Investigators at the University of Nebraska Medical Centre developed a system to detect early inflammation and osteolysis associated with arthroplasty The study was published in the Molecular pharmaceuticals Journal by Ren et al.. They developed a polymer-based system — a N-(2-hydroxypropyl)methacrylamide (HPMA) copolymer-based optical imaging contrast agent (P-IRDye) — for imaging the inflammation that is associated […]
Evidence Based Orthopaedics
AAOS guidelines on OCD Knee
Osteochondritis dissecans is a condition of the joints that appears to affect subchondral bone primarily, with secondary effects on articular cartilage Osteochondritis Dissecans of the knee has been a disorder in which proper treatment guidelines have not been established Several aetiologies like, family history, repetitive micro-trauma, growth disorders, and ischemia—have been proposed One study identified the […]