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Cartilage Repair: Is it possible? An update from the Orthopedic Research Society symposium

In his talk, “A Physician-Scientist’s Perspective: 25 years of clinical effort.” Dr. Stone highlighted the various techniques that have been created to repair cartilage and showed… Read more

Joint Restoration Foundation is now JRF Ortho

Joint Restoration Foundation is now JRF Ortho

Joint Restoration Foundation announced today, to better reflect its commitment to and its expertise in driving the innovation needed to shape the future of orthopedics, it will now be known as JRF… Read more

William D. Bugbee, M.D. Wins Kappa Delta Award

William D. Bugbee, M.D. Wins Kappa Delta Award

William D. Bugbee, M.D. and his team at the University of California, San Diego have been honored with the prestigious Kappa Delta Award for their 15 years of research on osteochondral allograft (OCA)… Read more

NICE consults on research recommendation for knee cartilage treatment

The draft guidancerecommends that ACI is used only in research, as more evidence is needed on how well it works in the long-term and its cost-effectiveness. Read more

Week in review: 14 biggest healthcare stories this week

The Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research journal recently published a study examining how surgeon attitudes influence reoperation and readmission rates. Read more

Knee OA Common in Younger People a Year After ACL Repair

Knee OA Common in Younger People a Year After ACL Repair

Almost one-third of young patients have evidence of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee as defined by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 1 year after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), new… Read more

Robert LaPrade, MD, PhD Surpasses 200 Peer Reviewed Studies in Orthopedics

Dr. LaPrade is among a small group of physicians and researchers who have published over 200 peer reviewed studies. Dr. LaPrade's research has been used around the world to help design and test… Read more

Study results show incidence of ACL reconstruction has increased significantly

Study results show incidence of ACL reconstruction has increased significantly

According to recent study data, the number of ACL reconstructions has risen significantly between 1994 and 2006, particularly in women younger than 20 years of age and older than 40 years of age. Read more