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Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (also spelled orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and non-surgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors, and congenital conditions.

Research findings could lead to improved treatment for neuropathic pain

An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, says a key protein in Schwann cells performs a critical, perhaps overarching, role in regulating the recovery of peripheral nerves after injury.

28 Mar 2013

Federal agency issues 'fraud alert' about physician-owned distributorships

The Health and Human Services Inpector General said these commercial ventures, which are widespread in the fields of orthepedic and spine surgery, are "inherently suspect."

28 Mar 2013

First Edition: March 26, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about a new study estimating how the health law will impact medical claims costs.

27 Mar 2013

New data reveals impact of opioid-related adverse events on length, cost of hospitalization after surgery

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced data from a large-scale analysis of a national database of patients from 380 hospitals in the United States who underwent 319,898 inpatient surgeries and received opioids for postsurgical pain management.

27 Mar 2013

Roundup: Report finds Mass. biotech spending creates jobs; Federal audit calls for N.Y. Medicaid program to repay funds

News outlets report on health care developments in California, Colorado, Georgia, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina and Texas.

27 Mar 2013

Study challenges widely held belief that long nerve grafts do poorly

A study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery challenges a widely held belief that long nerve grafts do poorly in adults with an axillary nerve injury. Investigators found that the outcomes of long nerve grafts were comparable to those of modern nerve transfers.

25 Mar 2013

Tissue damage causes unexplained pain among metal-on-metal hip implant patients

The cause of unexplained pain among metal-on-metal hip implant patients is more likely to be tissue damage than wear of the implant, Hospital for Special Surgery researchers have found.

20 Mar 2013

Physician-researchers develop anatomically-based classification for detecting spinal stenosis

Physician-researchers at the Rothman Institute at Jefferson have developed a new, clinically meaningful scale of severity for diagnosing patients with cervical spinal stenosis.

20 Mar 2013

Study: Total knee replacements in younger patients with juvenile arthritis last for 10 years

When you think of knee replacement surgery, you generally envision an older adult with painful arthritis. But the procedure is also used for younger patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis whose joints have been severely damaged by the disease. Because the surgery in younger patients is relatively rare, little data exist on the longevity of knee replacements in JIA patients.

19 Mar 2013

Physical therapy may prove as effective as surgery for some patients: Research

Many middle age and older adults have disabling knee pain due to a tear in the meniscus, an important supporting structure in the knee that is often damaged in patients with underlying knee osteoarthritis.

19 Mar 2013

Rehabilitation research findings in multiple sclerosis and stroke to be presented at AAN meeting

Kessler Foundation scientists and their colleagues will discuss their progress in rehabilitation research at the upcoming 65th Annual American Academy of Neurology Conference at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, CA, March 16 - 23.

16 Mar 2013

Medical schools are expanding but doctors say federal budget cuts are holding down number of residencies

As educators seek to help fill the large number of physicians needed under the health overhaul, they point out that the number of training programs paid for by the federal government needs to rise too.

16 Mar 2013

Femoral canal change detected in women over time

Women experience a gradual expansion in femoral canal diameter with increasing age, which could impact the longevity of total hip replacement, UK researchers report. age, which could impact the longevity of total hip replacement, UK researchers report.

8 Mar 2013

Drug to relieve pain of feline osteoarthritis identified

The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug meloxicam significantly improves nighttime physical activity in cats with osteoarthritis, indicating its potential as a pain reliever in this feline population, report Canadian researchers.

6 Mar 2013

Hiring nurses with four-year degrees decreases patient deaths, new research report says

When hospitals hire more nurses with four-year degrees, patient deaths following common surgeries decrease, according to new research by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing's Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research as reported in the March issue of the prestigious policy journal Health Affairs.

5 Mar 2013

Toshiba launches new Aquilion ONE/ ViSION Edition

The Toshiba family of Aquilion CT scanners has recently been expanded to include the new Aquilion ONE/ ViSION Edition, a faster version of the very successful Aquilion ONE, of which over 700 have been ordered globally.

1 Mar 2013

Patients with diabetes at no increased risk of complications after total knee replacement

Patients with diabetes who undergo total knee replacement surgery do not have increased risk of surgical complications compared to those patients without diabetes, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

28 Feb 2013

New implantable sensor holds promise for advancing personalized medicine

Rebecca Wachs has invented a new implantable sensor with the ability to wirelessly transmit data from the site of a knee replacement, spinal fusion, or other orthopedic surgery.

28 Feb 2013

Expanding Orthopedics initiates enrollment in XPED Expanding Pedicle Screw System study

Expanding Orthopedics Inc., a leading company in the area of expanding orthopedics devices, announced today that it has started to enroll patients in Germany for its multi-center post-market study to evaluate the performance and usability of the XPED Expanding Pedicle Screw System.

26 Feb 2013

PANO-VAC launches new products for general surgeries and dentistry

PANO-VAC Surgical Instruments, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of our new products that are useful in general surgeries and dentistry, RetractorPlus and AspiratorPlus.

23 Feb 2013

Orthopedic News and Research

Research findings could lead to improved treatment for neuropathic pain

Federal agency issues 'fraud alert' about physician-owned distributorships

First Edition: March 26, 2013

New data reveals impact of opioid-related adverse events on length, cost of hospitalization after surgery

Roundup: Report finds Mass. biotech spending creates jobs; Federal audit calls for N.Y. Medicaid program to repay funds

Study challenges widely held belief that long nerve grafts do poorly

Tissue damage causes unexplained pain among metal-on-metal hip implant patients

Physician-researchers develop anatomically-based classification for detecting spinal stenosis

Study: Total knee replacements in younger patients with juvenile arthritis last for 10 years

Physical therapy may prove as effective as surgery for some patients: Research

Rehabilitation research findings in multiple sclerosis and stroke to be presented at AAN meeting

Medical schools are expanding but doctors say federal budget cuts are holding down number of residencies

Femoral canal change detected in women over time

Drug to relieve pain of feline osteoarthritis identified

Hiring nurses with four-year degrees decreases patient deaths, new research report says

Toshiba launches new Aquilion ONE/ ViSION Edition

Patients with diabetes at no increased risk of complications after total knee replacement

New implantable sensor holds promise for advancing personalized medicine

Expanding Orthopedics initiates enrollment in XPED Expanding Pedicle Screw System study

PANO-VAC launches new products for general surgeries and dentistry

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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