NYU has discovered a non-invasive method to evaluate osteoarthritis
Sodium MRI Gives New Insights into Detecting Osteoarthritis, NYU Researchers Find (NYU) Examining Sodium Ions for Knee OA (OTW)
Top ten Orthopedic procedures with the most problems
A few procedures account for most adverse events after orthopedic surgery (OrthoSuperSite) Top ten procedures that account for 70% of the adverse events: Hip fracture (19%) Total knee arthroplasty (18%) Total hip arthroplasty (11%) Revision THA (5%) Knee arthroscopy (5%) Laminectomy (4%) Lumbar/thoracic arthrodesis (2%) Femoral fracture repair (2%) Revision knee arthroplasty (2%) Ankle fracture [...]
The InMotion Orthopedic Research Center in Memphis is restructuring and reducing staff
InMotion restructuring, reducing staff (Memphis Business Journal)
Researchers in British Columbia have synthesized a protein-based material that stretches exactly like muscle
Researchers in Vancouver, Canada, have synthesized a protein-based material that stretches exactly like muscle. Novel material ‘mimics muscles‘ (BBC News) Biomaterial Stretches Like Muscle (MIT Technology Review)
Adult Stem Cells May Be Helpful in Spinal Cord Injury
Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have demonstrated in rats that transplanting genetically modified adult stem cells into an injured spinal cord can help restore the electrical pathways associated with movement. In spinal cord injury, demyelination, or the destruction of the myelin sheath in the central nervous system, occurs. The [...]
Cartilage repair with a bioactive nanomaterial at Northwestern University
Northwestern University researchers are the first to design a bioactive nanomaterial that promotes the growth of new cartilage in vivo and without the use of expensive growth factors. Minimally invasive, the therapy activates the bone marrow stem cells and produces natural cartilage. No conventional therapy can do this. “Our material of nanoscopic fibers stimulates [...]
Austen BioInnovation (Akron, OH) to develop new products with help of partner Orthopaedic Research Labs
Akron’s effort to promote its medical research and development is getting help from a new Cleveland-based partner. Ohio.com… http://www.ohio.com/news/83009392.html
Stretching implant life – ideas from Cambridge University’s Engineering Department
A researcher from Cambridge University’s engineering department has been awarded a €1.5m (£0.9m) grant from the European Research Council (ERC) to set up a research group to improve the lifespan of prosthetic implants such as hip replacements. Researcher Athina Markaki and her team are working on a therapy whereby controlled levels of mechanical strain could [...]
Metallic Glass For Bone Surgery
It is possible that broken bones will in the near future be fixed using metallic glass. Materials researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an alloy that could herald a new generation of biodegradable bone implants. Their results have been published in the online edition of Nature Materials…. http://ow.ly/rL0y
FDA awards $2M in grants for kids’ medical devices
The FDA distribute the grants to three pediatric researchers in Michigan, Massachusetts and California Charlotte Observe.r.. http://ow.ly/qpSR
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