News tagged with ruptured achilles tendon
Surgery may not be necessary for Achilles tendon rupture
May 14, 2009 |
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The two ends of a ruptured Achilles tendon are often stitched together before the leg is put in plaster, in order to reduce the risk of the tendon rupturing again. However, Katarina Nilsson Helander, MD, PhD at the Sahlgrenska ...
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'Non-surgical' method for chronic tendinosis of the Achilles tendon
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Researchers have found an alternative, "non-surgical" method to treat chronic tendinosis (tendinitis) of the Achilles tendon that fails conservative treatment, according to a study performed at the Feinberg School of Medicine, ...
Longer toes eyed as sprinters' edge
Nov 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Longer toes may give sprinters a leg up on other runners, according to a new study.
Tendon complications, though rare, linked to statins
Feb 28, 2008 |
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Statins, the most effective treatment for lowering cholesterol, are widely used and have been demonstrated to be safe in large clinical trials. Although side effects are usually mild, more severe side effects, especially ...
Breakthrough research could speed up the recovery of injured athletes
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A tendon can be one of the most common and frustrating injuries for an athlete - often forcing them to stay away from the sports field for up to eight weeks.
Students Embed Stem Cells in Sutures to Enhance Healing
Jul 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Johns Hopkins biomedical engineering students have demonstrated a practical way to embed a patient’s own adult stem cells in the surgical thread that doctors use to repair serious orthopedic ...
Was ability to run early man's Achilles heel?
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Sep 11, 2007 |
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The earliest humans almost certainly walked upright on two legs but may have struggled to run at even half the speed of modern man, new research suggests.
Angiography detects cerebral aneurysms
May 07, 2007 |
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A Canadian study has found computerized tomography has a nearly 100 percent detection rate for acute ruptured cerebral aneurysms.
Platelet-rich plasma: Does it work?
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Platelet -rich plasma (PRP) is currently used as an alternative treatment method for several common orthopaedic-related sports medicine conditions. According to a new study in the October issue of the Journal of the American Ac ...
Short heels make elite sprinters super speedy
Oct 30, 2009 |
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What is it about elite sprinters that gives them the edge over non-sprinters in the 100m dash? Stephen Piazza from the Pennsylvania State University publishes his discovery, in The Journal of Experimental Bi ...
USC researcher identifies stem cells in tendons that regenerate tissue in animal model
Sep 09, 2007 |
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Athletes know that damage to a tendon can signal an end to their professional careers. But a consortium of scientists, led in part by University of Southern California (USC) School of Dentistry researcher Songtao Shi, has ...
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