Complex Spine Procedures are on Rise in Older Patients
Complex Spine Procedures on Rise in Older Patients (MedPageToday) “I think overall there probably is too much fusion happening at […]
Total Ankles Replacements now trump ankle fusions for treatment of late-stage OA
New opinion from American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) Effective Alternative Treatments Available for Chronic Ankle Disability (PRNewsWire)…
RoboDoc 2 used in first total hip case in the US
Sutter First in Nation to Use Next-Generation ROBODOC® for Hip Replacement (PRNewsWire)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights:
Guaranteed!… “No knee replacement for 4 years” with BioniCare device
VQ OrthoCare Unveils “The Better Knee Guarantee” on the BioniCare Treatment System (Pitch Engine) VQ OrthoCare’s BioniCare System is the
DOJ Declares War on Orthopedists
Watching a watershed case in Idaho that forces Orthopedists to accept price controls. As some have predicted, “health care reform”
Medtronic paid out $15.7M to US doctors in Q1
Medtronic Voluntarily Discloses Doctor Pay (WS Journal)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups, trends,
Surgeons are dropping Metal-on-Metal hips
25% of Surveyed Orthopedic Surgeons Plan to Reduce Their Usage of Metal-on-Metal Primary Total Hip Implants Over the Next Year
FDA is talking about making applications transparent to the public
FDA May Make Application Info Public (HealthPointCapital) Per the recommendations of a transparency task force, a wider range of information
Can Medtronic Spine stop the market share erosion?
Medtronic Sofamor Danek is lost 2.5% market share in Q1 and Kyphon sales are down 4%. Hawkins announced management
UK Identifies Higher-than-Anticipated Revision Rate for DePuy’s ASR
Revision rate of 4-5% probably related to cup position. UK Identifies Higher-than-Anticipated Revision Rate for DePuy’s ASR (HealthPointCapital)… Unlock the
Exactech Acquires Polyethylene Supplier for $5.5M cash
The company wants to control it proprietary technology used in its direct compression molded polyethylene tibial components. Exactech’s Total Knee
Survey: a third of people with arthritis in the UK are in so much pain they can’t have sex
A third of people with arthritis in the UK are in so much pain they can’t have sex, according to
SuperPATH minimally invasive total hip procedure is marketed by Dr. Chow in Phoenix
Jimmy C. Chow, M.D highlights the SuperPATH, or Supercapsular Percutaneously-Assisted Total Hip, (also known as the “Northern” Approach or “Northern Exposure”
Industry Veterans form VentureMD and Raise Fund to Invest in Medical Device Start-Up
Industry Veterans form VentureMD and Raise Fund to Invest in Medical Device Start-Up (BusinessWire)… Unlock the full article and exclusive
Michigan scientist discovers cheaper way to roughen the titanium implant surfaces
Michigan Scientist Develops New Nanotube Coating for Implants (HealthPointCapital) Nanotubes that Heal: Engineering Better Orthopedic Implants (Michigan Tech News)… Unlock
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is hosting the first Asia-Pacific Meeting
IOF Launches Regional Meetings IOF will be in Singapore Dec 10 – 13, 2010 Epidemiology of Fractures: East vs. West
Pseudotumor formation was main cause of revision in study of metal-on-metal THA
Pseudotumor formation was main cause of revision in study of metal-on-metal THA (OrthoSuperSite) “We are not sure, but we think
Engineer developing robotic device to put back the pieces in a complex fractures
Engineer to create 3D puzzle to mend broken bones (Physorg) Engineer is developing a robotics device that can put the
OrthoX’s new bone cement will last 100 times longer than conventional bone cements
OrthoX’s innovation is a new kind of bone cement that, according to president and founder James Mason, should last 100
Trend – Younger patients are getting total knee replacements
Patients used to have knee replacements in their late 60s or later, Dr. Figgie says he now is more often
Vail doctor at center of growing niche in Orthopedics: hip arthroscopy
Hip surgeries not just for A-Rod anymore (Summit Daily) Used minimally in the 1980s, hip arthroscopies have become much more
ISTO’s breakthrough in cartilage regeneration —> harvested cartilage cells from deceased juveniles
ISTO’s Cartilage Regeneration Breakthrough (Orthopedics This Week) The paper, “The Potential of Human Allogeneic Juvenile Chondrocytes for Restoration of Articular
Olympus buys $12M of stock in Small Bone Innovations
Olympus Corporation Makes Strategic Investment in Small Bone Innovations, Inc (BusinessWire)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth
Pulmonary emboli after joint arthroplasty – higher rates seen in Total Knee cases and in women
Higher rate of PE after joint arthroplasty seen in women and TKA cases (OrthoSuperSite)… Unlock the full article and exclusive
Researchers in British Columbia have synthesized a protein-based material that stretches exactly like muscle
Researchers in Vancouver, Canada, have synthesized a protein-based material that stretches exactly like muscle. Novel material ‘mimics muscles’ (BBC News)
The Robot War in Total Joints is escalating – new funding for Curexo’s Robodoc technology
Curexo Technology Corp Raises $13.2 Million (PRNewsWire) ROBODOC, a CUREXO Technology Company (Sacramento, CA) In total hip surgery applications, the
Good press for SNN’s Visionaire system for patient matched knees – one patient’s story
Custom-made joints: Replacement knees now a perfect fit (The Record Herald – Wayneboro, PA)… Unlock the full article and exclusive
Is the BIRMINGHAM the clear winner among Hip Resurfacing Systems?
