.
Smartphones, 4G and 5G: an update on advances in IoT for orthopaedics
Last year, Peter Ogrodnik wrote about the potential for Internet of Things in orthopaedics and the barriers to implementation [1,2] . In this article he would like to expand the
ENG4NHS: A new organisation to help the NHS and other not-for-profit healthcare organisations
Prof Peter J Ogrodnik is the course director for the MSc in Medical Engineering Design at Keele University and is a founder of the ENG4NHS project. Here, he talks to
Surgeon in Focus – William Barrett
Dr William Barrett is a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon, who specialises in primary and revision hip and knee replacement at Valley Medical Center in Renton, WA in the USA.
Limb salvage surgery: A case report of large thigh liposarcoma
Abstract Liposarcoma is a common malignant soft tissue tumor accounting for 10 per cent to 16 per cent of all sarcomas. We describe a case of 59-year-old patient presenting with
The far-reaching effects of COVID-19 in all areas of the healthcare system
Chad Stephens is the President and Managing Partner of Noble Pain Management & Sports Medicine in Texas, USA. As a musculoskeletal expert, his unique training with fellowships in sports medicine
Surgeon in Focus – Dr Derek Ochiai
Derek Ochiai, MD, fAAOS is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon in Arlington, VA. He practices at the Nirschl Orthopaedic Clinic. He is fellowship trained in sports medicine and he is
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
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
