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New Guidelines Issued for Management of Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis  -  Feb 28, 2008
Medscape (subscription)Joint fusion of the knee can be performed to salvage a failed joint replacement (SOR, 69%). The current recommendations for nonpharmacologic treatment of OA

Long-term Results With the Ilizarov Technique for Tibiocalcaneal ...  -  Feb 15, 2008
Ortho SuperSite,Chopart joint fusion was performed in 2 patients. Indications were a progressive midtarsal arthritis after fusion in 1 patient and a recurrent tarsal

Osteoarthritis Research Society International Reviews Which ...  -  Feb 19, 2008
Emediawire (press release),...joint lavage and arthroscopic debridement in knee OA (60%); and joint fusion as a salvage procedure when joint replacement had failed (69%).

Osteoarthritis-Diseases  -  Feb 17, 2008
American Chronicle,The doctor can assess obvious changes in the person's joints and use X-rays to see such signs as joint deformity, bony deposits, and joint fusion.

Surgical Hardware: The Testing of the Screw  -  Feb 9, 2008
TheHorse.com,One of the most successful is arthrodesis (joint fusion), based on techniques used in human medicine. Veterinary surgeons generally use a combination of

Arthritis sufferers fund arthritis research  -  Feb 17, 2008
UQ News,...of arthritis affecting the spine resulting in joint fusion and immobility, and osteoporosis, a disease characterised by bone loss and frequent fracture.

When Arthritis Inflames The Big Toeâ€¦ Which Athletes Are Vulnerable?  -  Dec 27, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),The other surgical option is joint fusion, or arthrodesis. Surgeons will fuse the two adjacent bones together and make them grow as one.

Foot and ankle specialist gives insight into serious big toe injuries  -  Dec 25, 2007
Thaindian.com,He revealed that one of the surgical options is joint fusion, also known as arthrodesis. In this procedure, he says, surgeons fuse the two adjacent bones

Revisiting intelligence reform  -  Dec 10, 2007
Spero NewsThey made it harder to transfer defense intelligence officers into joint â€œfusionâ€? centers run by the ODNI and the Department of Homeland Security.

horse's recovery from serious disease a boon for tryan  -  Nov 21, 2007
Billings Gazette,...world standings for 2006. rather than having walt undergo risky surgery, tryan and his veterinarian decided for joint fusion to treat the ringbone.

Comparison of Reoperation Rates Following Ankle Arthrodesis and ...  -  Oct 1, 2007
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (subscription)Long-term outcomes that were analyzed included the rates of major revision surgery and subtalar joint fusion. Logistic and proportional hazard regression

MinSURG Announces Appointment of Tim Gregory as Vice President, Sales  -  Jul 3, 2007
American Digital Networks (press release),...working for Synthes, Inc. In early 2005, minSURG introduced TruFUSE, a unique, intermediate spine surgical solution using posterior facet joint fusion.

Joint Fusion And Joint Inflammation Should Be Considered Separate ...  -  Jan 31, 2007
Medical News Today (press release),Any form of arthritis that affects one or more vertebral joints, spondylarthritis (SpA) represents a group of closely related disorders,

DePuy unveils ankle replacement  -  Feb 16, 2007
Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly (subscription),Thatâ€™s why, for people with painful, â€œend-stageâ€? ankle deterioration due to trauma or arthritis, joint fusion has been the most common option.

More Than 1,000 Patients Receive The Arthrosurface Product For The ...  -  Nov 28, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),..."When we first introduced the HemiCAP(R) Great Toe system we knew there was an unmet need for a better alternative to joint fusion. ...

More Than 1,000 Patients Receive the Arthrosurface Product for the ...  -  Nov 27, 2006
Yahoo! News (press release)..."When we first introduced the HemiCAPÂ® Great Toe system we knew there was an unmet need for a better alternative to joint fusion. ...

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