People with hemophilia are born with it. It is caused by a fault in one of the genes that determine how the body makes blood clotting factor VIII or IX. These genes are located on the X chromosome. To understand how hemophilia is inherited, it is important to learn about chromosomes.
The OrthoPAT is a perioperative auto-transfusion system for orthopedics that during and after an orthopedic surgery can collect, wash and return a patientâs blood, thereby reducing unwanted allogeneic transfusions and resulting infections.
Orthotics (Greek: Î¿ÏÎ¸ÏÏ, ortho, to straighten or align) is a specialty within the medical field concerned with the design, manufacture and application of orthoses. An orthosis (plural: orthoses) is an externally applied device used to modify the structural and functional characteristics of the neuromuscular and skeletal system.