Departments: Surgery/Orthopaedics

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03/01/2008

Transcending tradition

The theatre is spectacular. Its immaculate cornflower blue glass walls surround space age technology — the EndoALPHA system. Even that name suggests something that surpasses …

03/01/2008

Hemicorporectomy

Czech Republic - The second successful hemicorporectomy (translumbar amputation) was carried out several months ago by surgeon Frantisek Antos and team at the Bulovka Faculty …

02/19/2008

Non-invasive device detects early-stage respiratory irregularities

Evolving from an award-winning project carried out by undergraduates of the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel's leading University for science and technology, a new …

01/24/2008

New anaesthetic plaster available in the UK

A new plaster combines an innovative warming system with the two potent anaesthetics lidocaine and tetracaine. The warming of the skin increases vasodilatation and the blood …

01/24/2008

Treatment of Bladder Cancer: Radiotherapy versus Surgery

According to a study recently published by Cancer Research UK scientists the survival rates of bladder cancer patients treated with radiotherapy are the same as those of patients …

01/20/2008

1st portable heart-lung machine

Lifebridge is the first portable heart-lung machine which promises a great success for the clinlical use. …

01/11/2008

MRI techniques to replace liver biopsy

As reported in the January issue of Hepatology, MRI imagery is emerging as a non-invasive way to determine the existence and extent of hepatic fibrosis. It could eventually help …

01/07/2008

Hemicorporectomy

The second successful hemicorporectomy has been done several months ago by Frantisek Antos and his surgical team from Faculty hospital Bulovka. …

12/31/2007

Precision cutting for knee and hip endoprosthetics

Komet Medical presented its range of high-quality Evolution sawblades. …

12/20/2007

Take off in the operating theatre

Engineer Stefan Wollschläger, a partner in Visality Consulting GmbH, Berlin, and Dr Gregor Zehle MBA, a senior consultant at GÖK Consulting AG, Berlin, discuss the benefits of a …

12/14/2007

Finland's colorectal cancer screening programme

Following the proposal of the European Union to all member states, Finland established a national screening programme for colorectal cancer in 2004. The programme is the first of …

12/12/2007

Emergency endoscopy services need to be better organized

According to a survey published in the journal Clinical Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians, there seems to be a serious under provision of out-of-hours emergency …

12/05/2007

Endoscopic stenting of colon obstructions

Minimally invasive endoscopic stent procedures can reduce the hospital stay of patients suffering from colorectal cancer. Stenting may also reduce the future risk of surgery, …

11/23/2007

Take off in the operating theatre

Engineer Stefan Wollschläger, a partner in Visality Consulting GmbH, Berlin, and Dr Gregor Zehle MBA, a senior consultant at GÖK Consulting AG, Berlin, discuss the benefits of a …

11/16/2007

SpinalAssist - Miccro-precise surgery assistant, equipped with MPS drive systems

Accuracy and precision are of the utmost importance in spinal surgery. At ComPaMED 2007, Micro Precision Systems AG (MPS) presented its SpineAssist - a bone-mounted system that …

11/16/2007

ENDOLIGN - composite material for superior structural implants

At ComPaMED 2007, Invibio presented its ENDOLIGN composite material that is composed of continuous carbon fibers in a PEEK-OPTIMA polymer matrix. Endolign combines the strengths …

11/16/2007

A reprocessor for ENT endoscopes

In bronchoscopy and gastroenterology, reprocessors are commonly used to provide a quick availability of endoscopes. However, ENT departments do not dispose of dedicated material, …

11/16/2007

No end of uses and items for endoscopy

There are 12 categories for endoscopes or endoscopy products at MEDICA, as hundreds of firms exhibit the necessary materials or equipment for this expanding surgical field. …

11/16/2007

Stereotactic radiosurgery

Italy - The latest advance in stereotactic radiosurgery - the Leksell Gamma Knife Perfexion made by Elekta, is due for inauguration this month at the Neurosurgery Department in …

11/16/2007

Successful OCT imaging during cancer surgery

UK - Optical imaging company Michelson Diagnostics Ltd (MDL) has announced successful initial results from clinical testing of its novel optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging …

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