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The benefits and barriers to physical activity and lifestyle interventions for osteoarthritis affecting the adult knee
AbstractOsteoarthritis prevalence is increasing, placing greater demands on healthcare and future socioeconomic costing models. Exercise and non-pharmacological methods should be employed to manage this common and disabling disease. Expectations at
Knee Bracing
A brace is defined as an orthopaedic appliance or apparatus used to support, align, prevent, or correct deformities or to improve the function of movable parts of the body. Classification
Recommended design and surgical technique modifications to reduce scapular notching
Scapular notching is the most common reported complication of reverse shoulder arthroplasty, occurring in 44 to 96% of patients having a reverse shoulder designed with a medialised glenoid center of
COVA™ ORTHO: Resorbable membrane for guided tissue regeneration and adhesion prevention
Biom’Up’s second product, COVA™, is an anti-adhesion membrane used where there is any risk of post-operative adhesions e.g. in hand surgery following nerve and tendon repair, or to reduce dissection
From CR to DR – Dorset County Hospital upgrades X-ray rooms and addsnew DR mobiles
Dorset County Hospital, founded in 1840 and established in its current site in Dorchester in 1991, serves a population of 210,000 living within Weymouth and Portland, West Dorset, North Dorset
MPFL Convenience Pack – Anatomical Double Bundle MPFL Reconstruction technique
The Anatomic Double Bundle MPFL Reconstruction technique replicates the native shape of the MPFL and provides the best possible stability in both flexion and extension. The Double Bundle technique also
Knee brace offers innovative care after meniscal surgery
The various postoperative management standards following meniscus repair have been the subject of discussion in professional circles for a long time, not least because a universal medical device had been
RenehaVisTM obtains 12-month efficacy approval for knee pain and stiffness due to degenerative changes of the synovial joint
Following the April 2012 Drug Tariff entry for its two lead products, SportVisTM (approved for tennis elbow and ankle sprain) and RenehaVisTM, LSP Bio further announced that its new generation,
Early treatment by a physical therapist associated with reduced health care costs
A new study published in Spine shows that early treatment by a physical therapist for low back pain (LBP), as compared to delayed treatment, was associated with reduced risk of
Dramatic predicted rise in osteoporosis-related fractures in Brazil
A new Audit report on fragility fractures, issued by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), predicts that Brazil will experience an explosion in the number of fragility fractures due to osteoporosis
