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• Melbourne surgeons use 3D printer pen filled with stem cells to draw knee cartilage

  Posted on: 20 June, 2017

  Melbourne surgeons have used a 3D printer pen filled with stem cell ink to "draw" new cartilage into damaged knees, opening up a world of possibilities for human body part replacements.

• Obesity and total joint arthroplasty: Time to examine needs in a different light

  Posted on: 15 June, 2017

  The prevalence of obesity in the general population is increasing. Obesity is estimated to affect approximately one-third of adults in the United States. It is estimated that 6.1 million patients who undergo total joint arthroplasty will be obese by 2040.

• Hip dysplasia: When is surgery required?

  Posted on: 15 June, 2017

  Hip dysplasia is a condition in which the top portion of the thigh bone doesn't fit properly in the socket portion of the hip joint - either because it is out of place or it is not the correct shape. In many cases, this condition is present at birth. Some people may not be diagnosed during childhood, however, and only when symptoms appear later is the problem identified.

• Improvements in ACL surgery may help prevent knee osteoarthritis

  Posted on: 15 June, 2017

  Injury to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee frequently leads to early-onset osteoarthritis, a painful condition that can occur even if the patient has undergone ACL reconstruction to prevent its onset.

• Age not a factor in success of shoulder replacement surgery

  Posted on: 15 June, 2017

  Whether you're younger than 65 or older than 75, age may not be a discernible factor in the success of shoulder replacement surgery, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study.

• Total knee arthroplasty: analysis shows EXPAREL reduces length of hospital stay and improves discharge status compared to standard analgesic modality

  Posted on: 15 June, 2017

  Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced results of new data showing that EXPAREL® (bupivacaine liposome injectable suspension) infiltration compared to a standard analgesic regimen in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) significantly decreased the length of hospital stay and increased the likelihood that a patient would be discharged to their home rather than a care facility when released from the hospital.

• Prospective study showed TKA not detrimental to patient participation in sports

  Posted on: 17 May, 2017

  Source: Healio Results of a study presented at European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy Congress, here, showed patients who participated in sports before total knee arthroplasty were able to participate in sports postoperatively and in some cases, patients were more active in sports after surgery.

• Multiple risk factors, BMD associated with hip fracture in older men

  Posted on: 17 May, 2017

  Source: Healio 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.

• Parental hip fracture predicts fracture risk in adult offspring

  Posted on: 17 May, 2017

  Source: Healio 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.

• Repair cartilage potentially can heal horribly broken bones

  Posted on: 17 May, 2017

  Source: Science Daily 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.