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Dr Martina Barzan – Research Fellow, Griffith University Digital ‘twins’ revolutionise children’s hip deformity surgery and recovery Children undergoing surgery for severe hip deformities can now benefit from much shorter surgeries, which means getting back to normal walking and sitting sooner, thanks to an innovation that creates a computerised ‘twin’ of their bodies and movement.…

For knee injuries, surgery may not be the best option Research finds rehab-only treatment yields better long-term results Knee reconstructions may lead to more problems later in life than non-surgical rehabilitation, researchers have found. A team led by Dr Adam Culvenor from La Trobe University looked at health outcomes for athletes with damaged anterior cruciate…

Within 6 months of heart disease surgery, up to 60% of patients suffer from their arteries reblocking. Queensland scientists have discovered a way to precisely deliver drugs to blockage sites in the arteries – preventing complications after surgery to treat heart disease according to developer Anita Thomas and her colleagues at the University of Queensland.…

In a world-first study, researchers have identified the best way to fix shoulders damaged when elite athletes or active people rupture the ligaments. Researchers at the Prince of Wales Hospital Orthopaedic Research Laboratories in Sydney have also found that textbook descriptions of the way ligaments attach to the bones in shoulders is wrong for at…