Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery
Flexible Self-Powered Knee Sensor for Rehab Monitoring
Engineers at the University of Waterloo in Canada have developed a self-powered knee sensor to help monitor patients undergoing rehabilitation therapy. The device has a tubular shape and it generates its own electricity every time it's flexed,...
Orthopedic Surgery
Walking Simulator Measures People's Gait Efficiency
One's walking style can reveal a good deal of what's going on inside our bodies. We naturally take on a gait and stride that are the most efficient and cause us least pain, so being able to analyze a walking style may help with diagnoses, rehab,...
Orthopedic Surgery
Fundamental Surgery Virtual Reality Trainer with Force Feedback
FundamentalVR, a firm based in London, UK, is releasing in the United States its Fundamental Surgery virtual reality surgical simulator. The system uses off-the-shelf haptic feedback controllers to manipulate objects in the virtual world. This...
Orthopedic Surgery
Actisound Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound Device Cleared in Europe
Guided Therapy Systems, based in Mesa, Arizona, landed EU CE mark approval (via Ardent Sound Inc., Guided's partner and manufacturer) for the Actisound Intense Therapeutic Ultrasound device. It's intended to help recover from a variety of...
Orthopedic Surgery
Surgical VR Firm Osso VR Launches Collaborative Training Tool: Exclusive With CEO Dr. Justin Barad
Osso VR, a leading virtual reality (VR) surgical training technology company, has recently announced the launch of its collaborative training feature that allows multiple surgeons to train together in a single immersive VR space. The option...
Orthopedic Surgery
3D-Printed Ceramic Implants Help Regrow Bone
Researchers at NYU have developed 3D-printed ceramic implants that dissolves slowly, allowing bone to grow in their place. The implants can be tailored to mimic the shape of the missing bone, and are chemically-coated to stimulate bone growth....
Orthopedic Surgery
Bioengineered Bone Grafts for Large Bone Defects
Researchers at the New York Stem Cell Foundation have developed a technique to produce bioengineered bone grafts for large bone defects, which are currently difficult to treat using conventional techniques. To deal with bone defects,...
Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedic Surgeons are Training in Virtual Reality : Interview with J&J's David Badri
The Johnson & Johnson Institute has recently launched a virtual reality training program designed to prepare orthopedic surgeons and nurses for a couple common procedures. The program will expand to other surgeries, but for now it's focusing...
Orthopedic Surgery
Nano-Patterned Bone Implants Vascularize and Generate Bone Better Than Smooth Ones
A University of Toronto team from the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) discovered that nano-scale surface topology matters when it comes to vascularization of bone implants. They compared two titanium implants of the...
Orthopedic Surgery
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