Medical Health Blog

Cold weather is no excuse to sit inside for three (or four or five) months, but when you get out for some fresh air and exercise, you need to make sure to keep yourself safe from frostbite. When body tissues are frostbitten, cells become damaged-sometimes permanently. Therefore, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) has some strategies to help keep your skin safe from the cold. [click link for full article]

New 36-month data presented showed that hormone receptor-positive postmenopausal breast cancer patients taking an aromatase inhibitor as initial adjuvant therapy were significantly less likely to suffer from bone loss if they received treatment with twice-yearly Zometa® (zoledronic acid, 4mg) administered at the start of aromatase inhibitor therapy, compared with patients who received delayed treatment with Zometa. [click link for full article]

Ossur, an emerging leader in the non-invasive orthopaedics market following several acquisitions and a period of integration, is pleased to announce that the Journal of Trauma has published the long-awaited results of a two year cervical collar study performed by the Mayo Clinic. [click link for full article]

A new study has revealed that arthroscopic surgery combined with exercise is no better than exercise alone in alleviating chronic knee pain. The results of a study published in the online open access journal, BMC Medicine indicate that sufferers of chronic patellofemoral syndrome (PFPS), a chronic pain in the front part of the knee, gain no extra benefit from surgery. [click link for full article]

Amedica Corporation, an orthopedic implants company focused on silicon nitride ceramic technologies, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted a Special 510(k) marketing clearance for Amedica’s Valeo(TM) ceramic VBR spinal implant. The Valeo VBR spinal implant is intended for vertebral body replacement to aid in surgical correction and stabilization of the thoracolumbar spine. [click link for full article]