Biomedical Structures Introduces Breakthrough Textile Weaving for Tendons & Ligaments

Biomedical Structures Introduces Breakthrough Medical Textile Weaving Capabilities for Artificial Tendon and Ligament Applications (press release)   Biomedical Structures LLC (BMS), a developer of biomedical textiles for medical devices and other advanced clinical applications, today announced its advanced new tapered medical textile solution for tendons, ligaments and other orthopedic applications. BMS’ advanced weaving capabilities provide a [...]

10 Ways to Differentiate Your Sports Medicine Practice in a Competitive Market

 10 Ways to Differentiate Sports Medicine Practices in a Competitive Market  (Laura Miller @ Beckers) Several sports medicine physicians discuss how they differentiate themselves and their practices from other orthopedic groups. 1. Market your fellowship training. Most sports medicine physicians undergo fellowship training and have the added sports medicine certification, which is one way you can [...]

Sports Medicine Startup, Cayenne Medical, Pulls in $10M in Capital

   Cayenne Medical Closes $10 Million Capital Raise (press release) – Proceeds to Support Accelerated Growth and Continued Expansion in Sports Medicine Orthopedic Solutions – Cayenne Medical, Inc., a private sports medicine device company, today announced the closing of a $10 million equity financing, with new investor Fletcher Spaght Ventures joining existing investors Split Rock Partners, MB Venture [...]

Stem Cells in Sports Injuries: A Performance Enhancement? Not Reimbursable? C’mon Man!

     Stem Cells in Sports Injuries: A Performance Enhancement? Not Reimbursable? C’mon Man! (Josh Sandberg @ OrthoSpineNews) By: Jeff Chandler, Sports Medicine Writer at OrthoSpineNews.com Have you had enough? Let’s see, the last time I checked I thought that Doctors were to supposedly “best” treat our ailments in the US. It certainly appears that today’s [...]

Simbionix Acquires 3D Arthroscopic Surgery Training Technology

      Simbionix acquires arthroscopic surgery simulation technology (MedCityNews) Medical education company Simbionix has acquired for an undisclosed amount surgical simulation technology that helps doctors train for arthroscopic procedures. Simbionix’s acquisition of the Arthro VR product line from Spanish firm GMV will expand its customer reach among orthopedic surgeons, according to a statement from Cleveland- and Israel-based Simbionix. The [...]

MedShape Launches 2-Part PEEK ACL Fastener

        MedShape Releases ExoShape Tissue Fastener (Elizabeth Hofheinz @ OTW) MedShape, Inc. has announced the full U.S. commercial release of the ExoShape Soft Tissue Fastener, a two-part PEEK Altera interference fixation device meant to simplify and improve soft tissue graft fixation during anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgery. MedShape has shipped the first [...]

Conmed/Linvatec to Distribute MTFs Sports Medicine Allograft Tissues and Platelet-Rich Plasma

       CONMED Corporation Partners With the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation for Sports Medicine Applications (press release) CONMED Corporation (NASDAQ: CNMD) and the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation (MTF), the world’s largest tissue bank, have announced that CONMED’s subsidiary, CONMED Linvatec, will serve as the exclusive world-wide marketing representative for MTF’s sports medicine allograft tissues. Additionally, CONMED Linvatec [...]

Who Is Reinhold Schmielding? …and How Did He Grow Arthrex Into a Highly Successful Sports Medicine Company?

        Enterpreneur of the Year: REINHOLD SCHMIEDING (by Jean Gruss| Lee/Collier Editor) Who is Reinhold Schmieding? Few people have heard of Reinhold Schmieding, but the reclusive Naples entrepreneur has quietly built one of the world’s leading medical-device manufacturing companies. When Reinhold Schmieding pulled into Naples on a steamy August day in 1991, all [...]

Hip Impingement Surgery Is Becoming More and More Popular in Sports Medicine

      Hip Procedure Grows Popular Despite Doubt  (NYTimes) It is one of the most popular operations in sports medicine. It comes in various forms, all with the same name: Hip impingement or bone shaving surgery. World-renowned athletes have had the operation — the Yankees’ third baseman Alex Rodriguez had it about two years ago and [...]

There Is an Overuse of MRIs by Sports Medicine Orthopedists

         Sports Medicine Said to Overuse M.R.I.’s (Gina Kolata @ NY Times) Dr. James Andrews, a widely known sports medicine orthopedist in Gulf Breeze, Fla., wanted to test his suspicion that M.R.I.’s, the scans given to almost every injured athlete or casual exerciser, might be a bit misleading. So he scanned the shoulders [...]

