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Shortened Cast Time Helps Ankle Fractures Heal Just as Well

A new study suggests that wearing a cast or ankle support for healing ankle fractures for three weeks may be no worse than the standard six weeks. More...
06 Feb 2019

Exercise Protects Muscle and Nerves from Reperfusion Injury

Exercise can protect both muscle and nerves from ischemia-reperfusion (IR) damage caused by the restoration of blood flow after surgery, according to a new study. More...
05 Feb 2019

Spinal Fusions Ineffective for Vertebral Fracture Pain

Vertebral augmentation procedures such as vertebroplasty and balloon kyphoplasty do not promote pain relief following vertebral fracture (VF), claims a new study. More...
05 Feb 2019
Image: A spiral-shaped printed stent helps surgeons stich arteries back together (Photo courtesy of UNL).

Sugar-Based Stents Facilitate Vascular Anastomosis

A new study describes how dissolvable sugar‐based stents can be fabricated using additive printing to help surgeons improve microvascular anastomosis. More...
30 Jan 2019
Image: The new Capiox NX19 Oxygenator with UltraPrime Technology (Photo courtesy of Terumo).

New Oxygenator Improves Cardiopulmonary Bypass Care

A novel oxygenator helps minimize the impact of cardiopulmonary bypass by reducing hemodilution, minimizing inflammatory response, and providing highly efficient gaseous microemboli (GME) removal. More...
29 Jan 2019
Image: Bone pins could soon replace metal fixation screws and plates (Photo courtesy of Ossio).

Mineral Bone Pins Designed to Help Secure Healing Fractures

Novel bio-integrative bone pins aim to replace the metal fixation implants currently used in fractures, bone cuttings or removals, joint fusions, and bone grafts. More...
28 Jan 2019
Image: A pea-sized mesh device helps treat PDA (Photo courtesy of Abbott).

Percutaneous Mesh Device Treats Congenital Heart Defect

A minimally invasive transcatheter implant the size of a pea closes patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) in premature infants. More...
24 Jan 2019
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