Ao Innovation Translation Center

This study collected information on a specific medical device used to wire the jaw shut after a fracture. It involved 44 adults with broken jaws to see how long the device took to apply and how patients felt about eating and speaking while using it. The goal was to gather real-wo…

This study looked back at the X-rays of 100 adults who had surgery for a broken thigh bone near the knee. Researchers wanted to understand why the metal plates and screws used to hold the bone together sometimes break or fail before the bone heals. By carefully reviewing old medi…