Study Finds Knee Arthroscopy and ACL Reconstruction Are Cost-Effective in Improving Quality of Life

Study finds knee arthroscopy, ACL reconstruction cost-effective (OrthoSuperSite) Knee arthroscopy and ACL reconstruction are cost-effective, according to this retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from researchers in New Mexico. The team looked at data from a single-surgeon outcomes registry, analyzing one cohort of 93 patients with arthroscopically treated knees and one cohort of 35 patients who [...]

MARS Study Seeks to Answer the question… Why Do ACL Reconstructions Fail?

  Study Seeks Answers to ACL Failures (written by Biloine Young @ OTW) Here is the problem: More than 200,000 anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgeries are performed each year in the United States and from 1% to 8% fail. Most of the patients whose initial surgery failed then choose to have their knee ligaments reconstructed for [...]

CEO Interview With Cayenne Medical – Opportunities in the Sports Medicine Device Market

    Changes and Opportunities in the Sports Medicine Device Market: Q&A With Cayenne Medical CEO David Springer (written by Laura Miller @ Beckers) David Springer, CEO of sports medicine device company Cayenne Medical, discusses the sports medicine market and the opportunities for success in the future. Q: What is the biggest trend in the orthopedics [...]

Wright Medical to Distribute the Opus Knotless Suture System From ArthroCare

  Wright Medical Group, Inc. Announces Exclusive Agreement with ArthroCare(R) Corporation for Foot and Ankle Products (press release) Wright Medical announced a supply and distribution agreement with ArthroCare Corporation, a leading company in orthopaedic sports medicine. ArthroCare will supply Wright with products for soft tissue fixation of the foot and ankle based on ArthroCare’s market-leading knotless [...]

Arthroscopic Repair of Femoro-Acetabular or Hip Impingement Improves Range of Motion

Arthroscopic treatment of common hip problem improves range of motion (Hospital for Special Surgery) Successful Hip Impingement Arthroscopic Surgery (OTW)  Trends to Watch in Orthopedic Medicine Arthroscopic treatment of a common hip problem that leads to arthritis is successful in terms of restoring range of motion, according to results from a recent Hospital for Special Surgery study. [...]

What Role Does Biologics Play in Sports Medicine?: 4 Physician Responses

What Role Does Biologics Play in Sports Medicine?: 4 Physician Responses (written by Laura Miller @ Beckers) Four leading orthopedic sports medicine physicians discuss how biologics are being used in sports medicine and what impact they will have on sports medicine in the future.  T. Jeffrey Emel, MD, at Eastern Oklahoma Orthopedic Center, Tulsa. At [...]

Smith & Nephew Acquires Calgary-Based Arthroscopy Business, TENET Medical Engineering

Smith & Nephew Inc. Acquires Privately-Held TENET Medical Engineering, Inc.; Premier Provider of Surgical Patient Positioning Equipment (press release) ANDOVER, Mass., June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Smith & Nephew, (NYSE: SNN; LSE: SN), on behalf of its Endoscopy Division announced today the acquisition of privately-held, Calgary, Alberta-based TENET Medical Engineering, Inc. TENET markets leading edge technology in the area [...]

Orthopedic Balloon Startup Raises $2.6M to Treat Shoulder

  Orthopedic balloon co Ortho Space raise $2.6m (Globes) Ortho Space Ltd. has raised $2.6 million at a company value of $11.5 million, after money. TriVentures LP led the round.  Ortho Space is a subsidiary of Bioprotect Ltd. Both companies are graduates of Xenia Venture Capital Ltd. (TASE:XENA) incubator. Ortho Space’s balloons are used to treat torn [...]

Tornier Launches New Rotator Cuff Repair Mesh Made From Resorbable Polymer Fibers

Tornier Launches Rotator Cuff Mesh (OTW) BioFiber Surgical Mesh is a proprietary three-dimensional fiber structure designed to provide a strong but flexible scaffold for cell migration and enhanced healing. The fibers of the mesh are derived from proprietary resorbable polymers called polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA).

Use of PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) Does Not Accelerate Rotator Cuff Healing

No benefit of platelet-rich plasma found for rotator cuff healing (OrthoSuperSite) Using autologous platelet-rich plasma at the time of rotator cuff repair fails to have a significant positive impact on healing time as determined by ultrasound observation, according to a study presented at the AANA meeting.  

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