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- Study documents the trend towards ceramic-on-poly hips
- Former Stryker Engineer pleads guilty to accepting bribe
- VIDEO: Augmedics tests their augmented-reality (AR) in spine surgery
- Is This the Uber of Spine Surgery?
- JRI Orthopaedics (UK) is acquired by a Chinese Orthopedic Implant Manufacturer for $24M
- Total Joints patients can be discharged in 7 hours in Seattle
- Industry Trends noted at the AAOS in 2018
- Meet the new CEO at Smith & Nephew, Namal Nawana
- Get ready for a 25% tariff on Imported Orthopedic Products
- NN acquires Paragon Medical for $375M cash (2.7 X sales, 9.3 X 2018 earnings)
- When will AI replace the Orthopedic Rep?
- The near future of AI in orthopedic surgery
- Onkos Surgical brings new 3D surgical planning tools to oncology
- The last “motion preserving” disc available for acquisition
- The Smart Total Knee to detect infections is now in development
- The all-polymer total knee. Cool, but its just not going to work.
HOT or NOT Trends in Orthopedics
HOT
Wearables for realtime data and better outcomes
Single-use disposable surgery kits
3D printed implants
Bundled-payment programs for the first 90 days of care
Same Day Total Joint procedures
Combination Materials in Implants
Mazor Robotics
NOT
Generic Implants
New materials in Orthopedics
IDEs and PMAs
Incremental Design Changes
Volume to Value
Frivolous Press Releases
TOO EARLY TO CALL
Augmented Reality surgery
Amazon Healthcare
Diagnoses with AI algorithms
Diagnostic chips inside implants
Mega Orthopedic Mergers
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