The old adage “the bigger they are, the harder they fall” should be modified to “the bigger they are, the harder they hit” when referring to younger adolescent males playing collision sports. Children grow at different rates. By the time boys are 15 years old, they typically weigh between 90 lbs and 175 lbs and […]
Johnson & Johnson Innovation (JJDC investors) joins a blue chip list of venture investors including Elron, Accelmed, Access Medical Ventures, and Peregrine Ventures to fund an innovative cartilage repair technology called Agili-C and a promising young Israeli company named CartiHeal, Ltd. Agili-C, the technology that has attracted these top venture investors, is a calcium carbonite […]
Earlier this month, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) updated and changed its clinical guidelines for osteochondritis dissecans of the femoral condyle, also known as OCD knee. OCD presents challenges for physicians because the condition is rare enough that a large controlled study requiring patients is difficult. However, as more and more adolescent girls […]
