Biologics News

Childhood obesity, which has been identified by The World Health Organization as a serious public health concern, should be addressed on an individual basis with pediatric patients, according to a Canadian orthopedist.

U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley’s recent efforts at clarifying relationships between orthopedic surgeons and industry is now focusing on research conducted by spine surgeon David W. Polly Jr., MD, chief of the spine service at the University of Minnesota.

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Researchers from the University of Birmingham, England have found promising results in a study of the potential of hydroxyapatite-producing bacteria to build better bone implants.

MIAMI — Autologous chondrocyte implantation can provide high rates of patient satisfaction and maintain good outcomes at long-term follow-up, according to a Swedish study.

MIAMI — Recent research investigating techniques for articular cartilage defects of the knee, such as microfracture and the use of a resorbable matrix scaffold, are showing promising results.

Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering students have demonstrated a practical way to embed a patient's own adult stem cells in the surgical thread that doctors use to repair serious orthopedic injuries such as ruptured tendons.

LAS VEGAS — Research exploring the thresholds for mechanical damage and the biologic mediators of progressive cartilage loss may lead to better care for articular cartilage injuries and surface repair.

Researchers are closer to understanding how to grow replacement bones using stem cell technology, according to research published Sunday in the journal Nature Materials.

A new study indicates that bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), a biological agent used to promote bone growth, is used in 25% of spinal fusion procedures and is associated with a higher rate of complications than in fusions that did not use BMP, according to a report in the July 1 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).