Personalized scaffold promotes tissue regeneration in sheep Columbia University Medical Center researchers have devised a way to replace the knee’s protective lining, called the meniscus, us... Read more
Stem cells derived from human muscle tissue were able to repair nerve damage and restore function in an animal model of sciatic nerve injury, according to researchers at the University of Pi... Read more
New findings could one day help orthopaedic surgeons better deal with battlefield injuries Bones are resilient and heal well after most fractures. But in cases of traumatic injury, in which... Read more
A way to take adult stem cells and convert them so they have the properties of embryonic stem cells A team of Duke Medicine researchers has engineered cartilage from induced pluripotent stem... Read more
Prosthetic Implant Under Development Thousands of veterans and warfighters returning to the U.S. suffer with limb amputations, and for many, standard prosthetics are not an option. Skin issu... Read more
The sensor could monitor and wirelessly transmit data regarding load, strain, motion, temperature, and pressure In order to determine how a patient is recovering from orthopedic surgery, doc... Read more
Over the years, New Jersey orthopedic surgeon Lee Berger became frustrated with the lack of information that patients had on prosthetic devices that had been implanted within their own knees... Read more