24 October 2019, Orthotic Management of Contractures: an ORLAU Course; Oswestry
This course is an opportunity to learn how to use orthoses to manage contractures from the leading centre in the...
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Keven Walgamott had a good "feeling" about picking up the egg without crushing it. What seems simple for nearly everyone...
Read MoreTech-savvy people more likely to trust digital doctors
According to researchers at Penn State, people with high confidence in machine performance and also in their own technological capabilities...
Read MoreEngineers 3D print flexible mesh for ankle and knee braces
Massachusetts Institute of Technology engineers have designed pliable, 3-D-printed flexible mesh materials whose flexibility and toughness they can tune to...
Read MoreInternet of Things in orthopaedics: are there barriers to implementation?
In this issue, Peter Ogrodnik’s regular feature discusses the potential issues faced in the digital health market. The 5G network...
Read MoreBiological Knee Replacement: the facts vs the fiction
Mr Ian McDermott, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at London Sports Orthopaedics, looks at the future of knee replacement surgery. Despite what...
Read MoreSurgeon in focus – Derek Ochiai
Derek Ochiai, a leading arthroscopic hip surgeon and sports medicine expert from the USA, discusses how the increase in hip...
Read MoreRisk factors identified for patients undergoing knee replacements
In the largest study of its kind, researchers from the Muscoskeletal Research Unit at the University of Bristol have identified...
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