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Improving care and treatment
Registry to track children with infantile spasms
Sept. 16,
2009 --
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| Paciorkowski |
Researchers at the School of Medicine and the University of Chicago have launched what is believed to be the first worldwide, online registry of children with infantile spasms, a severe type of epilepsy that affects babies in the first few months of life.
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To brace or not to brace
Scoliosis study aims to determine bracing's effectiveness
July 14,
2009 -- The School of Medicine is participating in a national trial to determine whether back braces for adolescents with scoliosis, an abnormal curvature of the spine, are effective in preventing the condition from progressing and, if so, which patients most benefit.
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He kicks! She kicks!
Motion analysis helps soccer players get their kicks
July 10,
2009 --
A video-based motion analysis study has uncovered significant differences in how males and females go about kicking a soccer ball -- differences that may help explain why women are more susceptible to a common knee injury, suggests a sports medicine researcher at Washington University.
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Treatment for retired football players
Washington University Orthopedics participating in NFL spine treatment program
June 30,
2009 --
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| Riew |
The National Football League has announced a new spine treatment program for retired players, and orthopedics specialists at the School of Medicine have been chosen to participate. K. Daniel Riew, the Mildred B. Simon Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and chief of the cervical spine service for Washington University Orthopedics, is one of five U.S. spine specialists selected to participate in the new NFL program.
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Treating bone and muscle disorders
Grant creates new Center for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine
June 9,
2009 -- A five-year, $3 million grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), will allow investigators from more than 50 School of Medicine laboratories to join forces in the fight against musculoskeletal disorders. The grant funds a Core Center for Musculoskeletal Biology and Medicine. Its goal is to better understand causes and potential treatments for muscle and bone disorders.
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Treating athletes health issues
Washington University Physicians chosen as team doctors for Saint Louis Athletica
May 15,
2009 -- Washington University Orthopedics has been chosen to provide medical care for players on the new, WPS, Women's Professional Soccer team, Saint Louis Athletica. The orthopedics group also cares for the St. Louis Blues, St. Louis Rams and other sports teams. Robert Brophy, a former soccer player and a sports medicine specialist, will serve as head team physician.
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University benefits from new professorship
Boyer named Loeb Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery
May 8,
2009 --
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| Boyer |
Martin Boyer has been named the Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery at the School of Medicine. Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton and Larry J. Shapiro, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School of Medicine, announced the appointment.
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Talented scientist
Sandell named Simon Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
March 5,
2009 --
Linda J. Sandell, Ph.D., has been named the Mildred B. Simon Research Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the School of Medicine. "Linda Sandell is a very talented scientist who has contributed a great deal to Washington University and to our understanding of the basic cellular mechanisms behind diseases of the connective tissues," said Washington University Chancellor Mark S. Wrighton.
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Artificial alternative to spinal fusion
Artificial disc replacement as good or better than spinal fusion surgery
Feb. 26,
2009 -- Spine surgeons at theSchool of Medicine and other U.S. centers are reporting that artificial disc replacement works as well and often better than spinal fusion surgery. The two procedures are performed on patients with damaged discs in the neck.
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Common birth defect traced to gene
First gene for clubfoot identified at Washington University School of Medicine
Oct. 23,
2008 -- Clubfoot, one of the most common birth defects, has long been thought to have a genetic component. Now, researchers at the School of Medicine report they have found the first gene linked to clubfoot in humans. Their research will be published in the Nov. 7 issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics.
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