Archive for the ‘Bones / Orthopaedics’ Category
Monday, February 25th, 2008
A research study by orthopedic spine, back and neck surgeon at Rush University Medical Center Dr. Howard An and colleagues found that patients who underwent surgery for spinal stenosis showed significantly more improvement in all primary outcomes than did patients who were treated nonsurgically. The study findings were published in ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
Notch, a protein known to govern the determination of cell differentiation into different kinds of tissues in embryos, plays a critical role in bone formation and strength later in life, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in a report that appears online in the journal Nature Medicine. ...
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Monday, February 25th, 2008
The International Osteoporosis Foundation recognized sanofi-aventis, for outstanding corporate leadership through its efforts to promote good bone health to its staff.
"We are delighted to present sanofi-aventis with this certificate to recognize its adoption of the IOF Corporate Responsibility Program for Bone Health," noted IOF Chief Executive Officer Daniel Navid. "We ...
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Friday, February 22nd, 2008
The National Osteoporosis Foundation released its new "Clinician's Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis" which represents a new era for healthcare providers in the evaluation and treatment of people with low bone mass or osteoporosis.
The Clinician's Guide was developed by an expert committee of NOF collaborating with a multi-specialty ...
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), announced the distribution of NANOSTIM(TM) Synthetic Bone Paste for use in surgical procedures in the European Union and other markets outside the United States. This nanohydroxyapatite-based bone graft substitute provides a supporting structure for new bone formation, aiding bone healing in places where voids or gaps ...
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Advanced Bio-Surfaces, Inc., (ABS) an orthopedic implant developer and manufacturer, announced the OrthoGlide Medial Knee Implant has been implanted in more than 300 patients in the USA. The OrthoGlide implant is a minimally invasive device intended to relieve pain caused by moderate osteoarthritis of the knee.
"The interest from surgeons and ...
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Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
Electronic medical records and outreach programs of e-mail messages, letters and phone calls to patients and their primary care providers after a bone fracture can dramatically improve the diagnosis and management of the patients' osteoporosis, according to a Kaiser Permanente study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. This ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Inflammation of a tendon triggered by calcium deposits, or calcific tendinitis, can effectively be treated with a simple and cost effective percutaneous method according to a recent study conducted by researchers from the Hospital de Basurto in Bilbao, Spain.
"We started treating calcific tendinitis as the result of the request of ...
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Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
Reacting to the British Geriatrics Society and the Royal College of Surgeons proposal to screen fracture patients over 50 for osteoporosis, Pamela Holmes, Help the Aged Healthy Ageing Programme Manager, says:
'When an older person breaks a bone and is admitted to hospital for treatment, it makes absolute sense that they ...
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