Procedures News

Tuesday, September 02, 2008 Success Rate Rising of Transplants Using Donor Tissues
Despite hurdles such as high costs and the dangers of immunosuppression following surgery, composite tissue allotransplantation (CTA) is becoming a more popular procedure…

Thursday, August 28, 2008 Mesoblast Reports Preclinical Study Shows Allogeneic Stem Cells in Ewes are Safe, Effective for Cervical Spine Fusion; Therapy May Receive Boost From US FDA’s Recent Alert of Life-Threatening Complications Associated With rhBMP in Cervical Spine Fusions
Mesoblast is currently in phase II clinical trials for fusion of the lumbar spine and, based on these new results, will extend its market opportunity to cover the entire spectrum of spinal fusion. Subject to FDA approval, Mesoblast's therapy will eliminate the need for autograft...

Monday, August 18, 2008 Power Doppler Ultrasound Measures Response to TNF-blockers in RA
Power doppler ultrasonographic monitoring may help measure response to TNF-blockers as well as predict X-ray progression in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients…

Monday, August 11, 2008 How to Store Autologous Bone Graft Perioperatively
The ideal perioperative storage conditions for cancellous one is in saline or 5% glucose solution; dry conditions should be avoided…

Thursday, August 07, 2008 Heart Risks Rise With Revision or Bilateral Joint Arthroplasty
Patients who undergo revision or bilateral joint arthroplasty are at significantly higher increased risk for heart attack or heart failure than patients who undergo their first replacement of a single knee or hip…

Tuesday, July 08, 2008 Return to Sport After Hip Resurfacing or Total Hip Arthroplasty
Patients are able to engage in more intense sports activities after undergoing hip resurfacing than after total hip arthroplasty…

Monday, July 07, 2008 Three Studies Support Rivaroxaban Over Heparin-Based Treatment to Prevent VTE After Joint Replacement
Three studies show that selective factor Xa inhibition with rivaroxaban trumps heparin-based thromboprophylaxis for reducing venous thromboembolism after total hip and total knee arthroplasty…

Thursday, July 03, 2008 Heel Ultrasound Improves Osteoporosis Diagnosis
A heel quantitative ultrasound coupled with an assessment of specific osteoporosis-related risk factors in patients can help doctors predict fracture risk and decide who would need further screening with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA)…

Tuesday, July 01, 2008 Heel Ultrasound Helps Detect Fracture Risk
Researchers were able to assess which women are at a higher risk of hip fracture by combining the results of a heel ultrasound with known risk factors for osteoporotic fractures…

Tuesday, June 03, 2008 3 Years Later, Knees Made for Dancing
Patients need to be better educated and given greater support before and after total knee replacement surgery…