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US MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE 2007 |
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Contents:
Contents
Foreword
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Foreword
Michael J Bosse, MD
Immediate Past President, Orthopaedic Trauma Association
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News Round-up
Current Issues
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The ‘Decade’ and Its Mission in Bone and Joint Health
J Edward Puzas, PhD President, United States Bone and Joint Decade
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Imaging
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Cartilage—Detecting Early Degeneration and Monitoring Post-operative Improvement
Ehsan Saadat and Sharmila Majumdar, PhD
Musculoskeletal and Quantitative Imaging Research Group, Department of Radiology, University of California at San Francisco
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Spinal Decompression
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Vertebral Axial Decompression
Frank Tilaro, MD
Doctor of Internal Medicine, Utah
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Orthopaedic Surgery
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Evidence-based Approach to Bone Grafting Options in the Lumbar Spine
Timothy R Kuklo, MD, JD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic and Neurological Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University
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Treatment Options for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Peter O Newton, MD1 and Vidyadhar V Upasani, MD2
1. Associate Clinical Professor
2. Post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of California
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Electrical Stimulation and Spinal Fusion
Neil Kahanovitz, MD
Past President, North American Spine Society
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Surgical Management of Infected Hip and Knee Replacements
Mark J Spangehl, MD Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
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Advantages of Mobile-bearing Total Knee Arthroplasty
Douglas A Dennis, MD
Clinical Director, Rocky Mountain Musculoskeletal Research Laboratory, Denver
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Developments in Computer-aided Shoulder Arthroplasty
T Bradley Edwards, MD1 and Vineet K Sarin, PhD2
1. Fondren Orthopaedic Group, Texas Orthopaedic Hospital, Houston
2. Kinamed Navigation Systems
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The Role of Topical Negative Pressure in the Management of the High-energy Open Fracture
Lawrence X Webb, MD and Robert N Reddix Jr, MD
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
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Osteoporosis
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Osteoporosis, Surgery, and the Aging Spine
John P Kostuik, MD
Professor Emeritus, Orthopaedics, Johns Hopkins University
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Systemic Effects of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Carl Turesson, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Malmö University Hospital
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Targeting B Cells—Perspectives in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Shouvik Dass, MD and Paul Emery, MD
Academic Unit of Musculoskeletal Disease, University of Leeds
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Osteoarthritis
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Effect of Age and Osteoarthritis on Knee Proprioception
Takashi Nagai, MS, ATC,1 Timothy C Sell, PhD, PT2 and Scott M Lephart, PhD, ATC1,2
1. Neuromuscular Research Laboratory, Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Pittsburgh
2. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh
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Sex and Gender Differences in Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis
Mary I O’Connor, MD
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedics, Mayo Clinic
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Technology & Services
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