Helping the body’s ability to grow bone
For the first time, scientists have been able to study how well synthetic bone grafts stand up to the rigours...
Read MoreYoung athletes may need one-year break from sport after knee surgery
After surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament, young athletes are now recommended to undergo at least a year’s rehab...
Read MorePatients under the age of 25 who require ACL reconstruction may benefit from an additional procedure
An anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear can be devastating to a young athlete. While the ACL can be reconstructed through surgery, there...
Read MoreRobotic knee replacements a first in the North East
Orthopaedic surgeons at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital are the first in the North East to use robotic surgery in the NHS...
Read MoreMotorised prosthetic arm can sense touch and move with your thoughts
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 MoreHigh marks for bone bank
Wrightington Hospital’s Bone Bank has once again achieved the stringent criteria set out by regulatory body, the Human Tissue Authority...
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