World / Orthopedics
Mending Bones With High Tech Glass Of Milk
28.08.2008 05:32
medicalnewstoday.com
Scientists at the new Nuclear-Magnetic Resonance unit at the University of Warwick have discovered how a high tech glass of milk is helping bones mend. Low temperature Bioglass is used to help fix broken bones, but until now no-one has been able to understand the process. Using a strong magnetic field to 'see' into the bones researchers saw calcium rush into the bioglass in the first hour of implantation.
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Orthopedics
Braking After Bunion Surgery
28.08.2008 04:42
medicalnewstoday.com
Six weeks following bunion surgery, most patients' pain levels are so low that they are able to get back behind the wheel of a car again. A study published in the August 2008 issue of The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery also found that emergency brake time response in patients who underwent a first metatarsal osteotomy (a common surgical treatment for bunions) is similar to that of healthy individuals just six weeks later.
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Orthopedics
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