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Long bone fractures heal faster after injections of bone-building cells. Research published in the open access journal BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders has shown that osteoblast cells cultured from a patient’s own bone marrow can be injected into the fracture area and can speed the healing process. Dr Seok-Jung Kim from the Catholic University College of Medicine, Seoul, coordinated a multi-centre, randomized clinical study of the osteoblast treatment.

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Mikai, S.p.A. ®, a privately held medical device company, announced the market launch of its patented Falena® Interspinous Decompression Device. Falena®, a small titanium and PEEK implant inserted during minimally invasive back surgery, treats lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) providing patient pain relief.

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Researchers from Austria and Germany found that adding the bone drug zoledronic acid to endocrine therapy improved disease-free survival in premenopausal women with early stage breast cancer of the estrogen-responsive type.

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Quadramet (153 Samarium-lexidronam) is a radioactive medication that targets the bone, specifically bone cancer, and is used to treat pain caused by cancer that has metastasized or spread to the bone. Velcade (bortezomib) is approved for the treatment of multiple myeloma alone and in addition to chemotherapy. Preclinical studies have reported that the combination of Velcade with Quadramet is much more effective than either drug alone in its anti-myeloma effects.

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Orthopedics Experts from Rush University Travel to India to Perform Knee Replacements for Impoverished Patients Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Craig J. Della Valle, and operating room nurse, Denise Feldman, RN, traveled to Pune, India from January 8th through the 17th with the not-for-profit volunteer medical services organization, Operation Walk Chicago, to provide comprehensive, state-of-the-art knee replacements at no cost for impoverished patients with debilitating joint disease.

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Whether it’s for self-defense, competition, discipline, or just exercise, people are turning to martial arts in increasing numbers. Martial arts can include karate, taekwondo, tai chi, judo, and hapkido, as well as related sports such as kickboxing and capoeira. According to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), martial arts can be a good way to stay active during the cold, winter months.

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Today, the Arthritis Research Campaign (arc) launches the first evidence-based report dedicated to the use of complementary medicines in arthritis using results from randomised controlled trials.

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The routine use of radiography, MRI, or CT scans in patients with low-back pain but no indication of a serious underlying condition does not improve clinical outcomes. Thus doctors should refrain from routine, immediate scanning unless they observe features of a serious underlying condition. These are the conclusions of authors of an Article in this week’s edition of The Lancet, written by Dr Roger Chou, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA, and colleagues.

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On 31st January 2009, Mr Khai Lam of Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals and London Bridge Hospital was the first U.K. recipient of the Gold ‘La Medaille d’Honneur’ from L’Etiole Europeenne du Devouement Civil et Militaire.

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The progression of arthritis from early joint degeneration to full blown disease has, in previous studies, been linked to impingement of the hip joint in adolescents. However, research published today in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, British Volume shows that not all patients with femoroacetabular impingement ‘will eventually develop osteoarthritis of the hip’.

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