POSTS TAGGED AS orthopedics

Gold Nanoparticle Coatings on Prosthetic Joints

Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR)
Researchers at the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics believe they have developed an effective anti-bacterial coating for artificial [MORE]

Hip Replacement with 3-D Printing and Stem Cell Graft

3-D Printed Implant for Hip Replacement
This piece reports success a surgical team at the University of Southampton (UK) have had [MORE]

Orthotic Exoskeleton for Ankle Rehabilitation

Soft Pneumatic Exoskeleton
Relying on four artificial muscles and several sensors, this soft orthotic exoskeleton from the Wyss Institute at [MORE]

Engineering Synthetic Cartilage

Scaffold for Hydrogel Used to Form Cartilage
Baby Boomers (born 1946-1964) were the first generation of American children to participate [MORE]

3-D Printed Exoskeletal Cast

Cortex
3-D printing continues to open new possibilities in health care—this one being a printed “exoskeleton” for setting broken bones.  [MORE]

Growing Bones with Synthetic Silicate Nanoplatelets

With the march of the “baby boomers” into retirement and the medical problems of aging, innovations that ameliorate fractured [MORE]

Bone Quality Test from Finger Nail Clippings

Most patients at risk for osteoporosis have an x-ray assessment (dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, or DXA) of their bone mineral [MORE]

Plastics for Bone Regeneration

Plastic Scaffolding
Some bone fractures are so devastating as to require amputation, but with a new blend of biodegradable [MORE]

Joining 3-D Imaging and Custom Prosthetics

Stanmore Scupltor
Terrible experiences in war sometimes bring medical breakthroughs, as is the case with the world’s first robotic operation [MORE]

Smart Phone Adjustable Prosthetics

Adjustable Prosthetics
Suppose that a prosthetic ankle impinges on a proper gait; what to do?  Until now, patients would go [MORE]

Printed Prosthetics

3D Exoskeleton
In the past year, 3-D printing has brought several “firsts” in orthopedics, but this piece raises an interesting [MORE]

Nanoscaffolds for Cartilage Repair

It will be a while before a technique Johns Hopkins bioengineers have developed for cartilage repair reaches clinical medicine, [MORE]

Automating Synthetic Bone-Making process

Lego Robots for Building Bone
Fabricating artificial bone is a process that resembles candle-making—by repeated dippings.  To offset this labor-intensive [MORE]

Device Trends

Tricorder
In a survey earlier this year, experts in medical devices identified their best bets for breakthroughs—e.g. orthopedic devices with embedded [MORE]