Arthritis

Completed enrollment for the Artificial Meniscus, a “game-changer” for early OA

ACTIVE IMPLANTS WRAPS UP NUSURFACE TRIAL ENROLLMENT (Orthopedics This Week) Memphis, Tennessee-based Active Implants LLC has announced that the final patient […]

Stem cells from bone marrow can create stable cartilage

Stable Cartilage Tissue Successfully Cultivated from Stem Cells Study results open new perspectives in the regeneration of articular cartilage. Stable

The stem cell treatment hysteria for knee arthritis

Suspect Stem Cell Treatments Touted for Knee Arthritis (Medscape) Hundreds of clinics in the United States are selling stem cell treatments

Stem Cells for Knees in the US?

Stem Cells for Knee Problems? U.S. Doctors Investigate (OrthoFeed) Jason Dragoo’s Stanford University research team gets 100 to 200 inquiries every

Saline Injections for the knee may actually be “therapeutic”

SALINE INJECTIONS FOR KNEE OA: LIKELY THERAPEUTIC (Orthopedics This Week) New work presented at the recent meeting of the American Academy

The Artificial Meniscus, a “game-changer” for early OA, is being tested in US clinical trials

TWO TRIALS TEST POLY URETHANE MENISCUS (Orthopedics This Week) website Active Implants One of the more troublesome parts of the body

A “Smart” Patch could detect early OA in knees

“SMART” PATCH COULD DETECT OA IN KNEES (Orthopedics This Week) A team of researchers from Cardiff University in Wales is working

Study: Stem cells proven to reduce arthritic pain in bad knees

Mayo Clinic finds surprising results on first-ever test of stem cell therapy to treat arthritis (Mayo Clinic) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Researchers

New treatment for subchondral bone lesions approved in Europe

SUBCHONDRAL BONE MARROW LESION CEMENT OK’D IN EUROPE (Orthopedics This Week) Graftys Website Graftys, S.A., a company founded in 2005 and

Research: Early OA can be detected with blood test

Early detection of osteoarthritis via blood test in sight, says study (MedicalNewsToday) The first blood test for early-stage osteoarthritis could soon

Cytori begins knee OA study with autologous adipose cells

KNEE OA TRIAL ENROLLS FIRST SUBJECT (Orthopedics This Week) San Diego-based Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. has treated its first patient in its

Study: ACL reconstruction is linked to Knee Osteoarthritis

PRIOR ACLR RELATED TO KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS (Orthopedics This Week) If you are a young athlete who had anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

Can this naturally occurring peptide injected into the joint be used to treat Osteoarthritis?

INJECTABLE PEPTIDE TO TREAT OA? (Orthopedics This Week) While it’s not ready for prime time in human patients, a protein molecule

CMS releases new J-code for a one injection Monovisc manufactured by Anika Therapeutics

Anika Therapeutics receives CMS J-code for osteoarthritis solution (Healio) Anika Therapeutics recently announced the CMS has assigned a unique Health care

Study: Cartilage loss is accelerated after common meniscus surgery

Arthritis and cartilage loss may follow common knee surgery (Medical News Today) A popular surgery to repair meniscal tears may increase

Habitual running ‘may protect against knee osteoarthritis, not cause it’

Habitual running ‘may protect against knee osteoarthritis, not cause it’ (Medical News Today) Contrary to previous research, a new study suggests

Study: Running does not cause OA

RUNNING DOES NOT CAUSE OA (Orthopedics This Week) Is osteoarthritis (OA), the most common joint ailment afflicting middle-age and older adults,

Researchers find biomarker that predicts OsteoArthritis

BIOMARKERS MAY PREDICT OSTEOARTHRITIS (Orthopedics This Week) Researchers have found a correlation between the presence of biomarkers in the blood, known

Does a Rotator Cuff repair surgery accelerate shoulder arthritis?

