Nationals' Strasburg Won't Need Surgery Nov 21, 2009
WASHINGTON - The Nationals say No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg has a dislocation in his left knee joint and should be fine for spring training. Strasburg was examined Friday by Dr. Lewis Yocum in Los Angeles. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Nationals top pick Strasburg won't need surgery Nov 21, 2009
WASHINGTON -- The Nationals say No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg has a dislocation in his left knee joint and should be fine for spring training ... The Nationals say No. 1 draft pick Stephen Strasburg has a dislocation in his left knee joint and should be fine for spring training. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Red Sox add an arm in Manuel Nov 21, 2009
The Nationals say prized righthander Stephen Strasburg has a dislocation in his left knee joint but should be fine for spring training. The No. 1 overall pick last June twisted his knee during a workout Thursday in the Arizona Fall League. (Boston Globe)
How Humanlike Was 'Ardi'? Nov 20, 2009
Even though hundreds of bones were uncovered, the species still lacks a knee joint. "I think a knee joint would seal the deal one way or another," Begun says. (Scientific American)
Sick of secret doctors' business Nov 14, 2009
Its national joint replacement registry tracks artificial hip and knee joint outcomes and the rate of repeat surgery has fallen in the past four years. Performances of cardiac surgeons are publicly scrutinised elsewhere. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
UCD to create 250 jobs with stimulus funds Oct 31, 2009
$378,000 for engineering and implanting replacement knee joint tissue. $330,000 for technology that could lead to new materials for storing data. (Sacramento Business Journal, CA)
DPRK develops artificial organs Oct 24, 2009
Among them were an artificial blood vessel, an artificial cross-type knee joint ligament, a knitted insulator and a pressure bandage developed by the Textile Research Institute of the State Academy of Sciences, the KCNA said. They contain no toxic substance and have no side effects, and never decay in the body, it added. (Xinhuanet, China)
A comparison of Kneipp hydrotherapy with conventional physiotherapy in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the hip or knee:protocol of a prospective randomised controlled clinical trial Aug 19, 2009
It has been established that hydrotherapy for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee joint using serial cold and warm water stimulation not only improves the range of movement but also reduces pain significantly and increases quality of life over a period of up to three months ... Patients in the second group will receive physiotherapy of the hip or knee joint three times a week. (BioMed Central)
Biomarker Could Predict Severe Osteoarthritis Aug 1, 2009
THURSDAY, July 30 (HealthDay News) -- Levels of a certain protein strongly predict the risk of hip and knee joint replacement as a result of severe osteoarthritis, a new study shows. The research involved 912 healthy people in Italy, including 60 who had severe osteoarthritis that led to a knee or hip replacement between 1990 and 2005. (MEDLINEplus)
Protein level may serve as predictor of severe osteoarthritis Jul 30, 2009
A new study, the first to establish a laboratory marker for the risk of severe OA, found that vascular cell adhesion molecule 1 (VCAM-1), was a strong predictor of hip and knee joint replacement due to severe OA. The study was published in the August issue of Arthritis atism (). Led by Georg Schett of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Erlangen, Germany, the study involved 912 healthy individuals in Bruneck, Italy, 60 of whom underwent hip or knee replacement surgery due to severe OA in a... (EurekAlert!)
Footwear Alters Normal Form And Function Of The Foot Jul 25, 2009
Knee osteoarthritis is caused by cartilage breakdown in the knee joint. Factors that. (Science Daily)
American Joint Replacement Registry announced Jul 24, 2009
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has incorporated the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), a nonprofit organization dedicated to collecting and reporting on hip and knee joint replacement procedures. AAOS believes this proposed option is a patient safety best practice. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Clinical pathways improve patient care Jul 2, 2009
A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the use of clinical pathways for hip and knee joint replacements when compared with standard medical care. The impact of clinical pathways was evaluated assessing the major outcomes of in-hospital hip and knee joint replacement processes: postoperative complications, number of patients discharged at home, length of in-hospital stay and direct costs. (BioMed Central)
McEwan set to sprint to recovery Jun 28, 2009
"It started with icing and trying to get passive movement for the first week. I was custom-fitted for a machine that bends the knee joint. I had that by the afternoon after the operation so I could start immediately rather than be in plaster. I was off the crutches within seven days and now I'm walking around. I was also using an altitude machine set up in my lounge room. Then I'd hook up to a machine that does electro-stimulation of the muscle to keep it active. My physio, Victor Popov, has... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Champion Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon Jun 20, 2009
but I have two oedema (swelling of the knee joint), one in each knee. and now I'm going to be out. (India Times)
Adam Rittenberg » May 23, 2009
Since Ray's tumor was located at the base of his shin rather than on or near the knee joint, he wouldn't need a full knee replacement, which would have ended any hope of playing football again. "If my cancer was about two or three inches higher, we wouldn't be talking right now," Ray said. (ESPN -- College Football)
Canine Osteosarcoma - Bone Cancer i... May 8, 2009
immediately above the stifle or knee joint. immediately below the stifle or knee joint. (Suite101.com)
• COLUMN: Maintain better posture with Opedix performance apparel May 7, 2009
For the legs, the R1 Running Tights cost a steep 190 and incorporate a patented "anchor and sling design to provide support to the outside of the knee." This setup is made to reduce the amount of "damaging outward movement" and decrease the stress or load on the knee joint as you hike or run. It sounds fancy, I know. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
2 Columbus companies up for high-tech cash Apr 30, 2009
4 million, to develop products that help surgeons more accurately place shoulder, hip and knee joint replacement implants. in Kent, $4. (Columbus Business First, OH)
Clinical relevance of heparin-PF4 complex antibody in DVT after total joint replacement Apr 28, 2009
This prospective study was conducted to determine the incidence of post-operative HIT antibodies to assess the associated risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients receiving total knee joint arthroplasty (TKA) or total hip joint arthroplasty (THA). Methods. (BioMed Central)
Knobbly kneed ID Mar 26, 2009
The approach rapidly analyses the X-ray images using the wnd-charm algorithm, which has previously been used to diagnose clinical conditions of the knee joints ... The team used a dataset of 1700 X-ray images from 425 individuals, representing four knee joint images per person in the dataset. (EurekAlert!)
Samaraweera feeling lucky after being sidelined for two months Mar 6, 2009
"The bullet, which fortunately missed all nerves, was relatively close to the knee joint so the safest course of action was to remove it," Jayawardene told cricinfo. com. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Actress on the road to recovery after being struck by vehicle Feb 22, 2009
Kuhl tore her anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments two of four ligaments that are critical to the stability of the knee joint in the accident about two weeks before she appeared as Ado Annie in the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse production of Oklahoma. last winter. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Hospital Error Blamed for Mom's Quadruple Amputation Feb 7, 2009
The infection left Mullings legally blind and doctors were forced to amputate both her arms below the elbow and the legs below the knee joint. After five months in rehabilitation, the Brooklyn mother has returned home to a strong support system. (Fox News)
