Orthopaedics News
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Diabetes Linked to Joint Replacement Complications and Higher Costs
Durham, NC – People with diabetes who undergo knee or hip replacements are more likely to experience serious complications resulting in longer...
03/05/2008 -
Musculoskeletal Injuries Persist at Chicken Processing Plant
DURHAM, N.C. – Despite changes made at a chicken processing plant in eastern North Carolina since being cited by state inspectors in 1989, employees...
11/13/2007 -
Woven Scaffolds Could Improve Cartilage Repair
DURHAM, N.C. -- Using a unique weaving machine of their design, Duke University Medical Center researchers have created a three-dimensional fabric...
02/05/2007 -
Saturday Injury Clinic
Duke Sports Medicine Center will offer special Saturday hours to treat high school athletes who suffer from musculoskeletal injury.
08/19/2006 -
Landis Should Be Able to Compete After Hip Surgery
DURHAM, N.C. -- Floyd Landis, who just won the 2006 Tour de France, has a good chance of continuing his career as a competitive bicyclist after...
07/24/2006 -
Baby Boomers Need to Care for Shoulders
DURHAM, N.C. -- Many Baby Boomers swat tennis balls, swim or dribble basketballs for two reasons – the joy of physical activity and competition, as...
07/19/2006 -
Shin Splints Are a Repetitive Injury
DURHAM, N.C. -- With the warm of spring drawing many people outside for exercise, sports medicine experts at Duke University Medical Center recommend...
05/22/2006 -
Avoiding Back Injuries While Shoveling Snow
DURHAM, N.C. -- With a winter blizzard expected to hit New York City this weekend and up to a foot of snow anticipated in much of the Mid-Atlantic and...
02/10/2006 -
Diet Can Help Fight Inflammatory Arthritis
Here's some "colorful" health news about how diet may help cut the risk of arthritis. That glass of orange juice or snack of carrot sticks may actually...
09/12/2005 -
Zoledronic Acid Faster, More Effective Treatment for Paget’s Disease of Bone
DURHAM, N.C. -- An international team of researchers has found that zoledronic acid, a drug that reduces bone resorption, appears to improve the...
08/31/2005
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