Teenager with curved spine fulfills her dream of performing on a trapeze
Louise Stewart-Scott, 14, of Jersey, has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, causing hypermobility and her joints to dislocate. She also suffers from scoliosis, an abnormal curvature in her spine. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 23, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Novel Wound Closure Technique Nearly Eliminates Infections After Scoliosis Surgery
No abstract available (Source: Lippincott’s Bone and Joint Newsletter)
Source: Lippincott’s Bone and Joint Newsletter - November 19, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Trends and Innovations Source Type: news
Our family’s story: Finding a second home after CLOVES diagnosis
Oliviah, Kollins and Adleigh
In July 2013, our family of four crowded into a tiny room at the Women’s Health Clinic in Casper, Wyoming. We were so excited to find out if our third child would be a boy or a girl, and our daughters Adleigh and Oliviah had their own hopes. We had waited for this day for so long, and for our daughters, it seemed like an eternity.
The day had finally come, and we all celebrated the fact that we would welcome a baby boy.
Our excitement lasted just a few minutes, though, as our obstetrician noticed a “bump” underneath our baby boy’s right arm. We were quickly sent to Rocky Mountain H...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 17, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Kellan Holbrook Tags: Diseases & conditions Our patients’ stories parenting CLOVES Dr. Ahmad Alomari Dr. Cameron Trenor Dr. Steven Fishman rare disease Source Type: news
Plastic Cages for Adult Scoliosis: It’s a Miracle!
TAMPA. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Scoliosis — an abnormal curvature of the spine — doesn't just affect children. Some doctors think the number of cases among adults could rise in the next 20 years as people live longer. In most cases, surgery is the last option for patients, but now doctors are trying a new approach that could mean a better outcome. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - November 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Disrupting Today's Healthcare System
This week in San Diego, Singularity University is holding its Exponential Medicine Conference, a look at how technologists are redesigning and rebuilding today's broken healthcare system. Healthcare today is reactive, retrospective, bureaucratic and expensive. It's sick care, not healthcare. This blog is about why the $3 trillion healthcare system is broken and how we are going to fix it. First, the Bad News: Doctors spend $210 billion per year on procedures that aren’t based on patient need, but fear of liability. Americans spend, on average, $8,915 per person on healthcare – more than any other ...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - November 9, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
MassDevice.com +3 | The top 3 medtech stories for October 19, 2015
Say hello to MassDevice +3, a bite-sized view of the top three medtech stories of the day. This feature of MassDevice.com’s coverage highlights our 3 biggest and most influential stories from the day’s news to make sure you’re up to date on the headlines that continue to shape the medical device industry.
3. Baxter to expand in Arkansas, adds 225 jobs
Baxter said it is expanding its facilities in Mountain Home, Ark., adding an estimated 25,000 square feet and 225 jobs.
The company’s 550,000-square foot facility in Arkansas already employs 1,000, and is 1 of the company’s largest plasti...
Source: Mass Device - October 19, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: MassDevice Tags: News Well Plus 3 Source Type: news
Ellipse Technologies files for $75m IPO
Ellipse Technologies last week registered for an initial public offering that could fetch as much as $75 million for its magnetically adjustable orthopedic implants.
Aliso Viejo, Calif.-based Ellipse has a pair of orthopedic surgery devices already on the market, the Magec-Eos spinal bracing and distraction system for early-onset scoliosis, and the Precice limb-lenthening system for treating limb length discrepancies.
The systems are designed to allow physicians to use an external remote controller to adjust the size, shape, position and alignment of the devices after they’re implanted. Ellipse said in an Oct. 16...
Source: Mass Device - October 19, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Brad Perriello Tags: Funding Roundup Initial Public Offering (IPO) Orthopedics Ellipse Technologies Inc. Source Type: news
SpineGuard wins CE Mark approval for DSG platform
SpineGuard  (EPA:ALSGD) said today it won CE Mark approval in the European Union for its DSG threaded drill system designed to eliminate the need for probe drilling during pedicle screw placement.
The DSG system includes a DSG cannulated threaded drill, DSG pin with proprietary DSG bipolar sensor embedded and a DSG handle assembly which reads and translates signals from the sensor, the company said.
“This novel application of our DSG technology is the fruit of a close collaboration between our R&D team and our expert consulting surgeons. In line with healthcare systems expectations, SpineGuard continues to bring...
Source: Mass Device - September 30, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Orthopedics Regulatory/Compliance SpineGuard Source Type: news
Parents’ guide to back-to-school screenings
It’s that time of year. As children head off to school every fall, they’ll undergo a series of health screenings. Massachusetts requires public schools to conduct the following screenings: body mass index (or BMI), vision, hearing and scoliosis.
Parents may have many questions:
When are children screened?
What’s normal? What’s not?
How should parents handle results?
Dr. Alexandra Epee-Bounya, from Boston Children’s Primary Care at Martha Eliot, reviews the ins and outs of various school screenings.
Body mass index (BMI) screening
BMI may be the most upsetting screening for parents and children, says Dr. Epee-...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - September 24, 2015 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Lisa Fratt Tags: parenting BMI Boston Children's Primary Care at Martha Eliot Dr. Alexandra Epee-Bounya scoliosis Source Type: news
Dynamic braces for kids with scoliosis now in development
(Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science) A team led by Sunil Agrawal, professor of mechanical engineering and of rehabilitation and regenerative medicine at Columbia Engineering, has won a $1 million grant from the NSF's National Robotics Initiative to develop a dynamic spine brace that is more flexible than the rigid braces now in use for treatment of scoliosis. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - September 17, 2015 Category: Biology Source Type: news
New Implant Offers Electrostimulation Treatment For Idiopathic Scoliosis
A consortium of European scientists has developed a prototype implant that could provide treatment for young adults suffering from idiopathic scoliosis. By delivering pulses to correct a nerve imbalance in the spinal cord, researchers believe that they could prevent life-threatening deformities with the minimally invasive new method. (Source: Medical Design Online News)
Source: Medical Design Online News - September 2, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news
ApiFix expands its European footprint
ApiFix said Wednesday it is opening new treatment centers in Italy, France and the Netherlands, which will use the company’s ApiFix minimally invasive system for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
The system, which has CE Mark clearance for the European Union, has been used to treat over 50 patients since approval, according to the Israel-based company.
“Scoliosis surgery is the most invasive procedure in spine. Now, there is a minimally invasive alternative for many of these children and adolescents. Scoliosis curve correction at one-to-three years follow-up is substantial for these adolescents. Equally import...
Source: Mass Device - August 28, 2015 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Implants Spinal Surgical Apifix Source Type: news
New incision closure eliminates infection after scoliosis surgery
Stephen FellerNEW YORK, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- A new method of closing incisions after spinal fusion surgery for scoliosis nearly eliminated infections following the procedure in a test group. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 20, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New method of closing the incision during scoliosis surgery nearly eliminates infections
Patients with scoliosis who undergo surgery may be less likely to develop an infection or other complications after the procedure when a novel wound closure technique is utilized, according to new study. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - August 20, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Combined Approach Shows Good Outcomes in Degenerative Lumbar Scoliosis
No abstract available (Source: Lippincott’s Bone and Joint Newsletter)
Source: Lippincott’s Bone and Joint Newsletter - August 20, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: CME Article Source Type: news
