BMJ Case Report Looks at Flossing and Joint Infection

Aug 28, 2015 | Research

The case report “Streptococcus gordonii prosthetic joint infection in the setting of vigorous dental flossing” was published this month in the British Medical Journal. The report examines an incident of a 65-year old woman who developed sudden onset knee...

Submit an Abstract for the Young Investigator Symposium

Aug 21, 2015 | Research, Residents

Young Investigators have a chance to present a paper at the prestigious Hip Society/AAHKS 2016 Open Meeting that takes place at the AAOS 2016 Annual Meeting / Specialty Day on March 5, 2016 in Orlando, Florida, USA. The three best papers will be selected for podium...

Orthopedics This Week Looks at Cartilage Regeneration Study

Aug 14, 2015 | Research

An article in Orthopedics This Week evaluates a university study from Seoul, South Korea where researchers regenerated knee cartilage in pigs. The study, “Cartilage Repair Using Composites of Human Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Hyaluronic...

OREF Opens Project Year 2016 Grant Cycle

Jul 31, 2015 | Research

The Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation is accepting proposals for individual research grants addressing issues in the field of orthopaedics. Funding opportunities from $5,000 to $225,000 are available for fellows, residents and post-docs. Funding...