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Joint replacement surgery—most commonly performed on hips and knees—has transformed the lives of millions by relieving pain, restoring movement, and improving quality of life. As technology advances, surgeons now have choices in how they fixate the prosthesis to the bone. The two primary techniques are cemented fixation and cementless fixation (also called uncemented fixation). ...
Weight and sleep interconnected and that fact is oftentimes overlooked. If you are having issues sleeping or wake up frequently at night, did you gain weight recently? If you have, you are not alone. Many studies have shown that weight gain does lead to poor sleep and can impact REM sleep, due to hormonal imbalances and sleep disorders, such as sleep ...
Depending on the severity, osteoarthritis (OA) can be a seriously debilitating condition. This is particularly true when it takes effect on an individual’s hips or knees, joints that are essential for basic mobility. 2017 data published in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases by Saeid Safiri, PhD, of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, and his colleagues, shows a consistent and ...
We are celebrating a milestone of 2,000 cases, completed by Dr Kreuzer, with Intellijoint's navigation system.Intellijoint CEO, Armen Bakirtzian, sits down with Dr Kreuzer to discuss the benefits of navigation with the talented Orthopaedic surgeon. Armen Bakirtzian (AB): So, Dr. Kreuzer, 2,000 cases with Intellijoint. Firstly, a heartfelt congratulations and thank you from our entire team at ...
There are now nearly 230 million patients with osteoarthritis in the world and 4 million additional cartilage lesions per year. Osteoarthritis results anatomically in the destruction of cartilage in the joints (knee, hip, etc.), which causes severe pain and a significant reduction in mobility. ACS Biotech is an innovative biotechnology company created in 2013 by Pascale Hazot, Doctor of ...
Exercise is an intervention commonly used in the management of multiple sclerosis (MS). The more recent understanding is that exercise is a very important part of maintaining functional independence in individuals with MS. Many studies and research has shown that properly prescribed exercise programs can decrease impairments in MS, as well as improving activities of daily living, and quality of ...
Microporous surfaces of commercially available uncemented Tilastan® implants were coated with gentamicinpalmitate. The roughness of the titanium implant surfaces remained largely intact. During the first few days, the gentamicin release was comparable to the elution of this antibiotic from commercially available PMMA bone cements. Compared to PMMA cements, the implants coated with the ...