Acologix Presents Data On Cartilage Regeneration By AC-100 At The 56th Annual Meeting Of The Orthopaedic Research Society
Acologix, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, announced the results of its latest preclinical study demonstrating that AC-100, its therapeutic product candidate derived from an endogenous human protein, promotes cartilage regeneration in a large animal model. The data will be presented by Dr. David M... (Source: Bones / Orthopaedics News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/09/2010 at 03:00 AM --
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Auxilium Announces Availability Of XIAFLEXTM For The Treatment Of Dupuytren's Contracture
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL), a specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced that XIAFLEX™ (collagenase clostridium histolyticum), a novel, first-in-class, orphan-designated, biologic, is now available by prescription in the United States for the treatment of adult Dupuytren's contracture patients with a palpable cord... (Source: Bones / Orthopaedics News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/09/2010 at 02:00 AM --
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Height measurement recommended for elderly women
Australian researchers highlight the importance of monitoring height in elderly women, finding excessive loss of height to be associated with a range of health conditions including osteoporosis. (Source: MedWire News - Bone Health)...
POSTED 03/08/2010 at 09:34 AM --
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Enobia Pharma Taps McGill Expertise In Developing First Effective Treatment For Rare Genetic Disorder
Dr. Marc McKee, of McGill's Faculty of Dentistry and the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, is collaborating closely with Enobia Pharma Inc, a Quebec biotech company, to develop innovative treatments for serious genetic bone diseases. McKee's research looks into the reasons why calcium-phosphate mineral fails to crystallize properly to form strong bones and teeth... (Source: Bones / Orthopaedics News From Medical News Today)...
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The diagnostic value of ultrasonography-derived edema of the temporal artery wall in giant cell arteritis: a second meta-analysis
Conclusion:
Temporal artery edema demonstrated as halo sign should be always looked for in ultrasonography when GCA is suspected. Providing that currently accepted technical quality criteria are fulfilled, halo sign's sensitivity and specificity are comparable to those of autoantibodies used as diagnostic tests in rheumatology. Validation of revised GCA classification criteria which will include the halo sign may be warranted. (Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)...
POSTED 03/07/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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Quantitative ultrasound may help monitor BMD in NF1 patients
Quantitative ultrasound may be useful for monitoring bone mineral density in children with the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis type 1, study findings suggest. (Source: MedWire News - Bone Health)...
POSTED 03/06/2010 at 08:56 AM --
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DKK1 gene implicated in hip fracture risk
The dickkopf 1 gene may alter the risk for hip fracture in young men by altering hip axis length but has no impact on bone mineral density, research suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Bone Health)...
POSTED 03/05/2010 at 09:01 AM --
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Porter Adventist Hospital Named Blue Distinction Center For Two Orthopedic Surgical Programs
Porter Adventist Hospital is among the first in the country to receive designation as Blue Distinction Centers in two surgical services that have recently been added to the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association's expansion of its Blue Distinction® designation... (Source: Bones / Orthopaedics News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/05/2010 at 08:00 AM --
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Early Experience with a Novel Nonmetallic Cable in Reconstructive Hip Surgery.
CONCLUSIONS: The nonmetallic periprosthetic cables used in this series provided adequate fixation to allow for both osteotomy and fracture healing. We did not observe any complications directly related to the cables. Level of Evidence Level IV, therapeutic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
PMID: 20204557 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research)...
POSTED 03/04/2010 at 06:00 PM --
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Journal Scan: Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.
Authors: Spencer EE, Keener JD, Murthi AM
PMID: 20204560 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research)...
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The salvage of knee-exposed prosthesis using neurofasciocutaneous sural flap.
In this report, we present 15 cases of exposed knee prosthesis treated with island sural neurocutaneous flap. Follow-up showed favorable clinical outcomes: all flaps survived and only two cases of hematoma and one of aseptic phystula occurred. According to our results, the island neurofasciocutaneous sural flap represents a sensate reconstructive alternative for providing fine and dependable soft tissue for covering skin defects around the knee.
PMID: 20204562 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: La Chirurgia Degli Organi di Movimento)...
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Diagnostic challenge: bilateral infected lumbar facet cysts - a rare cause of acute lumbar spinal stenosis and back pain
This report highlights diagnostic clues for identifying infection of a facet cyst. (Source: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research)...
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Exploring Tai Chi in rheumatoid arthritis: a quantitative and qualitative study
Conclusions:
Improved muscle function in lower limbs was also reflected when patient experiences with Tai Chi were studied in depth in this explorative study. The combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods shows that Tai Chi has beneficial effects on health not related to disease activity and standardised health status assessment, and may contribute to an understanding of how Tai Chi exerts its effects.Trial registration: NCT00522054 (Source: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders)...
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Advances in Minimally Invasive Treatment of Hand Disorders
A useful overview of the new promising techniques for treating hand disorders. AccessMedicine from McGraw-Hill (Source: Medscape Orthopaedics Headlines)...
POSTED 03/04/2010 at 01:45 PM --
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Battling A Biceps Injury
People who suffer from injuries to the distal biceps tendon may benefit from earlier surgical intervention and new surgical techniques, according to a review article published in the March 2010 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (JAAOS)... (Source: Bones / Orthopaedics News From Medical News Today)...
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New 'Work Charter' Launched To Help 6.5m People With Musculoskeletal Conditions To Stay In Work, UK
Today the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Alliance (ARMA), backed by leading policymakers and employers, is calling for positive action to ensure people with musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are properly supported to access employment and remain in their jobs... (Source: Bones / Orthopaedics News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/04/2010 at 04:00 AM --
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Morphologic Evaluation of Chronic Radial Head Dislocation: Three-dimensional and Quantitative Analyses.
CONCLUSIONS: In longstanding chronic radial head dislocation, deformation develops in the radial head and radial notch of the ulna, which is remodeled in a manner corresponding to the dislocated position of the radial head. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, prognostic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
PMID: 20204558 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research)...
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Gender Differences in the Correlation between Symptom and Radiographic Severity in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis.
CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest symptom progression is not gradual between adjacent radiographic grades, and for the same radiographic grade, symptoms are worse in women. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, diagnostic study. See Guidelines for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
PMID: 20204559 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research)...
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Dietary calcium intake low in older French women
Research suggests that dietary calcium levels are lower than recommended in most French women and do not seem to increase following a diagnosis of osteoporosis or fracture. (Source: MedWire News - Bone Health)...
POSTED 03/03/2010 at 09:11 AM --
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OrthoDynamix LLC Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance For ArthroSteer(R) 3.5mm Ablator
OrthoDynamix announced that it has received FDA clearance for its new device, ArthroSteer 3.5mm Ablator, a mono polar electrosurgical device, for general surgical use, including the orthopedic and arthroscopic applications for resection, ablation, excision of soft tissue, hemostasis of blood vessels, and coagulating soft tissue in, but not limited to the knee, shoulder, and primarily the hip... (Source: Bones / Orthopaedics News From Medical News Today)...
POSTED 03/03/2010 at 06:00 AM --
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