Acl in Medical Technology

Risks of Delaying ACL Reconstruction in Young Athletes May Be Too High, Study Shows

KEYSTONE, Colo., July 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More and more children are participating and getting hurt playing sports each year. A new study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in Keystone, Colorado, (July 9-12) details the benefits and...

Alcon Commences Phase 2 Clinical Trial of NovaBay's NVC-422 for Viral Conjunctivitis

... EMERYVILLE, Calif. and HUENENBERG, Switzerland, July 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alcon, Inc. (NYSE: acl ) and its partner, NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE-AMEX: NBY ), announced today that Alcon has begun treating patients in a Phase 2 clinical tri...

March 2009 Mayo Clinic Health Letter Highlights Knee Repair Surgery, Anxiety Disorder and Preventing Blood Clots

...ch issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter . The acl is a key ligament that stabilizes and supports the...tibia) and controls movement of the lower leg. The acl is an important knee stabilizer when twisting, piv...r a direct blow to the knee. Until recently, acl tears occurring after age 50, and even after age 4...

NovaBay Pharmaceuticals Announces Lead Anti-infective Product Candidate, NVC-422, Shown to be Effective in Treating Topical Fungal Infection

...dder. Also, a Phase I trial with NVC-422 for the treatment of eye infections has commenced under the auspices of NovaBay partner Alcon, Inc. (NYSE: acl ). Preclinical Study Details and Results The purpose of the current study was to identify the optimal dosage and delivery of NVC-422 for trea...

Treating Knee Ligament Injuries

...ll, rugby or soccer. Injuries to the MCL may be isolated, or they may be part of a more complex injury involving the anterior cruciate ligament ( acl ), posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) or meniscus (cartilage between the bones in the knee joint). Knowing whether other structures in the knee are inv...

American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2009 Annual Meeting 'Highlights and Hot Topics'

...vent=P406 ) Unlike Meniscectomy, acl Reconstruction Not Detrimental to Sports Career ...orter career than uninjured athletes. Conversely, acl reconstruction does not appear to have a significa...athletes unfortunate enough to have undergone both acl reconstruction and meniscectomy are statistically ...

Instrumentation Laboratory Receives FDA Clearance for HemosIL RecombiPlasTin 2G Assay

... and has an ISI value of approximately 1.0 on IL's acl analyzers, traceable to WHO standards. "RecombiPl...n analyzer. IL's hemostasis portfolio includes the acl TOP(R), a fully automated, high-productivity analyzer and the acl ELITE, the latest addition to the...