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Medical Advances- New Treatments & Developments

This page is dedicated to spreading the word about new developments in medicine which may have the potential to improve the life or condition of some injury victims in the State of Hawaii. Obviously, these resources are being provided by a non-medical person and no medical recommendation of these opportunities is given either in general or for a particular individual. These developments are general information off of the internet provided for you to check out and, if appropriate, for you to discuss with your doctor if you feel that one might be helpful in your situation.

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Intradisk Electrothermal Therapy - IDET Intradisk Electrothermal Therapy - IDET is a relatively new approach to relief of back pain in patients with degenerated lumbar discs (which have not previously been surgically treated) where ruptured disk (herniated disc) material impinging on nerve roots is NOT present

MedQuest's Introduction to 3D Volume Rendering 3D volume rendering of the internal bones, organs and other body structures for radiological evaluation, analysis, diagnosis and surgical planning- and for legal presentations

MedQuest's Gallery of 3D stills and videos 3D stills and videos of the internal bones, disks, organs and other body structures

VascularWeb's page about Vein and Vascular Conditions Tests and Procedures Information from the Society for Vascular Surgery regarding common Vascular Conditions, Tests and Treatments - excellent graphics

Hawaii Digital Motion X-Ray of 35 Lunalilo St. Unit 102, Wailuku, HI 96793 - Tel: (808) 242-1470 claims that digital motion x-rays DMX can provide objective proof of whiplash injuries caused by a motor vehicle collision and increase permanent partial disability PPD ratings in workers' compensation cases. For more information you can email them at dstephenmaglente@msn.com

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Medical Advances- Resource Links

Here are some additional medical links for those who are searching for medical advances which may help them to deal with the effects of a severe injury:

NCBI's PubMed website NCBI's PubMed website (similar to MedLine access)

National Library of Medicine National Library of Medicine's website- the world's largest medical library

National Institute Of Health National Institute Of Health's website- medical research and health information

New England Journal Of Medicine New England Journal Of Medicine's website- new medical research findings, articles, and editorials

MedBioWorld MedBioWorld's listing of online medical and bioscience dictionaries, glosssaries and terminologies

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Medical Advances- Miscellaneous Items

For a better understanding of knee surgery, you can go through the animation of a total knee replacement surgery on line at:

Total knee replacement surgery - edheads.org