Researchers invent way to determine optimal conditions for spinal cord nerve regen in lab animals
...ury problem," adds Michael Yaszemski, M.D., Ph.D., orthopedic spinal surgeon and chemical engineer. The determination of the effectiveness of the scaffolding is important because other surgical attempts to regenerate nerve growth do not direct and support the growth, so crucial connections needed to restore the...University of Colorado tissue engineer to receive NSF's coveted Waterman Award
...velop a new class of polymers that can be used for orthopedic applications, such as bone repair. Her research articles, published in more than 80 journals, have been cited some 1,300 times. Anseth is also an award-winning teacher. Her mentoring of students has garnered them no fewer than eight NSF Graduate...Research questions transplant safety procedure
... ligaments and other tissues that will be used for orthopedic transplants frequently are treated with gamma irradiation or a chemical "cocktail" in an effort to remove any bacteria or viruses which may have evaded the rigorous donor-screening process. However, these methods can create additional problems,...New insights into devastating basketball foot injury
...g of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery by orthopedic surgeon Joseph Guettler, M.D., of William Beaumont...K Lab and the Piedmont Society, a group founded by orthopedic surgeons who trained at Duke. Other members of the Duke were Gregory Riskan, Jeffrey Bytomski, D.O.,...Reprogrammable cells from fat are true adult stem cells
...e laboratory of Farshid Guilak, Ph.D., director of orthopedic research and senior member of the Duke team. "Our findings indicate that 62 percent of the human fat cells could be reprogrammed into turning into at least two other different cell types," Lott said. "This percentage of cells is quite high, meaning ...Cedars-Sinai March medical tipsheet
... health and development. According to a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, injuries that can cause serious harm to children occur from falls and crashes while jumping on trampolines, bicycling, participating in roller sports such as rollerblading and/or scooter riding, and from accide...Study shows positive results for novel, patient-controlled transdermal system (PCTS)...
...cedure. Other patients in the study had undergone orthopedic or thoracic surgery. Patient demographics (age, height, weight and body mass index) were similar between the two groups at baseline. The primary efficacy endpoint was the proportion of patients who dropped out due to inadequate analgesia. Addition...Study moves in on why astronauts suffer bone loss
... laboratory at the time of the study and is now an orthopedic surgeon at the Kitade Hospital in Gobo, Wakayama, Japan. The current study builds on animal work Bikle and Sakata published last year, which showed that when bones are relieved of the burden of bearing weight, bone precursor cells fail to respond to ...U of MN research indicates why radiation therapy reduces bone cancer pain
...ead investigator Denis Clohisy, M.D., professor of orthopedic surgery in the Medical School and Cancer Center member. "Future use of the experimental system described in this research should help accelerate the pace of discovery around these mechanisms and help efforts to reduce the burden of pain suffered by b...Advice for designing reliable nanomaterials
...omechanical applications such as dental crowns and orthopedic implants. At the nanoscale, tiny cracks require more load to spread them, but have little resistance to extension once they start and are, therefore, more likely to spread catastrophically. Depending on the application in mind, the decrease in fractu...Doctors at Northwestern Memorial are studying next generation surgery for back pain sufferers
...a cobalt-chrome alloy, a metal frequently used for orthopedic implants. When assembled, it can move side to sid... explains co-investigator Matthew Hepler, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at Northwestern Memorial and assistant professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine. Discs...Mayo Clinic develops new technology to improve diagnosis of arm and hand injuries and disease
... about stating," says Richard Berger, M.D., Ph.D., orthopedic surgeon at Mayo Clinic. In June 2002, the journal Radiology published results from a comparative study in which six healthy volunteers had MRI scans with both the Mayo Clinic MRI Coil and three other designs for wrist scanning. A blinded review of t...Online bladder cancer information often outdated
...e; J. Sybil Biermann, M.D., associate professor of orthopedic surgery at U-M Medical School; and W. Bedford Waters, M.D., from the University of Tennessee Division of Urology. Funding for the study came for the U-M Medical School's Department of Urology....Device measures force used to deliver a baby
... device could be used for training and research in orthopedic surgery, which can require the use of great force, and in preventing sports injuries. For example, a baseball pitcher might use the device to learn how to throw with considerable force, but not enough to cause an injury. The four students and their i...Study of hip replacement patients finds 80 percent eligible for minimally invasive surgery
...patients, Chicago's Rush University Medical Center orthopedic surgeon Dr. Richard A. Berger says that 80 percent... and is part of a training program teaching fellow orthopedic surgeons this procedure. So far, about 100 surgeons have been trained with 20 to 25 of these surgeo...Adopting some osteopathic traits might help M.D.s boost their patient communication skills
...essor of medicine at UNC; and Robert B. Keller, an orthopedic surgeon in Maine. "In this study, osteopathic physicians were easily distinguishable from allopathic physicians by their verbal interactions with patients," Carey said. "Osteopathic physicians, for example, were more likely to use patients' first nam...Arizona pioneer in plastics wins top chemistry award
...ble scaffolding for a blood vessel or load-bearing orthopedic implants. "Over the years we've been able to synthesize several promising biomaterial candidates," said Pizziconi. The researchers are in the process of scaling up and hope to "get a better feel" for the properties of the materials and how compatibl...Allentown chemist wins national award for plastic polymer inventions
... in polymer blends such as a moldable compound for orthopedic splints and in membrane separations of gases such ... New Orleans. "The invention I'm proudest of is an orthopedic splint compound," said Robeson, a chemical engineer at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Unlike plast...Aircraft technology helps diagnose artificial hip, knee problems
...earch to create a "wear atlas" that can be used by orthopedic surgeons as a diagnostic tool. She said the atlas...artificial hip joints. She talked to the chief of orthopedic surgery at the time at Albany Medical Center, who told her of his interest in bio-ferrography. She'...Ceramic hip implants provide alternative for younger patients
...ak off from the implant," said Dr. Steven Gitelis, orthopedic surgeon at Rush. He is one of the few orthopedic surgeons in Chicago testing the ceramic implant as part of a research protocol that may lead to more...