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Medical technology is advancing at a rate of knots, and orthopaedic startups in particular are revolutionising the inmdustry.

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With this new lightweight prosthetic hand, activities like tying knots, combing hair, and playing chess could become much ...

A team of researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) has recently developed a lightweight prosthetic hand with 19 degrees of freedom (DOF), capable of replicating human ...

Seven hip joints and 7 knee joints were affected. Only 4 patients had risk factors for prosthetic joint infection (diabetes mellitus in 2, cancer in 1, and myelodysplasia in 1). The average time ...

Compared with a placebo injection, platelet-rich plasma injections yielded similar outcomes at 1 year for patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome caused by either bursitis or gluteal ...

Scientists at Duke University have developed a gel-based material that could serve as a replacement for knee cartilage. This ...

No saccharine kiddie verses here. Children’s poetry book Alligator Pie, first published in 1974, is rollicking, creative, a ...

Amputees greatly value the versatility offered by the Runway adjustable heel height prosthetic foot. Its anatomical gliding ankle maintains appropriate foot alignment to provide knee stability and ...

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Researchers in Japan have taken a major step forward in biohybrid robotics by developing a hand powered by lab-grown muscle tissue. A collaborative effort between the University of Tokyo and Waseda ...