JULY 11, 2024 by University of Warwick Experimental set-up for the cadaver experiment. (a) A specially designed fixation plate is used to position the cadaver specimen. (b) The cadaver specimen is secured to the fixation plate using a C-clamp, and the fixation plate is clamped onto a height-adjustable table. (c) ‘Pelvis Adaptor’ and pelvis reference...
by American College of Physicians Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An exploratory analysis of the LoDoCo2 (Low-Dose Colchicine 2) randomized, controlled, double-blind trial found that daily therapy with a low dose of colchicine was associated with lower incidences of both total knee replacement and total hip replacement surgeries. The analysis is published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Osteoarthritis...
by John Ready, Yale University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Daniel Wiznia, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Yale School of Medicine, is practicing a surgical technique designed to render 10% of hip replacements unnecessary. Regenerative properties from a patient’s own stem cells are responsible for regrowing bone, restoring blood flow, and being able to avoid further interventional...
