Posts tagged: knee
VirtaMed launches new virtual reality training simulator for knee arthroscopy
The Swiss company VirtaMed AG is launching ArthroS, a new virtual reality training simulator for knee arthroscopy. Surgeons get the chance to practice different operations numerous times before actually performing them on live patients - just as pilots improve their skills on flight simulators.
BioPoly Partial Knee Resurfacing Shows Promise
London Clinic consultant Mr. Dinesh Nathwani successfully performed the world's first BioPoly partial knee resurfacing procedure on the 9th January at The Advanced Therapies Centre, a newly launched clinical trials facility at The London Clinic, which aims to offer patients a range of innovative therapy choices by accessing trials and ...
Women At Greater Risk Of Knee Injuries
Women are more prone to knee injuries than men, and the findings of a new study suggest this may involve more than just differences in muscular and skeletal structure - it shows that males and females also differ in the way they transmit the nerve impulses that control muscle force. ...
Study explains why women are more prone to knee injuries than men
Women are more prone to knee injuries than men, and the findings of a new study suggest this may involve more than just differences in muscular and skeletal structure - it shows that males and females also differ in the way they transmit the nerve impulses that control muscle force.
Knee injuries in women linked to motion, nervous system differences
CORVALLIS, Ore. Women are more prone to knee injuries than men, and the findings of a new study suggest this may involve more than just differences in muscular and skeletal structure it shows that males and females also differ in the way they transmit the nerve impulses that ...
Knee injuries in women linked to motion, nervous system differences
(Oregon State University) Women are more prone to knee injuries than men, and the findings of a new study suggest one cause may be that males and females differ in the way they transmit the nerve impulses that control muscle force. Men control nerve impulses similar to individuals trained for ...
New ACR guidelines recommend use of topical NSAIDs for older patients with knee OA
The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Subcommittee on Osteoarthritis Guidelines has approved and issued several updates to clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA).
Tomosynthesis Effective In Diagnosing Knee Osteoarthritis
A recent study done by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shows that tomosynthesis may be more beneficial in diagnosing knee osteoarthritis than X-ray imaging. In the study, which is published online in the journal Radiology, tomosynthesis detected more osteophytes (abnormal bony spurs) and subchondral cysts (small collection ...
BUSM study demonstrates tomosynthesis effective in diagnosing knee osteoarthritis
(Boston University Medical Center) A recent study done by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) shows that tomosynthesis may be more beneficial in diagnosing knee osteoarthritis than X-ray imaging.
Strep Throat, Scratched Knee Could Be Killers In Post-Antibiotic Era, Says WHO’s Chan
Unless we solve the problem of antimicrobial resistance to drugs, we will be facing a post-antibiotic era where things as common as strep throat infection or a child's scratched knee could once again kill, said Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), in a speech ...
Vejthani Hospital offers Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty in Thailand
Vejthani Hospital Bangkok offers Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty to get better range of motion at Vejthani TJR center, the top international hospital in Thailand.