Ortho News: 1/8/12

Thursday, January 12, 2012

The Journal of Hand Surgery: articles in press

Cellular Apoptosis and Proliferation in the Middle and Late Intrasynovial Tendon Healing Periods. Original Research Article. In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 29 December 201; Ya Fang Wu, You Lang Zhou, Wei Feng Mao, Bella Avanessian, Paul Y. Liu, Jin Bo Tang PDF

Surgical Repair of Multiple Pulley Injuries—Evaluation of a New Combined Pulley Repair. Original Research Article. In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 29 December 2011; V. Schöffl, T. Küpper, J. Hartmann, I. Schöffl PDF

The Use of Integra in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery. Original Research Article. In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 29 December 2011; Marco Rizzo PDF

Intraosseous Pseudotumor of the Distal Radius in a Patient With Hemophilia: Case Report. In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 29 December 2011 Jason S. Pruzansky, Marvin S. Gilbert, Roberto A. Garcia, Richard S. Gilbert PDF

JRRD Releases Volume 48, Issue 10 (open access)

This multi-topic issue contains 11 articles describing research in the areas of prosthetics, postdeployment reintegration, activity-promoting gaming systems, step activity monitoring, and repeated concussions in veterans. JJRD

'Open-source' robotic surgery platform going to top medical research labs

Robotics experts at the University of California, Santa Cruz and the University of Washington (UW) have completed a set of seven advanced robotic surgery systems for use by major medical research laboratories throughout the United States. After a round of final tests, five of the systems will be shipped to medical robotics researchers at Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Nebraska, UC Berkeley, and UCLA, while the other two systems will remain at UC Santa Cruz and UW. Eurekalert!

Working In Word, Excel, PowerPoint on an iPad

This week, Onlive Inc., in Palo Alto, Calif., is releasing an app that brings the full, genuine Windows versions of the key Office productivity apps—Word, Excel and PowerPoint—to the iPad. And it's free. These are the real programs. They look and work just like they do on a real Windows PC. They let you create or edit genuine Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations. Wall Street Journal

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

War bound to bowl bound

As LSU and Alabama square off for the national college football championship, even the most rabid Tiger or Tide fan might not realize the influence that the US military had in the widespread appeal of football. According to a new study in the journal Armed Forces & Society (AFS), published by SAGE, college football can credit the military for bringing the sport to the masses. Additionally, the study explores how the impact of World Wars helped bring about issues such as payment of college athletes, which are still being debated. Eurekalert!

Factoid: first Army-Navy game in 1890 at on "The Plain" at USMA was won by Navy 24–0.

Omega-3 fatty acids could prevent and treat nerve damage, research suggests

Research from Queen Mary, University of London suggests that omega-3 fatty acids, which are found in fish oil, have the potential to protect nerves from injury and help them to regenerate. When nerves are damaged because of an accident or injury, patients experience pain, weakness and muscle paralysis which can leave them disabled, and recovery rates are poor.

The new study, published this week in the Journal of Neuroscience, suggests that omega-3 fatty acids could play a significant role in speeding recovery from nerve injury. Eurekalert!

Emergency medicine physicians develop device to stop lethal bleeding in soldiers

It's called an abdominal aortic tourniquet and it's placed around the body at the navel level, tightened then, much like a blood pressure cuff, inflated into the abdomen until it occludes the aorta and stops the bleeding. The goal is to restore the golden hour so soldiers survive long enough to get definitive care for their injury. MedicalXpress

Top 4 iPad anatomy medical apps

Anatomy is central in medicine. It is one of the key knowledge areas that separate doctors from the general population. All doctors, regardless of specialty are required to have a decent knowledge of human anatomy in order to practice effectively.

The introduction of the iPad ushered in a new era of anatomy learning with the introduction of detailed 3D models and vast amounts of information contained on a device no bigger than a paper notebook. Over the past few months, iMedicalApps has evaluated countless major anatomy apps currently available in the App Store to determine which ones are the best. iMedicalApps

Surgeons aged between 35 and 50 provide the safest care

Surgeons aged between 35 and 50 years provide the safest care compared with their younger or older colleagues, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today. MedicalXpress

Height loss increases risk for fractures and death in older women

Older women who have lost more than two inches in height face an increased risk of breaking bones and dying, according to a new study published in the January issue of the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research and funded by the National Institutes of Health.

The study found that women 65 and older who lost more than two inches over 15 years were 50 percent more likely to both fracture a bone and to die in the subsequent five years, compared to women who lost less than two inches in height. Eurekalert!

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Friday, January 13, 2012

New Ortho Books via Amazon

Ortho Related Ultrasound Articles via Pubmed