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Preventing and treating leg length differences with total hip replacement
Vincent Y Ng, MD, et al. Limb-Length Discrepancy After Hip Arthroplasty. In The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. August 7, 2013. Vol. 95A. No. 15. Pp. 1426-1436. Many people
FRCS Trauma and Orthopaedic Viva
This book was published by Oxford University Press OUP in 2012 and is part of the Oxford Higher Speciality Training OHST series. The authors are highly respected academics who are
Current Orthopaedic Practice
A concise guide for postgraduate exams This booked is published by tfm Publishing Ltd to cover the main areas of clinical orthopaedic practice. Each chapter uses a simple layout and
‘BioPen’ offers hope to recreate bone in patients
Surgeons may be on the path to “drawing” new bone in patients following a world-first Melbourne medical breakthrough A handheld ‘BioPen’ developed in the labs of the University of Wollongong
Charity calls for cheaper implants to serve developing countries
Orthopaedic charity, World Orthopaedic Concern (WOC), is an organisation dedicated to improving the standard of orthopaedic, trauma and reconstructive surgery in developing countries. As published in their recent newsletter
Duke engineers make strides toward artificial cartilage
Composite material closest yet to properties of the real thing A research team at Duke Pratt School of Engineering in the US has developed a better recipe for synthetic replacement
Scientists pioneer shoulder injury treatment
An innovative patch has been developed by Oxford scientists to repair shoulder tissue Patient trials are expected to begin this year on the protective patch, which wraps around soft tissue
University of Leeds chosen to lead regenerative medicine training
The Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Innovation in Medical and Biological Engineering is expected to bring 50 PhD studentships over five years to the
Glass specialists help create new generation of joint and bone treatment
Research specialists at Glass Technology Services Ltd (GTS) are helping to create a new generation of joint and bone treatments, using specialised bioceramic polymer composites. MeDe Innovations have reported that
