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Spine
Laminoplasty likely a valid option for spinal cord decompression
A literature review of laminoplasty studies from 2003 to 2013 showed the procedure evolved during that decade and is a…
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Spine
The Evolutionary Reason Spinal Injuries Occur More Frequently In Women
By Dana Dovey The shape and density of women’s spines put them at greater risk for developing scoliosis and osteoporosis.…
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Spinal fusion BMP: does it increase pediatric cancer risk?
By Laura Dyrda A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics examines whether rhBMP-2 in pediatric patients increases cancer risk. The researchers…
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Top Stories
One big myth about medicine: We know how drugs work
By Carolyn Johnson Here’s how we think we discover powerful new medicines: Scientists dig deep into biology and zero in…
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Extremities
Smart Hands: Researchers are 3D Printing Lightweight Bionic Prosthetics With Muscle-like Wires
By Bridget Butler Millsaps The use of–and the art of developing–prosthetics has a history nearly as old as humanity itself.…
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Recon
Study finds big drop in Medicare mortality rates, hospitalizations, costs
By Liz Szabo The U.S. health care system has scored a medical hat trick, reducing deaths, hospitalizations and costs, a new study…
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Spine
Is BMP really better for spinal fusion? 5 things to know
A new study published in Spine compares spinal fusion with rhBMP-2 and without rhBMP2. The researchers examined the Medline clinical studies database for studies…
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Recon
What Doctors Aren’t Learning In Medical School And Why It Matters
By Stephen Klasko, MD, MBA In the 1960s, America’s doctor was Marcus Welby, a family physician who made house calls,…
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Spine
Boys and Girls Are Born with Different Spines
By Laura Sinpetru The scientific community has long been aware of the fact that the spinal columns of men and…
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Extremities
Two-component implant more effective than K-wire fixation for hammertoe correction
By Monica Jaramillo LONG BEACH, Calif. — A modular two-component implant was found to be more effective both clinically and radiographically…
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Extremities
No Bones About it: Men and Women Aren’t Equals in Orthopedics
By Lisa Esposito Whether they’re young athletes, middle-aged adults or seniors playing competitive sports, females and males are vulnerable to problems with their…
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Robotics
Robots Involved In 144 Surgery-Related Deaths In 14 Years
Surgeries involving malfunctioning robots have led to the death of more than a hundred patients in the past 14 years,…
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Financial
Global Bioabsorbable Scaffolds Market Will Rocket Beyond $2 Billion by 2021, says GlobalData
LONDON, UK (GlobalData), 22 July 2015 – The global market value for bioabsorbable scaffolds (BAS) will expand rapidly from $143.7…
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Spine
Prolonged Standing Can Affect Job Performance
By Radhika Sood While it is a already known fact that excessive sitting is bad for health, it has been found that jobs…
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Extremities
Age, spinal anesthesia and patient-controlled analgesia increase risk of urinary retention after THA
By Casey Tingle Men older than 70 years, patients receiving spinal anesthesia and those with postoperative patient-controlled analgesia had an…
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