Osteoarthritis

News Osteoarthritis

• Sexual function improves significantly after hip or knee replacement surgery

  Osteoarthritis of the hip or knee, affecting millions of Americans each year, is known to limit sexual activity. New research presented today at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that total hip (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR) surgery improves more

• Is surgery the only option for meniscal tear and osteoarthritis?

  Many middle age and older adults have disabling knee pain due to a tear in the meniscus, an important supporting structure in the knee that is often damaged in patients with underlying knee osteoarthritis. In the United States, more than 450,000 arthroscopic meniscal surgeries are performed each yea more

• GeneQuine Biotherapeutics Closes Seed Financing with High-Tech Gründerfonds and Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg

  GeneQuine Biotherapeutics announced the completion of a seven-figure seed financing round. Investors are the German seed funds High-Tech Gründerfonds, Bonn and Innovationsstarter Fonds Hamburg. Funding will be used to perform proof-of-concept studies with the lead product – a gene therapy drug for t more

Publications Osteoarthritis

• In Vitro Neo‐cartilage Formation on a Three‐Dimensional Composite Polymeric Cryogel Matrix

  Abstract Limited blood supply and the avascular nature of articular cartilage restricts its self repair capacity, frequently leading to osteoarthritis. This work focuses on scaffolds for tissue repair from natural polymers, for example gelatin, chitosan, and agarose in the form of composite. A n more

• Biological characterization of oxidized hyaluronic acid/resveratrol hydrogel for cartilage tissue engineering

  Abstract Osteoarthritis is a type of arthritis that is caused by breakdown of cartilage, with eventual loss of the cartilage of the joints. The ability of self‐repair in damaged cartilage tissue is limited; the aim of this work is to fabricate and characterize an oxidized hyaluronic acid/resvera more

• From meniscus to bone: A quantitative evaluation of structure and function of the human meniscal attachments

  May 2013 Publication year: 2013Source:Acta Biomaterialia, Volume 9, Issue 5 Meniscus efficacy at promoting joint congruity and preventing osteoarthritis hinges on enthesis integrity. Gross-scale tensile testing, histomorphometry and magnetic resonance imaging reveal significant differen more

Market studies Osteoarthritis

• Veterinary Health Markets

  Veterinary health products, including veterinary pharmaceuticals, biologicals and medicated feed additives (MFAs), have transformed the health and welfare of livestock and companion animals worldwide. The range and complexity of animal health products continues to expand, encompassing anti-infective more

• BREG, Inc. - Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

  BREG, Inc. (BREG) is a medical device company, which designs, manufactures and distributes orthopedic, reconstructive and postoperative products. Its product line includes cold therapy products and a full range of soft goods and functional knee, shoulder, wrist/elbow, LPR ligament knee brace, spine, more

• Osteoarthritis – Pipeline Review, H2 2012

  Introduction Global Markets Direct’s, 'Osteoarthritis - Pipeline Review, H2 2012', provides an overview of the Osteoarthritis therapeutic pipeline. This report provides information on the therapeutic development for Osteoarthritis, complete with latest updates, and special features on late-stage a more

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