Links tagged “Sports Medicine”
- Trice Medical pulls in funding from a key strategic to fuel commercialization
- The Artificial Meniscus, a “game-changer” for early OA, is being tested in US clinical trials
- The 100% biology total knee replacement, the BioKnee
- Startup completes trials of a ‘living bandage’ seeded with stem cells for meniscus repair
- Rotation Medical’s Bio-inductive rotator cuff repair looks promising early
- New Techniques are improving Hip Arthroscopy
- Startup solves the irreparable rotator cuff problem with balloon technology
- Surgeons regrow severed ACLs without using grafts
- Biologics startup to raise $20M through crowdfunding
- BMJ starts campaign to reduce knee arthroscopy procedures
- 50 Companies that are leading innovation in Sports Medicine
- The 50 most-referenced studies in ACL research
- Role of stem cells in rotator cuff repair (video + paper)
- Symptomatic FAI can be successfully treated with arthroscopy
- Video: Ohio State First to Use Plastic Meniscus Implant in FDA Clinical Trial
- AAOS: FABER distance test can be a simple screen for femoroacetabular impingement
- AAOS Roundtable: “Tommy John” Surgeries: Pearls, Pitfalls, and Protocols
- Biologics is the future of rotator cuff repair according to Dr Verma
- New kind of knee surgery provides much needed stability for ACL repair
- For an ACL rebuild, the Patellar Tendon beats out the Hamstring
- Which Tommy John Surgery Is Best? Answer: Neither!
- Commentary: When to operate on a torn ACL?
- Surgeons describe the purpose for misunderstood knee ligament
- The 28 Best Sports Knee Surgeons in North America
- Study questions the need for Arthroscopic Surgery in many patients
- Showdown – ReGen Biologics appeals the case of the rescinded FDA clearance
- Smith & Nephew acquires ArthroCare for $1.7B, a healthy multiple of 4.5 times 2013 sales
- Kevin Stone throws his opinion into the recent Meniscus Debate
- Clinical Research proves that a partial meniscus trim for a degenerative meniscus tear is unnecessary
- The blood Injections that might transform Orthopedics
- Shoulder repair startup MinInvasive raises several million dollars
- MEDSHAPE gets FDA clearance for new soft tissue anchor
- Arthroscopy start-up raises $19.5M to develop suturing for tight spaces
- Corin to continue distribution of the LARS Artificial Ligament in UK and Australia
- Biomedical Structures introduces breakthrough textile weaving for tendons and ligaments
- Stem Cells in Sports Injuries: A Performance Enhancement? Not Reimbursable? C’mon Man!
- MedShape Launches 2-part PEEK ACL Fastener
- Who is Reinhold Schmielding? …and how did he grow Arthrex into the largest Sports Medicine company?
- There is an overuse of MRIs by Sports Medicine Orthopedists
- MARS Study seeks to answer the question… why do ACL reconstructions fail?
- Arthroscopic repair of femoro-acetabular or hip impingement improves range of motion
- Orthopedic balloon startup raises $2.6M to treat shoulder
- Use of PRP (platelet-rich plasma) does not accelerate rotator cuff healing
- Departure of DJO’s CEO leaves the company with uncertain future
- Arthrex is expanding facilities and workforce in Naples
- Reinhold Schmieding gives first public tour of Arthrex
- The Bioncare Night-Wrap delivers non-invasive knee therapy while you sleep
- Repairing ACL tears in kids is better in the long run according to new study
- Study: Cayenne’s AperFix system works well for PCL reconstruction as well as ACL reconstruction
- 15 Years After ACL Knee Reconstruction, 84% of Male Patients Still Highly Active, Study Says
- Researchers are 3D printing the meniscus out of hydrogels
- Baseball’s next miracle surgery
- Study: The InSpace biodegradable balloon works well for massive rotator cuff tears
- STUDY: ACI versus Microfracture – no difference
- Stryker acquires Ivy Sports Medicine and its meniscus repair device
- Wow! an instant MRI in the office. Trice Medical is disrupting the joint diagnostics space.
- Zimmer-Biomet acquires Cayenne Medical
- Video: A glimpse into the future of running, the 3D-printed personalized shoe
- Only two Orthopedic companies in Fortune’s “100 Best Companies To Work For”
- Surgeon explains why David Wright is sidelined with spinal stenosis
- LA surgeon repairs Manny Pacquiao’s rotator cuff – ready for training in 6 months
- Surgeons explain the trend towards simulation-based training in Arthroscopy
- Manny Pacquiao will get surgery to fix a “significant tear” in his right shoulder
- Repairing meniscus roots does not improve clinical outcomes
- Prophylactic knee brace reduces peak ACL strain during landing in a high-risk athlete.
- AAOS: Minimalist Running Shoes May Need Longer Transition
- Study: ACL reconstruction is linked to Knee Osteoarthritis
- Can Hip Arthroscopy Be Performed With Conventional Knee-Length Instrumentation?
- Surgeons are puzzled when “healed” athletes crash a burn
- Trend: The spike in Tommy Johns surgery is “alarming”
- Arthrex wins $225M defense department contract
- Trend: Chinese hip and knee patients are getting younger
- Growing trend in Sports Medicine, the “Tommy John” surgery for pitchers
If you follow professional baseball, I am sure you have observed an alarming rate of pitchers who have underwent ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (“Tommy John surgery”) already this year.
- Does a Rotator Cuff repair surgery accelerate shoulder arthritis?
- New Legislation protects Sports Medicine Team Doctors
- Engineers at Wash U use $3M NIH grant to re-engineer rotator cuff repairs
- Atlanta medical device company lands $11M to launch smart materials orthopedics technology
- OrthoSpace’s resorbable InSpace Balloon reduces rotator cuff pain for patients
- Sham surgery is just as effective as an arthroscopic partial meniscectomy in diminishing knee pain
- Active Implants raises $26M to continue EU clinical trial of meniscus implant, NUsurface
- AAOS no longer recommends HA injections for symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee
- Mitek Sports Medicine Introduces New Interference Screw Design For Faster, Easier Insertion
- Doc invents a Stem-cell Bandage for repair of Torn Meniscus
- Can a blood clot help heal a rotator cuff tear?
- Sports Medicine startup, Cayenne Medical, pulls in $10M in Capital
- Simbionix acquires 3D Arthroscopic Surgery Training Technology
- Conmed/Linvatec to distribute MTFs sports medicine allograft tissues and Platelet-Rich Plasma
- Hip impingement surgery is becoming more and more popular in sports medicine
- Study finds knee arthroscopy and ACL reconstruction are cost-effective in improving Quality of Life
- Wright Medical to distribute the Opus knotless suture system from ArthroCare
- Smith & Nephew acquires Calgary-based Arthroscopy business, TENET Medical Engineering
- Tornier launches new rotator cuff repair mesh made from resorbable polymer fibers
- Core Essence Orthopedics naps $11.5M for minimally invasive soft tissue repair
- Arthrex acquires Cardo Medical’s total joint assets
- Kensey Nash makes equity investment in Orteq Sports Medicine
- UMass develops an inexpensive, synthetic bone called FlexBone to aid in tissue grafting
- VIDEO: Dr. Kevin Stone talks about the bio-future of joint replacement
- NuOrtho’s Ceruleua RF cartilage probe receives 510(k) clearance
- PRP gaining favor for chronic tennis elbow, severe Achilles tendonitis and osteoarthritis of the knee
- Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) Therapy Effective Treatment for Tendon Problems
