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Ankle replacement developed with no metal implants
SCIENTISTS in America have pioneered a new total ankle replacement technique that does not make use of permanent metal implants.
Dr Daniel Lee, of the San Diego Medical Centre, has developed a procedure that could be useful to patients with severe arthritis as it delivers increased mobility and pain relief without the need for metal implants.
'Up until now, patients have had two options for replacing their ankle joints: metal implants or fusion of the joints,' added Daniel, director of foot and ankle surgery at UCSD Medical Center. 'Now there is an option that actually restores the ankle with an FDA-approved biologic material that is similar to the collagen found in cartilage.'
SCIENTISTS in America have pioneered a new total ankle replacement technique that does not make use of permanent metal implants.
Dr Daniel Lee, of the San Diego Medical Centre, has developed a procedure that could be useful to patients with severe arthritis as it delivers increased mobility and pain relief without the need for metal implants.
'Up until now, patients have had two options for replacing their ankle joints: metal implants or fusion of the joints,' added Daniel, director of foot and ankle surgery at UCSD Medical Center. 'Now there is an option that actually restores the ankle with an FDA-approved biologic material that is similar to the collagen found in cartilage.'
Researcher develops a self-powered knee sensor
A RESEARCHER at the University of Southampton has developed a self-powered sensor to monitor progress during knee operations.
As part of his final year project of his Masters degree in electromechanical engineering, which he studied at the university's school of electronics and computer science, Fauzan Baharudin explored the potential for the use of thick film technology in the development of medical sensors which could be embedded in the knee during surgery.
This new sensor, called Serial In-vivo Transducer (SIT) could measure tendon force during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
"I chose knee surgery because there has been very little research carried out in this field and I felt a self-powered device could work well in the knee," he said. "It remains a mystery to me, given how common knee injuries are among athletes, that devices like ours have not been developed before now."
A RESEARCHER at the University of Southampton has developed a self-powered sensor to monitor progress during knee operations.
As part of his final year project of his Masters degree in electromechanical engineering, which he studied at the university's school of electronics and computer science, Fauzan Baharudin explored the potential for the use of thick film technology in the development of medical sensors which could be embedded in the knee during surgery.
This new sensor, called Serial In-vivo Transducer (SIT) could measure tendon force during anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
"I chose knee surgery because there has been very little research carried out in this field and I felt a self-powered device could work well in the knee," he said. "It remains a mystery to me, given how common knee injuries are among athletes, that devices like ours have not been developed before now."
