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Archived Press Releases:

February 26, 2008: Hip, Hip, Hooray! A Safer New Way to Treat Loosened Hip Prostheses
 
October 20, 2007: Obesity Proves to be a Risk Factor for Knee Osteoarthritis in Long-Term Study
 
October 20, 2007: Don't Overload Your Bones: Long Distance Running Can Cause Injury
 
May 21, 2007: Smoking — but Not Nicotine — May Lead to Brittle Bones
   
  May 21, 2007: Orthopaedic Research Society Takes the Lead in Helping Injured Vets
   
  May 21, 2007: Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells May Be Key to Musculoskeletal Therapies
   
  May 9, 2007: Genes — Not Calcium — May Predetermine Bone Strength
   
  November 2006 JOR News Release: The Effects of Smoking on Fracture and Ligament Injuries
   
  October 3, 2006: ORS Calls for Increased Funding for NIH, CDC, AHRQ
   
  May 2, 2006: Stem Cells May Be Better ‘Mousetrap’ for Troublesome Tendon Injuries and More (Orthopaedic research suggests that adult stem cells could help repair damaged tissue)

 

 

March 19, 2006: Researchers Pinpoint Ways to Predict, Prevent, Treat Common Knee Injury (Orthopaedic research reveals new data about ACL injuries)

   
Archived Orthopaedic Research In The News:  
Archived Orthopaedic Research in the News:
  New York Times: For Athletes, the Next Fountain of Youth?
   
  International Herald Tribune: Sports Medicine Turns to Stem Cell Repair Kits.pdf
   
  Los Angeles Times: The New Hip Trend

 

 

Science Daily: Good News For Athletes: Stem Cells Can Repair Torn Tendons or Ligaments

 

 

New York Times: Looking for Alternatives to Ligament Replacement Surgery

 

 

New York Times: An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Surgery

 

 

Associated Press: Chicago Hospital Doing Post-Mortem Study of Artificial Joints to Improve the Technology