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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
Cavendish Medical – Will the government sort the pensions tax issue in the Budget?
Dr Benjamin Holdsworth on the expected government announcements Government ministers have ‘hinted’ that substantial tax reform will be announced in the Budget to alleviate punitive tax charges on doctors’ pensions.
NDORMS team awarded the International Dupuytren Award
Jagdeep Nanchahal, pictured, Professor of Hand, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Kennedy Institute at the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORM), and his team have won
The Regenerative Clinic announces MSK Fellowships
The Regenerative Clinic has announced the call for applicants for its new trainee and visiting fellowships based at its headquarters in Harley Street, London. The Regenerative Clinic uses a variety
Karuna Labs releases new virtual reality module targeting chronic lower back pain
A new virtual reality-based therapy module offers a treatment alternative for chronic low back pain, a life-altering ailment on the rise and the leading cause of job-related disability. The new
Earlier falls predict subsequent fractures in postmenopausal women
The risk of fracture in postmenopausal women can be predicted by history of falls, according to new findings from the Kuopio Osteoporosis Risk Factor and Prevention Study (OSTPRE) at the
