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Repair cartilage potentially can heal horribly broken bones
Now new research shows that stem cells could one day be stimulated to make a special type of cartilage to help repair large, hard-to-heal bone fractures.On : 26-May-2016- Source : Science Daily -
Children with swollen painful knees Is it Lyme disease or septic arthritis
Septic or infectious arthritis of the knee and Lyme disease have similar symptoms in children but require different immediate treatment to ensure optimal recovery. A new study identifies four symptoms that are predictive of septic arthritis when the condiOn : 26-May-2016- Source : Science Daily -
Patients may not need to wait two weeks to shower following knee replacement surgery
A Loyola Medicine study suggests it may not be necessary for knee replacement patients to wait up to two weeks after surgery before showering, as many surgeons now require.On : 26-May-2016- Source : Science Daily -
New bioglass could make it possible to regrow or replace cartilage
Scientists have developed a material that can mimic cartilage and potentially encourage it to re-grow. The material can be formulated to exhibit different properties, and researchers are now hoping to use it to develop implantsOn : 26-May-2016- Source : Science Daily -
SameDay Hip Surgery
Three-hundred thirty-two thousand Americans have hip replacement every year. For most, the surgery requires a hospital stay, and weeks of rehabilitation. Now, a different approach to surgery is getting patients back on their feet and out of the hospitalOn : 26-May-2016- Source : Ivanhoe -
Better patientreported outcome scores seen for primary vs revision hip arthroscopy
Patients who underwent primary hip arthroscopy experienced greater improvement in patient-reported outcome scores at 2-year follow-up compared with patients who underwent revision arthroscopy, according to results presented at the Arthroscopy AssociationOn : 26-May-2016- Source : Healio -
ssur launches hip brace for recovery after hip arthroscopy
Össur announced it has launched Rebound Hip, a new lightweight brace for patients recovering from hip arthroscopy, gluteus medius repair or hamstring repair surgery, according to a company press release.On : 26-May-2016- Source : Healio -
Study indicates patients with hip fractures have high incidence of undiagnosed cervical myelopathy
Results from this case-control study showed an 18% incidence of neurologic dysfunction, which the authors noted was most likely cervical myelopathy, that was undiagnosed among patients with hip fractures.On : 26-May-2016- Source : Healio -
Multiple risk factors BMD associated with hip fracture in older men
Older men with an increasing number of specific risk factors combined with decreased bone mineral density at the femoral neck are at elevated risk for hip fracture, according to study findings.On : 26-May-2016- Source : Healio -
Parental hip fracture predicts fracture risk in adult offspring
Adults are at higher risk for major osteoporotic fracture if one of their parents experienced a hip fracture, particularly if that fracture occurred at a younger age, according to recent study findings.On : 26-May-2016- Source : Healio