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Arthritis Awareness: Arthritis Facts
Original broadcast date: September 13, 2009 A recent poll commissioned by The Arthritis Society reveals that almost two out of three Canadians struggling with arthritis believe that physical activity poses the risk of aggravating their symptoms. This percentage was considerably higher than the general population who responded at just under 1 in 2, as indicated…
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Benefits of repairing ACL tears in children
Original broadcast date: September 6, 2009 Injuries are unfortunately part of the risk of participating in sporting activities. For adults, there seems to be a specific treatment pathway for various types of injuries but for children, questions remain about its management. One such injury is an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear. A study presented at…
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Building a better ligament
Original broadcast date: August 30, 2009 “There has to be a better way,” says orthopedic surgeon Dr Cyril Frank. What Dr. Frank refers to is the present approach used to repair damaged ligaments in joints such as the knee with methods that are still “fairly barbaric”. In that vein, the University of Calgary is expanding…
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Why women suffer more ACL injuries than men
Original broadcast date: May 10, 2009 Why are women two to eight times more likely to suffer anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries than men? Several studies published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine and The American Journal of Sports Medicine from the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary points to a relationship…
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Microsurgical repair of spinal disc disease
Original broadcast date: February 1, 2009 For people with degenerative disk disease of the lumbar spine, the morbidity from pain and restricted movement can have severe adverse affects on their quality of life. For many because of the extent of their disease, surgery cannot be performed to fuse the damaged area. A new microsurgical technique…
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Queensway Carleton Hospital Total Joint Assessment Clinic
Hip and knee replacement surgery is one of the areas targeted by Canada’s wait times strategy. For people suffering with osteoarthritic pain from damaged joints, waits of one to two years is not reasonable. Indeed the benchmark for the province Ontario is a maximum of six months wait. The Queensway Carleton hospital is the site…
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New surgical treatment for cervical degenerative disc disease
Degenerative Disk Disease is a common painful condition experienced by many for whom treatments are limited by the anatomy of the spine. The FDA’s Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Devices advisory panel announced the approval of a new medical device late last year; a Cervical Disc System designed to alleviate some of the symptoms of cervical disk…
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Childhood obesity may lead to joint replacements at younger ages
Alberta children may have joints worn beyond their years by middle age and may need hips and knees replaced sooner and in far greater numbers than the previous generation unless obesity rates are reversed, the Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute (ABJHI) said today. “Rising rates of obesity in our children are an alarming omen…
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Prevalence of injuries in young athletes increasing
With increasing numbers of children participating in a greater variety of organized sports, injury patterns seem to be following a pattern seen in professional sports venues. New research presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery in San Diego, finds that serious injuries in young athletes are happening more frequently, and…