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Achilles Tendon Surgery Advances Speed Recovery

Many Achilles tendon surgery patients are getting back on their feet faster, thanks to new procedures and techniques. The introduction of tissue graft products, bone anchors, radio frequency treatments and new arthroscopic procedures provides patients with less invasive treatments and speedier re…

Surgeons Rethink Approach To Minimal Incision Foot And Ankle Surgery

Many patients who undergo foot and ankle surgery are recovering faster and with smaller surgical scars, thanks to new minimal incision techniques and tools. At the same moment, foot and ankle surgeons are questioning whether smaller is always better. “In the 70s and 80s, there was a trend towar…

Osteoarthritis: Which Treatments Work And Which Don’t?

A newly released set of treatment recommendations for knee and hip osteoarthritis may help millions of citizens worldwide who live in pain due to inconsistent treatment approaches and confusion about what therapies are most effective. The 25 evidence-based, expert-consensus recommendations seem …

A Revolutionary Way To Mend Damaged Bones And Cartilage Using A Patient’s Own Stem Cells Being Developed By University Of Edinburgh, UK

The UK Stem Cell Foundation, the Medical Research Council and Scottish Enterprise, in partnership with the Chief Scientist’s Office, are funding a 1.4 million pound project to further the research at the University of Edinburgh with a view to setting up a clinical trial within two years.The initiati…

Improved Surgery For Craniosynostosis

Craniosynostosis, the premature fusion of the cranium, is estimated to affect one out of every 2,000 babies. For the past several years, physicians have used two procedures to right the problems. One procedure was to assemble an incision from ear to ear, strip back the scalp of the infant and reshap…

IOF Recognizes Wyeth For Good “Bone Health” Corporate Citizenship

The universal Osteoporosis Foundation has recognized Wyeth, a member of the IOF Corporate Responsibility Program for Bone Health, for outstanding leadership within the organization by promoting good bone health to staff. “We are delighted to recognize Wyeth for their adoption of the IOF Corporate Re…

Study Recommends Best Care For Neck Pain

A seven-year, universal study just published finds that some alternative therapies such as acupuncture, neck manipulation and massage are better choices for managing most common neck pain than many current practices. plus included in the short-list of best options for relief are exercises, education…

Procedure Developed At Yale invents New Bone In Minimally Invasive Procedure

A new technique that combines bone marrow removal and injection of a hormone helps promote rapid formation of new bone at targeted locations in the body, it was reported by Yale School of Medicine that month in Tissue Engineering. “This could radically change the way patients are currently treated f…

Medical Spending For U.S. Residents With Back, Neck Problems Increased By 65% From 1997 To 2005, Study Finds

U.S. spending on diagnosis and treatment of spinal problems increased from 1997 to 2005, but even so, the percentage of patients who reported physical, professional and social limitations as a aftereffect of such conditions plus increased during the same period, according to a study published on Wed…

ASHP Releases New Statement On Screening And Treatment For Osteoporosis

A new therapeutic position statement released by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) highlights the large role pharmacists can have in improving public health through screening for osteoporosis and managing the drug therapy for patients with the disease. The ASHP Therapeutic Pos…

Unigene Announces Publication Of Initial Results Of Site-Directed Bone Growth Studies

Unigene Laboratories, Inc. reported that the results of animal studies confirming the ability of its novel technology to rapidly mold and preserve natural bone growth at targeted locations has been published.Original post by Dentistry News From Medical News Today

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