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'Smart coating' may lead to safer hip, knee and dental implants
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new coating that may help surgical implants bond more closely with bone and ward off infection.

According to the researchers, the coating mitigates the risk of implant rejection by fostering bone...

Orthopedics Today: Feb 10 2010 4:56AM

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AAOS issues new distal radius fracture clinical practice guideline
Using rigid casts rather than splints for distal radius fractures and applying removable splints when these fractures are nondisplaced were among 29 evidence-based recommendations included in the new clinical practice guideline, Treatment of Distal Radius...

Orthopedics Today: Feb 9 2010 1:46AM

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New study finds that fingers account for most pediatric amputations
Finger and thumb amputations accounted for 64% of the more than 950 cases of traumatic amputations among pediatric patients in the United States in 2003, according to a study conducted by investigators from Nationwide Childrens Hospital.

The findings appear...

Orthopedics Today: Feb 8 2010 5:20PM

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Femoral Stem Displacement During Closed Reduction of a Dislocated Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty of the Hip
This article describes a case of femoral stem displacement during closed reduction of a redislocated bipolar hemiarthroplasty of the hip in a 72-year-old woman who had undergone bipolar hemiarthroplasty using a polished, tapered cemented femoral stem.

The...

Orthopedics Today: Feb 7 2010 11:04PM

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Bioactive nanofiber gel matrix may promote new cartilage growth
Researchers at Northwestern University are among the first to design a bioactive nanomaterial that promotes new cartilage growth in vivo without using added growth factors.

The minimally invasive therapy activates bone marrow stem cells to produce natural...

Orthopedics Today: Feb 7 2010 7:25AM

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Arthroscopy on Anticoagulated Patients: A Retrospective Evaluation of Postoperative Complications
Anticoagulation is commonly needed for multiple medical conditions.

The indications to discontinue anticoagulation for a simple procedure are controversial.

Other surgical subspecialties have shown that keeping patients on warfarin during a simple procedure...

Orthopedics Today: Feb 7 2010 2:32AM

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Chronic Closed Dislocation of Talus: A Rare Presentation and Treatment Dilemma
A chronic presentation of closed dorsolateral dislocation of the talus is a rare injury.

A 35-year-old woman presented with pain and deformity of the right foot of 6 months duration.

Her medical history was significant for rheumatoid arthritis, for which...

Orthopedics Today: Feb 7 2010 12:15AM

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FDA approves novel first-in-class biologic for Dupuytren's contracture
The FDA has granted Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc.

approval to market collagenase clostridium histolyticum, a biologic product indicated for the treatment of Dupuytrens contracture in adult patients with a palpable cord.

In a press release, Auxilium...

Orthopedics Today: Feb 6 2010 7:52PM

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Stringent Patient Selection in Bulk Allograft Reconstructions
We hypothesized that stringent patient selection in the use of large bulk structural allografts for limb preservation would positively affect outcomes and decrease complication rates by eliminating certain comorbid or social factors known to contribute to the...

Orthopedics Today: Feb 6 2010 11:16AM

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Recession expected to affect growth in national health expenditures
Growth in national health care expenditures in the United States in 2009 is expected to have outpaced growth in the gross domestic product, according to a recent report issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

The report also details a...

Orthopedics Today: Feb 6 2010 7:10AM

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