Reoperation rates are higher for ankle arthroplasty than fusion, mostly related to implant design (AAOS) TITLE: Comparing Reoperation after Ankle Joint […]
AJRR Launches Total Joint Replacement Risk Calculator (AAOS) A gift from Ortho Apps helps the orthopaedic profession The American Joint Replacement
Prophylactic knee brace reduces peak ACL strain during landing in a high-risk athlete (Sage Journals) Can a knee brace reduce the
FABER distance test can be a simple screen for femoroacetabular impingement (AAOS) Session: 421-435-Sports
Cobalt Chrome Spine Implants in Kids Set Off Airport Alarms (MedPageToday) But stainless steel devices were invisible to TSA metal detectors.
AAOS: Minimalist Running Shoes May Need Longer Transition (DoctorsLounge) A new study suggests that runners over the age of 30 who
IlluminOss Medical Announces the Enrollment of First Patient in Proximal Humerus Fracture Repair Trial at Albert Schweitzer Hospital (press release) Light
Majority of parents unaware of safe pitching practices (AAOS) A new study presented today at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the
Driving Two Weeks Post Hip Replacement May Be OK, Small Study Reports (Arthroplasty Journal) Many people who’ve had hip replacement surgery
64% of military service members undergoing ankle fracture fixation had returned to daily running at 3 years Jordana @ Twitter
First study to show similar gait outcomes for total ankle replacement vs arthrodesis Presentation Abstract Session: 256-270-Foot and Ankle I
Employment Contracts for Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) With rising hospital employment of physicians, unfolding reform policies, and tightening reimbursement, medical practices need
“Tommy John” Surgeries: Pearls, Pitfalls, and Protocols (AAOS Now) A roundtable on treating ulnar collateral ligament overuse injuries The incidence of
Revolutionary surgical drill bit goes on show in Las Vegas All-in-one device eliminates need for depth gauge A revolutionary surgical
Orthopedists’ Financial Conflicts Can Hurt Patients, Surgeon Says (MedPage Today) It’s financially compelling for doctors to do things that don’t help
ZIMMER REPORTS FIRST SHOULDER USE OF VIVACIT-E IN U.S. (Orthopedics This Week) Zimmer Holdings, Inc.’s Vivacit-E Line for the Trabecular Metal
NEW DEVICE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM PROPOSED (Orthopedics This Week) The health care arm of the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. prepared a
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BIOMET BRIBERY CHARGES OVERSHADOW RUMORS OF EU ZIMMER ACQUISITION APPROVAL (Orthopedics This Week) Timeline of DOJ versus Orthopedic Companies Unnamed sources
Blue Belt Technologies Announces First Navio Case Performed in Australia and First Navio-assisted GRU Unicompartmental Knee Replacement (Global Orthopaedics Technology) (HealthPointCapital)
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ZIMMER SECURES CHEAPER FINANCING FOR BIOMET DEAL (Orthopedics This Week) Zimmer press release Your Dashboard for the Zimmer-Biomet Merger Zimmer Holdings,
KNEE OA TRIAL ENROLLS FIRST SUBJECT (Orthopedics This Week) San Diego-based Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. has treated its first patient in its
DEPUY SYNTHES LAUNCHES “PATIENT ATHLETE” PROGRAM (Orthopedics This Week) “Patient Athlete” website Johnson & Johnson’s DePuy Synthes Companies and the Human
Advantages of electromagnetic navigation in TKA remain unclear (Healio) According to researchers, demonstrating the value of using electromagnetic navigation in total
FIRST OUTPATIENT HIP REPLACEMENT IN NYC (Orthopedics This Week) NYU Langone Medical Center has become the first academic medical center in
Six important orthopedics videos from February (Healio) Orthopedics Today has highlighted six important videos from February
Guest article by Marty Wynkoop My nearly 20 years in startups have taught me several valuable lessons. Valuable, because those
A SPIKE OF SPRINGTIME KNEE REPLACEMENTS? (Orthopedics This Week) Is there going to be a spike of requests for knee replacement
PRIOR ACLR RELATED TO KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS (Orthopedics This Week) If you are a young athlete who had anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Metal-on-metal implants long-lasting, potentially dangerous (Healio) The European Commission recently released a fact sheet detailing the advantages, disadvantages and potential health
Can Stryker Get More Surgeons to Use MAKO Robotic Platform? (MDDI blog) Posted in Implantable Devices by Arundhati Parmar on March
U.S. court orders new trial for damages in Medtronic patent case (Reuters) SUMMARY A federal appeals court
How It All Started: Mobelife (Materialize) In October 2008 at 27-years-old, I was just finishing my PhD in biomedical engineering at
3D PRINTING GUIDES SURGERY IN CHINA (Orthopedics This Week) Chinese doctors have used 3D printing to treat an injury referred to
Another Sign of Medical Device Commoditization? (blog of Chris Provines) Rumors circulated this week that Cardinal Healthcare is in talks to
The Future of Medicine is NOT in Your Hands (blog article from Saif Abed, MD) Purchase this book at Amazon I
Stryker opens regional European HQ in Amsterdam (press release) Stryker recently announced the grand opening of its European Regional Headquarters in
Globus Medical Announces the Acquisition of Branch Medical Group, Inc. (press release) Globus Medical website Branch Medical Group website
DEVICE INDUSTRY LAYS OUT “INNOVATION AGENDA” (Orthopedics This Week) AdvaMed, the medical device industry’s largest trade group, has unveiled an “Innovation
DEPUY HIP SETTLEMENTS COULD TOP $4 BILLION (Orthopedics This Week) There are 1,400 new DePuy ASR metal-on-metal hip patients who are
FIRST PATIENT TREATED WITH LUNA 360 FUSION SYSTEM (Orthopedics This Week) It’s a first for the spine experts at Benvenue Medical,
PRECISION SPINE REFINANCING TO GO SHOPPING (Orthopedics This Week) Privately held Precision Spine, Inc. of Parsippany, New Jersey, is refinancing its
AdvaMed claims 195,000 jobs lost to medical device tax (MassDevice) AdvaMed claims that the medical device tax will wind up costing
DIRTY DANCING ACTRESS’ NECK SAVED BY MOBI-C (Orthopedics This Week) Actress Jennifer Grey was in so much pain that she wasn’t
Recent Progress on Demographic Information and Clinical Trials (FDA blog) At FDA, one of our foremost responsibilities is to evaluate and
Life Science Startups Raise $8.2 Billion from VCs in 2014 (CB Insights) Here’s where the money in life sciences going –
Sonoma Receives 510(k) FDA Clearance for the Minimally-Invasive FibuLock™ Nail for Ankle Fracture Repair (press release) BUFFALO GROVE, Ill., Feb. 13,
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