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The 'Other' Cruciate Ligament: Newer Treatments for PCL Tears
New study reports on posterior cruciate ligament treatment options, but investigation is not over ROSEMONT, Ill., July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- While major advances have been made in the understanding of posterior cruciate ligament (PCL)...
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Single-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Comparison of Conventional, Central, and Horizontal
Single-Bundle Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction A Comparison of Conventional, Central, and Horizontal Single-Bundle Virtual Graft Positions Robert H.Brophy, MD and Andrew D. Pearle, MD*, From the Department of Orthopaedic...
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Surgical Correction of Limb Malalignment for Instability of the Patella: A Comparison of 2 Techniques
Surgical Correction of Limb Malalignment for Instability of the Patella A Comparison of 2 Techniques Lonnie Paulos, MD*,, Stephen C.Swanson, MS,, Gregory J. Stoddard, MPH and Sue Barber-Westin|| From Andrews-Paulos Research &...
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Replication of the Range of Native Anterior Cruciate Ligament Fiber Length Change Behavior Achieved by Differe
Replication of the Range of Native Anterior Cruciate Ligament Fiber Length Change Behavior Achieved by Different Grafts Measurement Using Computer-Assisted Navigation James Robinson, FRCS(Orth), MS*,, Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, Daniel Kendoff...
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Knee Medial Compartment Contact Pressure Increases With Release of the Type I Anterior Intermeniscal Ligament
James M.Paci, MD*,, Matthew G. Scuderi, MD, Frederick W. Werner, MME, Levi G. Sutton, BS, Paula F. Rosenbaum, PhD and John P. Cannizzaro, MD From the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, and the, Department of Public Health and...
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Good results seen at 17 years follow-up of more than 1,000 mosaicplasty cases
MIAMI Long-term follow-up has shown mosaicplasty to be a successful option for treating full-thickness defects in the knee and other weight-bearing joints.Since its first clinical application in 1992, several researchers have reported on...
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For best results, perform osteotomies for knee OA early and in the proper patients
Young, highly active patients needing to buy time before total knee arthroplasty are ideal candidates.Although using osteotomy as a treatment for early knee osteoarthritis is still not widely accepted by U.S. orthopedists, it is often...
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Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome: A Critical Review
Moen MH et al.- The name given to this condition refers to pain on the posteromedial tibial border during exercise, with pain on palpation of the tibia over a length of at least 5 cm. Histological studies fail to provide evidence...
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Not on a sound footing
Mr B was a 35-year-old bus driver, with a wife and two children.He smoked and was overweight, but found it hard to lose weight due to the sedentary nature of his job. He had noticed that his right foot had become gradually more and more...
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Sequentially irradiated and annealed knee inserts wore least in preclinical studies
VIENNA - A range crosslinked tibial insert styles exhibited reduced wear rates compared to ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene inserts in knee simulator studies conducted by German researchers.The crosslinked (XPE) knee inserts...
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Cutaneous infection caused by Aspergillus terreus
Save in My Library Free Abstract Ozer B et al.- Aspergillus species are widely distributed in nature, and more than 30 species have been reported to be involved in human and animal infection. Cutaneous infections due to Aspergillus...
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Does Shoe Insole Modification Prevent Stress Fractures? A Systematic Review
(Click the title below to leave the MDLinx Network and go to the Journal's Website) HSS Journal (Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery), 06/11/09 Print Save in My Library Free Abstract Snyder RA et al.- Shoe insoles may...
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Why Do Some Insurers Refuse to Cover Ankle Replacements?
View Comments (0)Print Articl Facebookreddit Newsvine Del.icio.us Digg Yahoo!BuzzLinkedIn StumbleUpon Google Bookmarks Mixx Newswise - It's been a decade since the FDA approved the first total ankle-replacement system for patients with...
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Kuros completes patient recruitment in a Phase IIb trial of KUR-111 in patients with tibial plateau fractures
- Kuros Biosurgery AG announced that it has completed patient recruitment in a Phase IIb clinical trial designed to assess the efficacy and safety of KUR-111 (Viz.I-0401) in tibial plateau fractures. The aim of the trial is to...
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Kuros Completes Patient Recruitment in Phase IIb Trial of KUR-111 in Patients with Tibial Plateau Fractures
Study comparing KUR-111 to autologous bone grafting expected to report in Q1 2010 Zurich, Switzerland, 8 June 2009 - Kuros Biosurgery AG, a biotechnology company focused on the development of novel biomaterials and bioactive-biomaterial...
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Why Don't All Insurance Plans Cover Ankle Replacements When The FDA Has Approved Them?
It's been a decade since the U.S.Food and Drug Administration approved the first total ankle-replacement system for patients with severe ankle arthritis. But several insurance companies still deny coverage, Loyola University Health...
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Why Don't All Insurance Plans Cover Ankle Replacements When The FDA Has Approved Them?
It's been a decade since the U.S.Food and Drug Administration approved the first total ankle-replacement system for patients with severe ankle arthritis. But several insurance companies still deny coverage, Loyola University Health...
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The Anatomical Graduated Component Total Knee Replacement
This study examined the 20-year follow-up of the cemented Anatomical Graduated Component total knee replacement carried out between 1983 and 2004.The results showed that the overall survival rate at 20 years was 97.8% with revision of the...
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Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty versus high tibial osteotomy for medial unicompartmental knee osteoarthriti
(Click the title below to leave the MDLinx Network and go to the Journal's Website) Arthroskopie, 06/05/09 Print Save in My Library Free Abstract Muller PE et al.- Both methods offer advantages for the patient compared to total knee...
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Why do Some Insurers Refuse to Cover Ankle Replacements?
Newswise It's been a decade since the U.S.Food and Drug Administration approved the first total ankle-replacement system for patients with severe ankle arthritis. But several insurance companies still deny coverage, orthopaedic surgeon...
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Fetal bone strength and umbilical cord length
(Click the title below to leave the MDLinx Network and go to the Journal's Website) Journal of Perinatology, 05/29/09 Print Save in My Library Free Abstract Wright D et al.- Tibial SOS was related to the infant's umbilical cord...
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Fetal bone strength and umbilical cord length
Activity has been demonstrated in promoting bone mass in infants and adults.One of the major signs of fetal activity may be the length of the umbilical cord. We hypothesized that the fetus with a shortened umbilical cord may have low...
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