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Botox-like injection used to treat athletes with knee pain
Botox-like injection used to treat athletes with knee pain Researchers from Imperial College London and Fortius Clinic have carried out a trial using a Botox-like drug to treat patients with
Procedures to repair knee cartilage show promise for patients over 40
Procedures to repair knee cartilage show promise for patients over 40 Two studies at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York have found that cartilage restoration procedures are
Freezing nerves prior to knee replacement improves outcomes
Freezing nerves prior to knee replacement improves outcomes The first study of its kind has found that freezing nerves before knee replacement surgery combined with traditional pain management approaches significantly
Poorer patients less likely to get hip replacements
Poorer patients less likely to get hip replacements A study conducted by the Universities of Liverpool and Oxford has found that inconsistent and inequitable hip fracture treatment in the UK
Risk of hip fracture rises in decade following total knee replacement
Risk of hip fracture rises in decade following total knee replacement Swedish researchers have published preliminary results of a fracture risk study, which was based on analysis of 15 years
Arthroscopy does not cure mechanical symptoms associated with degenerative knee
Arthroscopy does not cure mechanical symptoms associated with degenerative knee A new Finnish study has indicated that a commonly used arthroscopic technique does not help patients who suffer from sensations
App aims to reduce adverse surgical events
App aims to reduce adverse surgical events Designer Annie Maxted has developed an app with surgeons and theatre staff from University College Hospital London to engage the whole surgical team
Study finds minimal risk for serious infection with “in the bone” prosthesis for patients for patients with amputations above the knee
Study finds minimal risk for serious infection with “in the bone” prosthesis for patients for patients with amputations above the knee A new study in the Journal of Bone and
Get on your bike to support vital orthopaedic research
Get on your bike to support vital orthopaedic research Orthopaedic Research UK (ORUK) is urging experienced and novice cyclists to enter the London to Windsor bike ride on 4 September
26–28 August 2016 – Third hip preservation cadaver course; Turkey
Due to the troubles in Ankara Turkey this meeting has been cancelled that was scheduled for 26-28 August. Hip joint preservation is a relatively new subspecialty in orthopaedic surgery. There are
