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MiMedx Group enters into distribution agreement with Medtronic and SpinalGraft Technologies

MiMedx Group, Inc., an integrated developer, manufacturer and marketer of patent protected regenerative biomaterials and bioimplants processed from human amniotic membrane, announced today that it has entered into a distribution agreement with Medtronic, Inc. and SpinalGraft Technologies, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Medtronic.

From Medtronic 1 Oct 2013

University of Sydney to host series of medicine lectures on back pain

On any given day in Australia, one quarter of the population is suffering back pain, and nearly 80 per cent of adult Australians will experience back pain some time during their lives.

1 Oct 2013

$Repeating BMD tests after four years provides no clinical benefit of fracture risk in older adults$

Repeating BMD tests after four years provides no clinical benefit of fracture risk in older adults

Repeating bone mineral density (BMD) tests after four years provides little clinical benefit when assessing bone fracture risk in seniors age 75 and older, according to a recent study led by researchers at the Harvard Medical School-affiliated Institute for Aging Research at Hebrew SeniorLife. The study appears in the Sept. 25 online issue of JAMA.

25 Sep 2013

Woman suffering from chronic pelvic pain for nearly two decades now pain free

Anne Mosley developed intense pelvic pain while she was pregnant with her youngest child 17 years ago. The pain was caused by a grape-sized pocket of fluid on her urethra, which became infected.

24 Sep 2013

ACR journals publish guide that provides new treatments for children with systemic JIA

In the U.S., there are nearly 300,000 children with juvenile arthritis and other rheumatic illnesses according to estimates from the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). For pediatric patients with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), effective treatment for this disabling disease is imperative.

24 Sep 2013

Kessler researcher receives Clinical Biomechanics Award from American Society of Biomechanics

Peter Barrance, PhD, of Kessler Foundation received the 2013 Clinical Biomechanics Award on September 7 at the 37th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics in Omaha, Nebraska.

24 Sep 2013

Abbvie, Ablynx ink license agreement to develop anti-IL-6R Nanobody against inflammatory diseases

Ablynx and AbbVie today announced that they have entered into a global license agreement to develop and commercialize the anti-IL-6R Nanobody, ALX-0061, to treat inflammatory diseases.

23 Sep 2013

Wearing back braces prevents need for spinal correction surgery in children with AIS

A multi-center study led by University of Iowa researchers to determine whether wearing back braces would prevent the need for spinal correction surgery in children with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) was cut short when early results were overwhelmingly in favor of bracing.

19 Sep 2013

Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections safe, effective for patients with knee osteoarthritis

A new meta-analysis of 29 randomized studies involving more than 4,500 patients with knee osteoarthritis found that intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections provided significant improvement in pain and function compared to saline injections.

18 Sep 2013

$MatrixRIB MIPO instrumentation from DePuy Synthes CMF is more effective for rib fractures$

MatrixRIB MIPO instrumentation from DePuy Synthes CMF is more effective for rib fractures

DePuy Synthes CMF, a leader in skeletal and soft tissue repair and reconstruction, announced the launch of new instrumentation that enables less invasive surgical fixation and stabilization of rib fractures with the company's MatrixRIB System of precontoured, low-profile titanium plates, locking screws and intramedullary splints.

13 Sep 2013

Choosing Wisely List released by The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) today released a list of specific tests or procedures that are commonly ordered but not always necessary in orthopaedics as part of the Choosing Wisely- campaign, an initiative of the ABIM Foundation. The list identifies five targeted, evidence-based recommendations that can support conversations between patients and physicians about what care is really necessary.

12 Sep 2013

DO-HEALTH study aims to provide evidence for strategies that prevent chronic disease in seniors

Europe's largest healthy ageing study - DO-HEALTH - which aims to provide evidence for the safety of three simple preventive interventions: vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids and a simple home exercise programme, has recruited 532 of its target 2,000 seniors.

10 Sep 2013

New systematic review analyzes patterns of vitamin D status worldwide

A new systematic review published in the British Journal of Nutrition, is one of the first to focus on patterns of vitamin D status worldwide and in key population subgroups, using continuous values for 25(OH)D to improve comparisons.

5 Sep 2013

BME introduces new, improved Speed Continuous Active Compression System

BME, Inc., the privately held U.S. Leader in Nitinol Technology Implants and Instruments known under the brands of: Speed™ (fully-disposable continuous active compression system), HammerLock® (intramedullary hammertoe correction system), OSStaple™ (Nitinol continuous active compression system) and OSSforce™ (heat-activating implant controller), has announced today its' introduction of a new, improved Speed™ Continuous Active Compression System.

3 Sep 2013

Urbanrehab Pte opens additional physiotherapy clinic

Urbanrehab Pte Ltd, a practice that provides physiotherapy in Singapore as well as a variety of other related services, has just announced the opening of an additional physiotherapy clinic.

31 Aug 2013

HSS, UCSF and Mayo Clinic to validate new MRI techniques, biomarkers for osteoarthritis treatment

In recent years, researchers have been frustrated because there are no tools to identify early stages of osteoarthritis and thus no good way to test therapies for preventing or slowing the disease. Now, three institutions have been awarded $1 million from the Arthritis Foundation to validate the use of new MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) techniques and newly identified biomarkers to solve this vexing problem.

30 Aug 2013

Engaging in physical activity not going to put at greater risk of knee osteoarthritis

$Coordinator-based FLS helps identify, manage people at high risk of secondary fractures$

Coordinator-based FLS helps identify, manage people at high risk of secondary fractures

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27 Aug 2013

Musculoskeletal News and Research

MiMedx Group enters into distribution agreement with Medtronic and SpinalGraft Technologies

University of Sydney to host series of medicine lectures on back pain

Repeating BMD tests after four years provides no clinical benefit of fracture risk in older adults

Woman suffering from chronic pelvic pain for nearly two decades now pain free

ACR journals publish guide that provides new treatments for children with systemic JIA

Kessler researcher receives Clinical Biomechanics Award from American Society of Biomechanics

Abbvie, Ablynx ink license agreement to develop anti-IL-6R Nanobody against inflammatory diseases

Wearing back braces prevents need for spinal correction surgery in children with AIS

Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections safe, effective for patients with knee osteoarthritis

MatrixRIB MIPO instrumentation from DePuy Synthes CMF is more effective for rib fractures

Choosing Wisely List released by The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

DO-HEALTH study aims to provide evidence for strategies that prevent chronic disease in seniors

New systematic review analyzes patterns of vitamin D status worldwide

BME introduces new, improved Speed Continuous Active Compression System

Urbanrehab Pte opens additional physiotherapy clinic

HSS, UCSF and Mayo Clinic to validate new MRI techniques, biomarkers for osteoarthritis treatment

Engaging in physical activity not going to put at greater risk of knee osteoarthritis

AARDA study reveals mothers antibodies may cause autism in babies

Patients attending specialist nurse clinics do not get inferior treatment to that offered by rheumatologists

Coordinator-based FLS helps identify, manage people at high risk of secondary fractures

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Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

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