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Tissue-engineered intervertebral disc implant
Long-term mechanical function and integration of an implanted tissue-engineered intervertebral disc Gullbrand SE, Ashinsky BG, Bonnevie ED et al. Intervertebral disc degeneration causes back and neck pain, sometimes necessitating disc fusion surgery. Although fusion may alleviate symptoms, it does not address the underlying cause of degeneration. As an alternative to...
Custom made subperiosteal oral implant enables to place definite fixed prosthesis in 6 weeks (german)
A custom made titanium subperiosteal mesh implant may help patients in hopeless cases. (german article) Gellrich N-C, Rahlf B The one-piece titanium fine-mesh implant is fixed with screws. Patients get a temporary denture for 6 weeks, thereafter a fixed bridge. This technique is helpful for elder or somehow sick patients,...
Wireless bioresorbable electronic system
Wireless bioresorbable electronic system enables sustained nonpharmacological neuroregenerative therapy Koo J, MacEwan MR, Rogers JA Peripheral nerve injuries represent a significant problem in public health, constituting 2–5% of all trauma cases. For severe nerve injuries, even advanced forms of clinical intervention often lead to incomplete and unsatisfactory motor and/or sensory...
Esophageal Organoids from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
Esophageal Organoids from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Delineate Sox2 Functions during Esophageal Specification SL Trisno et al. Highlights • Sequential Wnt, RA, and BMP signaling are required to pattern dorsal anterior foregut • Cultured dorsal anterior foregut spheroids develop into esophageal organoids (HEOs) • HEOs contain basal esophageal progenitors and...
3D printing rapidly developing in life sciences
The “3D Printing for Life Sciences 2018” symposium topics: bioprinting, the medical devices industry and medical 3D printing. Sebastien Meunier Printing skin, muscle tissue or bone matter is already a reality, but you can’t yet print an organ, even though things are heading in that direction. Basel Area Innovation Report...
Total Knee Replacement – Computer-Assisted versus Conventional
Computer-Assisted Compared with Conventional Total Knee Replacement G Petursson et al. In this study, the use of computer navigation provided better pain relief and restored better function than the use of the conventional surgical technique at 2 years after total knee replacement. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 2018...
In laboratory breeded bone implanted
In Israel (Haifa) inlab breeded bone has been implanted to bridge 4cm bone defect in tibia Rozen N Bone was generated from patient´s fat cells and stem cells. Bone formation took two month. The process was developed by Bonus Biogroup. dpa/Dtsch Ärzteblatt
Hydrophilicity, Viscoelastic, and Physicochemical Properties Variations in Dental Bone Grafting Substitutes
The indication-oriented Dental Bone Graft Substitutes (DBGS) selection, the correct bone defects classification, and appropriate treatment planning are very crucial for obtaining successful clinical results. Trajkovski B, Jaunich M, Müller W-D , Beuer F, Zafiropoulos G-G, Houshmand A We investigated the dimensional changes and molecular mobility by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)...
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