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Hyaluronic acid, bone marrow aspirate concentrate provide long-term cartilage augmentation
Published results showed positive long-term clinical and functional outcomes for patients with knee chondral defects who underwent one-step cartilage repair with a hyaluronic acid-based scaffold and bone marrow aspirate concentrate graft.
7 Simple Wrist Strengthening Exercises
Wrist strengthening exercises make the wrist muscles stronger, and improve the flexibility and range of motion of your wrist joints and tendons. People who may benefit from wrist-strengthening exercises include athletes such as boxers, gymnasts, and tennis players. Workers at risk of carpal tunnel syndrome also may benefit from exercise to prevent injury.
Knee problems tend to flare up as you age—an orthopedic specialist explains available treatment options
Knee injuries are common in athletes, accounting for 41% of all athletic injuries. But knee injuries aren't limited to competitive athletes. In our everyday lives, an accident or a quick movement in the wrong direction can injure the knee and require medical treatment. A quarter of the adult population worldwide experiences knee pain each year
Soccer heading may cause more damage to the brain than previously thought
Heading is a widely used technique in soccer where the players control the direction of the ball by hitting it with their head. In recent years, research has been done that suggests a link between repeated head impacts and neurodegenerative diseases, such as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).
Feel a pop, then pain in your knee? It could be an ACL tear
You're playing tag with your kids, hitting a fast tennis return shot, landing after a gymnastics vault, evading a football tackle or jumping off a rock onto the beach. Suddenly, you feel a pop in your knee, then immediate pain followed by swelling. You may have just injured or torn your anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL.
What to Know About Shoulder Sprains and Strains
Shoulder sprains and strains are both injuries that can happen due to overuse of or trauma to the shoulder. While the symptoms of the two are similar, they involve different types of tissue within your body. Damage to these tissues can make it hard to move and use your shoulder.
Hyaluronic acid, bone marrow aspirate concentrate provide long-term cartilage augmentation
Cartilage repair with a hyaluronic acid-based scaffold and bone marrow aspirate concentrate may yield positive long-term outcomes.
Revolutionizing bone defect healing: the power of mesenchymal stem cells as seeds
Bone defects can arise from trauma or pathological factors, resulting in compromised bone integrity and the loss or absence of bone tissue. As we are all aware, repairing bone defects is a core problem in bone tissue engineering. While minor bone defects can self-repair if the periosteum remains intact and normal osteogenesis occurs, significant defects or conditions such as congenital osteogenesis imperfecta present substantial challenges to self-healing. As research on mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) advances, new fields of application have emerged; however, their application in orthopedics remains one of the most established and clinically valuable directions.
Lidocaine may reduce pain at time of corticosteroid injection for hand, wrist conditions
Patients who received lidocaine at the time of corticosteroid injection for hand and wrist conditions experienced lower pain intensity compared with those who did not receive lidocaine, according to presented results.
Catalyst OrthoScience receives FDA 510(k) clearance of proximal humerus fracture system
Catalyst OrthoScience announced FDA 510(k) clearance of the Catalyst shoulder fracture system for patients with proximal humerus fractures, according to a company press release.
