Biomedical Engineering

Researchers from Italy, the United States and Canada describe findings in biomedical engineering studies

Published in Blood Weekly, August 31st, 2006

Biomedical engineering research advances have been reported from Italy, the United States and Canada.

Study 1: Tissue engineering techniques are used to treat a complex knee injury.

"We report and discuss the use of and rationale for tissue engineering techniques in a 40-year-old sportsman who suffered simultaneous anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture, irreparable medial meniscal fear, and chondral lesion of the medial femoral condyle. A 2-step treatment was adopted to address all lesions," investigators in Italy report.

According to the authors, "The first procedures consisted of ACL reconstruction and collagen meniscus...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2006-08-31)

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