New Data Reinforces the Proven Safety and Effectiveness of the BIRMINGHAM HIP Resurfacing System (PRNewWire)… Unlock the full article and
Stryker makes strategic play into Robotics
Stryker Enters Strategic Marketing Agreement With Intuitive Surgical (PRNewsWire)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses,
Landec acquires Lifecore Biomedical for $40M in a biomaterials play
Landec Corporation Acquires Lifecore Biomedical (EON) Landec acquires the stock of Lifecore for $40M in cash, plus potential earn-outs
Musculoskeletal Industry on the Rebound in Q1
Musculoskeletal Industry on the Rebound in Q1 (HealthPointCaptal) There are signs of a rebound in the musculoskeletal industry. HealthPointCapital estimates
UK issues alert for Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements
Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements (Orthopedics This Week) The UK Regulatory Authority (MHRA) issued the medical device alert to healthcare professionals because
Wharton students propose an innovative approach to Pedicle Screw Augmentation in the Osteoporotic Spine
Life Sciences Dominate at Wharton Competition (NYTimes blog) http://www.CorticalConcepts.com… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups,
Flexuspine approved for first clinical study for a Total Spine Arthroplasty system in the US
Flexuspine: IDE for FSU (Orthopedics This Week) FDA has granted conditional approval to begin the initial phase of the Investigational
Study identifies accuracy, reasons related to disclosure among orthopedic surgeons
Study identifies accuracy, reasons related to disclosure among orthopedic surgeons (OrthoSuperSite) Overall disclosure rate is 71%… Unlock the full article and
Trend – US Doctors Traveling Abroad to Treat American Medical Tourists
Now U.S. Doctors Traveling Abroad to Treat American Medical Tourists (PRNewsWire) Trends to Watch in Orthopedic Medicine… Unlock the full
IMPLANET raises an additional $11M to launch hip, knee, spine and arthroscopy products in Europe
IMPLANET Raises Additional EUR 8 Million (USD 11 Million) to Fuel Deployment (PRNewsWire) Implanet is a Medical Device and Healthcare
Baxter Spends Big on ApaTech to Join Orthobiologics Fray
Baxter Spends Big on ApaTech to Join Orthobiologics Fray (Medical Devices Today)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams
Soft Tissue Regeneration naps $500K to develop ACL repair
Soft Tissue Regeneration brings in $500,000 (MassHighTech) http://www.softtissueregeneration.com… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups,
Chitosan Offers Hope For Spinal Injury Patients
Chitosan Offers Hope For Spinal Injury Patients (MedicalNewsToday)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups,
Will LDR’s Mobi-C be the first cervical disc to obtain two-level approval in the US?
Mobi-C Prepares for PMA (Orthopedics This Week)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups,
Magen Medical Solutions complete “first-in-man” surgeries for SpineShield, an anti-adhesion product, in Europe
Magen Medical Solutions: First Worldwide Patients Treated with Anti-Adhesion SpineShield (BusinessWire)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth
Stryker launches the iVAS inflatable vertebral augmentation system
Stryker Launches Kyphoplasty (Othopedics This Week)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups, trends, market
In Q1, Life Sciences was the largest sector for venture capital investing with $1.3B funding 160 transactions
First-quarter VC investments up 38 percent over last year (Pittsburg Business Times)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights:
New non-invasive test, the ScolioScore, screens for scoliosis by testing saliva
New scoliosis test is non-invasive (WPVI-TV Philadelphia)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth analyses, hot startups, trends,
Gender-specific sizing for knee implants – Dr. Blaha says that data shows it’s not necessary
Gender-specific sizing for knee implants: Do the data confirm the need? (OrthoSuperSite)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights:
Computer-Assisted Robotic Total Knee Replacement is better than conventional techniques
Better Alignment with Robotic Assistance? (Orthopedics This Week) Study Shows Significant Advantages of Computer-Assisted Robotic Total Knee Replacement (Newswise)… Unlock
Indian firm to distribute Total Knees designed by Drs. Buechel and Pappas (Endotec)
Total Knee will be called the “Altius” knee in India Orthopedic Implant Manufacturing Unit in Chennai: TTK Group Collaborates with US
Texas Back Institute marks 10 year anniversary of 1st US disc replacement surgery
Texas Back Institute Marks 10-Year Anniversary of First Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery in US (The Spine Market Group)… Unlock the
Integra LifeSciences (IART) sees opportunity in the older, fatter patient
Older, Fatter Population Keeps Device Maker’s Profits In Good Shape (Investors.com)… Unlock the full article and exclusive OrthoStreams insights: in-depth