http://www.rxpgnews.com/ Medical News and Information Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:48:36 PST en-us http://www.rxpgnews.com/Hip/NIST_measuring_device_aims_to_up_hip_operation_success_25719.shtml Hip <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding=3 align="left" width="80"> <tr><td> <img src="http://www.rxpgnews.com/uploads/1/3879_rel-small_thumb.JPG" border="1" alt="3879_rel-small.JPG" width="80" height="58"><br clear="all"> <span class="image_caption"></span> </td></tr> </table> Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are developing state-of-the-art measuring techniques, similar to those used in making aerospace components fit together precisely, that soon could improve success rates for hip replacement surgery. At the request of a group of prominent orthopaedic surgeons and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), the NIST researchers are working to improve calibrations and operating room testing of the Computer Assisted Orthopaedic Surgery (CAOS) tracking instruments surgeons use to plan the delicate, highly complex operation. Sat, 28 Apr 2007 12:28:09 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/Hip/NIST_measuring_device_aims_to_up_hip_operation_success_25719.shtml