THE DOWNSIDE OF ROTATOR CUFF SURGERY? (Orthopedics This Week) Joint, Cartilage Damage Caused by Rotator Cuff Surgery? A new study indicates

Bruin Biometric’s OrthoSonos device detects early state osteoarthritis

BRUIN BIOMETRICS’ DEVICE SHOWS PROMISE FOR EARLY OA DETECTION (Orthopedics This Week) OrthoSonos Website Bruin Biometrics has reported that its OrthoSonos

Study: only half of Joint Replacement patients reported a meaningful improvement in their joint disabiity

JOINT REPLACEMENT NO PAIN-FREE GUARANTEE (Orthopedics This Week) Only half of the patients with arthritis who get a hip or knee

Moximed implants first Kinespring for early knee arthritis in the US

Moximed Implants First Kinespring System (Orthopedics This Week) Early intervention for OA…Moximed, Inc. has announced that its KineSpring System, an implantable

Knee arthritis is striking at younger and younger ages

Knee arthritis striking at younger ages (Chicago Sun-Times) Arthritis of the knee is striking Americans at younger ages, new research

Israeli startup focusing on osteoarthritis knee treatment raises $8M

Knee treatment co Apos raises $8m (Globes Israel Business) The company, which has developed a device for the

As Baby Boomers age, Orthopedic Surgeons will see more demand

As Baby Boomers Age, Orthopedic Surgeons Will See More Demand (written by Robin Williams Adams @ The Ledger – Lakeland, FL)

Loss of knee motion after ACL reconstruction leads to Osteoarthritis

Knee OA and ROM (written by Elizabeth Hofheinz @ OTW) Say it with me…Range of Motion! A new study—recently presented

13 Must-Know Facts for Patients about Joint Replacements

13 Must-Know Facts About Joint Replacements (Health.com) Many people say they’d do it again You will

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) …

The Bioncare Night-Wrap delivers non-invasive knee therapy while you sleep

Now Patients Living With Osteoarthritis of the Knee Can “Dream” Their Way to Better Knees with the BioniCare® Night-Wrap (Press

Survey: a third of people with arthritis in the UK are in so much pain they can’t have sex

A third of people with arthritis in the UK are in so much pain they can’t have sex, according to

Arthrex acquires iBalance Medical for an undisclosed amount

Naples-based Arthrex buys Colorado company (link to NaplesNews.com) iBalance, a Boulder CO company, has developed a non-metal implant placed

Knee arthritis has been linked to leg length inequality

Unequal leg length tied to osteoarthritis (link to Queen’s University) A new study shows that arthritis in the knee is

NuOrtho Surgical CEO discusses technology, financing, and the future

NuOrtho’s cartilage probe, Ceruleau, is designed for one-time use while performing a surgical treatment for articular knee cartilage called a chondroplasty —

Rural Patients More Likely to Have Joint Replacement

Patients in rural areas are more likely than urban dwellers to undergo total knee and hip replacement surgeries, a new

Cartilage repair company, BioSyntech, raised $4.5M in gross proceeds through private placements and discusses preliminary clinical trial results

BioSyntech is analysing the clinical data from 41 patients at 12 month follow-up in the ongoing Canadian/European clinical trial assessing the efficacy

Study: No Benefit to Costly Arthritis Drugs – Traditional Drugs Work as Well as Newer, More Expensive Ones

For many people with rheumatoid arthritis, the traditional, and much cheaper, disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) appear to work just as

Solving Arthritis pain without surgery or drugs with Pulsating Electro-Magnetic Field Therapy (PEMF)

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World Arthritis Day is Oct 12, 2009

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Internet Access Produces Misinformed Patients: Managing the Confusion

By David S. Hungerford, MD ORTHOPEDICS 2009; 32:658 Dr. Hungerford says it all began in 2003

Orthomimetics reports 10th patient in a clinical study for Chondromimetic, a dual-layered implant for the repair of damaged cartilage and bone

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HSS Researchers identify protein involved in osteoporosis and arthritis —> interferon regulator factor-8 (IRF-8)

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Anika soars on FDA filing expectations, rival’s stumble

HIGHLIGHTS * Expects to submit final trial data to FDA by year end * Knee osteoarthritis injection gets