Infection poses one of the most serious risks to patients getting a hip or knee replaced, and a major U.S. drugmaker is developing a test to quickly identify the pathogens responsible so doctors can ...

Australian researchers are undertaking a four-year, $20 million project to potentially minimize the risk of infection after orthopedic surgery. 1. Researchers will test nano-modification technology ...

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Safer and longer lasting hip and knee replacements are expected from new technology to be developed at The University of Auckland's bioengineering institute. The research is a collaboration led by Dr ...

Stratasys SSYS and Ricoh USA, Inc. have announced the commencement of a clinical study to evaluate the efficacy of 3D printed anatomical models in preoperative planning and tumor excision. This ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America have identified five procedures or tests that may be unnecessary when evaluating young patients with hip, foot ...

Advanced radiology tests such as CT scans, MRIs and ultrasounds have dramatically changed how patients are diagnosed and treated. Just a decade ago, patients were still being subjected to exploratory ...