£1m grants boost from Royal College of Surgeons to help save lives
Almost £1million of research grants that will play a key role in saving lives and improving treatments for patients have...
Read MoreFractures in children can indicate abuse
Physical abuse in children often remains undetected. Atypical fractures may indicate such abuse. Everything that doctors should be particularly alert...
Read MoreMany diseases increase the risks following hip fracture surgery
Parkinson’s disease, osteoarthritis, rheumatic diseases, alcoholism and mental health disorders increase the risk of surgical complications after a hip fracture...
Read MoreOsteoporosis sufferers could be helped by Strathclyde research project
Researchers at the University of Strathclyde have launched a clinical investigation which could eventually help millions of osteoporosis sufferers by...
Read MoreWWL support orthopaedics in Malawi
A team of 19 colleagues from Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh (WWL) NHS Foundation Trust has raised £8,500 to support orthopaedic...
Read MoreProtocol reduces opioid use in spinal surgery patients
A novel “Enhanced Recovery After Surgery” (ERAS) protocol developed by Penn Medicine for patients undergoing spinal and peripheral nerve surgery significantly reduced...
Read MoreSpinal cord is ‘smarter’ than previously thought
It is well known that the circuits in this part of our nervous system, which travel down the length of...
Read MoreThe first dexterous and sentient hand prosthesis has been successfully implanted
A female Swedish patient with hand amputation has become the first recipient of an osseo-neuromuscular implant to control a dexterous...
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