Bones / Orthopaedics News From Medical News Today
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:17:04 +0100
Pediatric Sports Injuries: The Silent Epidemic
At today's 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), two separate studies focus on the dramatic rise of pediatric sports injuries in recent years. However, despite this alarming trend, awareness, education, warning signs and early treatment can make a significant difference and help keep these athletes in the game, according to the study experts. Thomas M...
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:00:00 PST
UNC Helps Establish The First National Public Health Agenda For Osteoarthritis
Betty Isaacs of Boone, N.C., knows all about the chronic pain of osteoarthritis and the impact it has on her life. "The pain in my knee was so bad, I would just sit around," Isaacs said. Last year, Isaacs participated in the Walk with Ease program administered through the UNC Thurston Arthritis Research Center and developed by the Arthritis Foundation...
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:00:00 PST
NYU Langone Medical Center Orthopaedic Experts Present At AAOS Meeting
Joseph Zuckerman, MD, Walter A. L. Thompson Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and chair, department of orthopedic surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center Hospital for Joint Diseases, will present at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), March 9-13 at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, and joined by other orthopaedic surgeons from the medical center...
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:00 PST
Decoding Patient's Genome Found Gene For Inherited Neurological Disorder CMT
Heralding what they hope is a new era of personalized genomic medicine, experts in the US have identified the gene behind a patient's inherited neurological disorder, in this case a form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, by sequencing his complete genome. Details of the quest are published online in the 10 March issue of the New England Journal of Medicine...
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:00:00 PST
The Silent Epidemic - Pediatric Sports Injuries
New studies focus on gymnastics, ACL injuries and year round sports; early treatment predicts most optimal outcomes At the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), two separate studies focus on the dramatic rise of pediatric sports injuries in recent years...
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:00 PST
Study Of Long-Term Use Of Bone-Building Osteoporosis Drugs
Bisphosphonate treatments, proven to enhance bone density and reduce fracture incidence in post-menopausal women, may adversely affect bone quality and increase risk of atypical fractures of the femur when used for four or more years, according to preliminary research presented at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)...
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:00:00 PST
Orthopedic Research Society Honor BIDMC Scientist
Christopher Evans, PhD, director of the Center for Advanced Orthopaedic Studies at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Maurice Edmond Mueller Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Harvard Medical School, were presented with the 2010 Arthur Steindler Award at this week's annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society in New Orleans...
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST
2010 Max Planck Research Award For NYU Dental Professor Dr. Timothy Bromage
New York University College of Dentistry's Dr. Timothy Bromage has been selected to receive the 2010 Max Planck Research Award. Dr. Bromage will collaborate with Dr...
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST
Differing Patient And Doctor Expectations From Joint Replacement Surgeries
While physicians strive to set realistic expectations for patients undergoing knee and hip joint replacements, a new study reveals that doctor and patient expectations are sometimes not aligned...
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST
Osteoporosis Drug Improves Healing After Rotator Cuff Surgery
Tears in the shoulder's rotator cuff, a common sports injury, are painful and restricting. Surgery to repair the damage is successful for pain management, but in many patients it does not result in full recovery of function due to poor healing. New research shows an approved therapy for osteoporosis, Forteo, may speed healing and improve patient outcomes...
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST
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