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• Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Selected To Develop New Technology For Treating Battlefield Injuries

  
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  Smith & Nephew (NYSE: SNN, LSE: SN) Orthopaedics Division is pleased to announce the signing of a technology development contract with the United States Department of Defense that may lead [...]
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• Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Selected To Develop New Technology For Treating Battlefield Injuries

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 702
  Smith & Nephew (NYSE: SNN, LSE: SN) Orthopaedics Division is pleased to announce the signing of a technology development contract with the United States Department of Defense that may lead to the creation of a fracture fixation system intended to revolutionize the treatment of the limbs of soldiers who sustain ...
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• Shop moves, closings and openings around the metro area

  
  Des Moines Register Staff Blogs New in the Neighborhood — Authority: 130
  NYC Purse Snatchers is a new store at 305 S.W. Walnut St. in Uptown Ankeny. It carries clothing and accessories for women, including handbags, designer jeans, jackets, T-shirts, jewelry, shoes, boots and other accessories. Before opening the storefront, owner Connie Kappos ran the venture for five years from her ...
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• The Mammalian System For Controlling Bone Remodelling Also Regulates Fever

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 702
  The so-called RANK protein and the molecule that binds to it, the RANK ligand or RANKL, form a focus of the work of Josef Penninger, director of the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology (IMBA) in Vienna. In 1999 his group deleted the RANKL gene from mice and showed that the RANK/RANKL system was the "master regulator" ...
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• This Thanksgiving, Lug Your Luggage Safely

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 702
  "Pack your bags, then take out half." This refers to the fact that most of us bring much more than we need on our trips. Now, even more travelers are echoing that line, especially, since so many airline providers are charging passengers a fee for checking luggage .
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• Bone Implant Offers Hope For Skull Deformities

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 702
  A synthetic bone matrix offers hope for babies born with craniosynostosis, a condition that causes the plates in the skull to fuse too soon. Implants replacing some of the infants bone with the biodegradable matrix could eliminate some of the operations currently used to treat the condition.
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• Special Sessions Announced For World Congress On Osteoporosis 2010 - IOF WCO - ECCEO10

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 702
  Online abstract submission opens Researchers are invited to contribute their abstracts to the World Congress on Osteoporosis 2010 (IOF WCO - ECCEO10), the largest global meeting devoted to all aspects of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis research and patient care. The Congress will be held in Florence, Italy from May ...
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• What Is Cartilage Damage? What Is Articular Cartilage Damage?

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 702
  Cartilage structures and functions can relatively easily be harmed, often resulting in damage. Cartilage is a tough, flexible connective tissue that is found in many areas of the body. This fine, rubbery tissue mainly functions as a cushion for bones at joints. The English word "cartilage" comes from the Latin word ...
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• Basic Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Mechano-Biology, 3rd ed. by Van C Mow

  
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  Basic Orthopaedic Biomechanics and Mechano-Biology, 3rd ed | Publisher:Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | Pages:736 | 2004-12-01| ISBN:0781739330 | CHM | 57 MB Completely revised and updated, the Third Edition of this classic text reflects the latest advances in research on orthopaedic biomechanics and the ...
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• Last-Resort Lower-Body Amputation Effective In Extreme Cases Of Bone Infection

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 702
  A landmark, 25-year review of cases in which surgeons had to remove the lower portion of the body from the waist down for severe pelvic bone infections shows the therapy can add years and quality of life to survivors, say researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
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• American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons Wins Prestigious CLIO Award

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 702
  The first-ever CLIO Healthcare Award - a new category of the internationally distinguished CLIO Awards -- has awarded the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), a Silver CLIO for the Academys year-long campaign "75 Years of Orthopaedic History.
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• Mutation In A MiroRNA: New Cause Of Osteoporosis

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 702
  Many biological processes are controlled by small molecules known as microRNAs, which work by suppressing the expression of specific sets of genes. Xiang-Hang Luo and colleagues, at Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Peoples Republic of China, have now identified a previously unknown microRNA ...
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• Spine (Orthopaedic Surgery Essentials Series) by Christopher M Bono

  
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  Publisher:Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | Pages:368 | 2004-06-01| ISBN:0781746132 | CHM | 64 MB Written by the worlds best known spine surgeons, this volume of our Orthopaedic Surgery Essentials Series presents all the information residents need during spine surgery rotations. It can easily be read cover to ...
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• Study Provides First Clear Idea Of How Rare Bone Disease Progresses

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 702
  An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, is taking the first step in developing a treatment for a rare genetic disorder called fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), in which the bodys skeletal muscles and soft connective tissue turns to bone, ...
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• Cytokinetics Announces Advancement Of CK-2017357 In Phase I Clinical Trials

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 702
  Cytokinetics, Incorporated (NASDAQ: CYTK) announced the initiation of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multiple-dose Phase I clinical trial to investigate the pharmacokinetic profile of CK-2017357.
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• BioMimetic Therapeutics Receives First Orthopedic Marketing Approval For Augment™ Bone Graft

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 702
  BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BMTI) announced today that it has received approval from Health Canada to begin the marketing of its lead orthopedic product, Augment™ Bone Graft, as an alternative to the use of autograft in midfoot, hindfoot and ankle fusion indications in Canada.
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• Improved Healing Of Bone Fractures After Radiation Exposure

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 702
  A drug currently under development by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine may help bone fractures heal more quickly after radiation exposure, according to a study by Pitt researchers. The studys results were presented during the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) annual meeting in Chicago.
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• Aggressive Osteoporosis Prevention Could See Nations Hip Fracture Rate Drop 25 Percent

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 702
  Aggressively managing patients at risk for osteoporosis could reduce the hip fracture rate in the United States by 25 percent, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the November issue of the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The first step must be a more active role by orthopedic surgeons in ...
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• Mending Meniscals In Children, Improving Diagnosis And Recovery

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 702
  The meniscus is a rubber-like, crescent moon-shaped cartilage cushion that sits between the leg and thigh bone. Each knee has two menisci: one on the inside of the knee joint and one on the outside.
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• NHS Institute Launches Focus On: Musculoskeletal Interface Services

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 702
  The NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement has launched a new publication to support the NHS in improving community-based access to specialist services for patients suffering from musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions such as chronic back pain, osteoporosis and other bone, joint, spinal and muscular diseases.
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