Orthopedics

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Hydroxyapatite-TiO2 Coatings Get Multiscale Modeling for Implant Design

A multiscale review explains how electronic-structure corrections and hydration-layer modeling could improve hydroxyapatite-TiO2 implant coatings.

By Dr. A. Nikhil Krishnan, MBBS · 4 days ago · 6 min read

Orthopedics·Becker H

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon Pay and Incentives Demand Better Alignment

A 2025 pediatric orthopaedics perspective examines how compensation, incentives, and surgeon leaders shape hiring, retention, and program excellence.

4 days ago

Orthopedics·Lancet Onc

Low Back Pain Consensus Sets Standardized Diagnosis and Treatment Pathway

Chinese multidisciplinary experts issued an evidence-based pathway for low back pain, covering diagnosis, conservative care, surgery, rehabilitation, and…

4 days ago

Orthopedics·Front Immunol

Lumbar Disc Degeneration Linked to Broad Blood Biomarker Shifts After Orthokine Therapy

Lumbar degenerative disc disease showed a severity-graded blood biomarker signature, and Orthokine therapy tracked with partial molecular and…

5 days ago

Orthopedics·ClinicalTrials

Plantar Calcaneal Spur Trial Tests PEMF vs Sham for Heel Pain

A randomized sham-controlled trial will test pulsed electromagnetic field therapy for symptomatic plantar calcaneal spurs, focusing on pain,…

6 days ago

Orthopedics·Nature

Core Exercises Improve Pain and Function in Knee Osteoarthritis Trial

A 12-week randomized trial found core stabilization added to knee rehab improved pain, ADL function, TUG time, and…

6 days ago

Orthopedics·ARD

CAR-T Therapy in Orthopedics Faces Barriers in Bone Cancer and Arthritis

A 2026 review maps CAR-T therapy across bone malignancies and musculoskeletal disease, from antigen escape in sarcoma to…

7 days ago

Orthopedics·PLOS ONE

Congenital Tibial Pseudoarthrosis Surgery Shows Limited Union in Nepal Cohort

A 12-year Nepal cohort found difficult union and notable refracture rates after surgery for congenital pseudoarthrosis of the…

7 days ago

Orthopedics·ClinicalTrials

MACI trial in adolescents targets knee cartilage defects versus microfracture

PEAK is a phase 3 trial comparing MACI with microfracture in adolescents aged 10 to 17 years with…

7 days ago

Orthopedics·ClinicalTrials

Medicare claims study tracks MILD decompression in lumbar spinal stenosis

A Medicare claims study is comparing MILD with interspinous process decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis over 24 months…

7 days ago

Orthopedics

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