The Orthopedics Industry AAOS: Minimalist Running Shoes May Need Longer Transition
AAOS: Minimalist Running Shoes May Need Longer Transition (DoctorsLounge) A new study suggests that runners over the age of 30 who […]
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AAOS Roundtable: “Tommy John” Surgeries: Pearls, Pitfalls, and Protocols
“Tommy John” Surgeries: Pearls, Pitfalls, and Protocols (AAOS Now) A roundtable on treating ulnar collateral ligament overuse injuries The incidence of
Study: ACL reconstruction is linked to Knee Osteoarthritis
PRIOR ACLR RELATED TO KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS (Orthopedics This Week) If you are a young athlete who had anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
Biologics is the future of rotator cuff repair according to Dr Verma
Biologics as the next step in future of rotator cuff surgery (Healio) KOLOA, Hawaii — For the repair of rotator cuff
Can Hip Arthroscopy Be Performed With Conventional Knee-Length Instrumentation?
Can Hip Arthroscopy Be Performed With Conventional Knee-Length Instrumentation? (Arthroscopy Journal) Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine whether
New kind of knee surgery provides much needed stability for ACL repair
New kind of knee surgery provides much needed relief for patients (Orthopedics This Week) A new kind of knee surgery is
Surgeons are puzzled when “healed” athletes crash a burn
“HEALED” ATHLETES CRASHING AND BURNING! (Orthopedics This Week) Athletes Who Frighten the Best Surgeons When David Altchek takes a phone call
For an ACL rebuild, the Patellar Tendon beats out the Hamstring
Patellar Beats Hamstring for ACL Rebuild (MedPageToday) This guest column is by C. David Geier Jr., MD, an orthopedic surgeon and
Trend: The spike in Tommy Johns surgery is “alarming”
Spike in Tommy Johns Due to “Pitch Younger, Pitch Faster, Pitch More Often” (Orthopedics This Week) The culprit in the recent
Which Tommy John Surgery Is Best? Answer: Neither!
Which Tommy John Surgery Is Best? Answer: Neither! (Orthopedics This Week) It’s a first-in-the-literature…Jim Bradley, M.D., M.S., a sports medicine specialist
Arthrex wins $225M defense department contract
Arthrex outbids nearly 60 competitors to win a contract with the U.S. Defense Dept. that’s worth $255 million Arthrex won a
Commentary: When to operate on a torn ACL?
To Operate or Not to Operate? That Is (Still) the Question (JBJS) Commentary on an article by Hege Grindem, PT, PhD,
Trend: Chinese hip and knee patients are getting younger
Average age of degenerative joint disease patients declines (China Post) The average age of degenerative joint disease patients has been dropping
Surgeons describe the purpose for misunderstood knee ligament
Surgeons describe new ligament in the human knee (ScienceDaily) SUMMARY: Two knee surgeons in Belgium have provided the first full anatomical
Growing trend in Sports Medicine, the “Tommy John” surgery for pitchers
Tommy John Surgery, a Rising Epidemic? (Athletico) If you follow professional baseball, I am sure you have observed an alarming rate
Does a Rotator Cuff repair surgery accelerate shoulder arthritis?
THE DOWNSIDE OF ROTATOR CUFF SURGERY? (Orthopedics This Week) Joint, Cartilage Damage Caused by Rotator Cuff Surgery? A new study indicates
Study questions the need for Arthroscopic Surgery in many patients
STUDY QUESTIONS ARTHROSCOPIC KNEE SURGERY (Orthopedics This Week) Research from Finland, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that the
New Legislation protects Sports Medicine Team Doctors
NEW LEGISLATION PROTECTS SPORTS MEDICINE DOCTORS (Orthopedics This Week) Frederick M. Azar, M.D. Discusses Bill to Protect Sports Medicine Specialists A
Showdown – ReGen Biologics appeals the case of the rescinded FDA clearance
ReGen Biologics appeals loss to FDA (MassDevice) ReGen Biologics asks a federal appeals court to overturn its loss of a lawsuit
Engineers at Wash U use $3M NIH grant to re-engineer rotator cuff repairs
Researchers blend orthopedics, engineering to better repair torn rotator cuffs (ECNMag) Rotator cuff tears are among the most common orthopedic injuries
Smith & Nephew acquires ArthroCare for $1.7B (4.5 X sales)
Smith & Nephew strengthens global sports medicine business through agreement to acquire ArthroCare for $1.7 billion (press release) Smith & Nephew
Atlanta medical device company lands $11M to launch smart materials orthopedics technology
Atlanta medical device company lands $11M to launch smart materials orthopedics technology (MedCityNews) MedShape, Inc., an Atlanta, Ga.-based medical device company, announced it
Kevin Stone throws his opinion into the recent Meniscus Debate
STONE ON THE GREAT MENISCUS DEBATE (Orthopedics This Week) Clinical Research proves that a partial meniscus trim for a degenerative meniscus
OrthoSpace’s resorbable InSpace Balloon reduces rotator cuff pain for patients
New Implant Eases Rotator Cuff Pain (JewishVoiceNY) Company website Orthopedic balloon startup raises $2.6M to treat shoulder Already in use in
Clinical Research proves that a partial meniscus trim for a degenerative meniscus tear is unnecessary
Finnish research to revolutionise indications for knee surgery (New England Journal of Medicine on 25 December 2013) The Finnish Degenerative Meniscal Lesion
Sham surgery is just as effective as an arthroscopic partial meniscectomy in diminishing knee pain
SHAM SURGERY AS GOOD AS PARTIAL MENISCECTOMY (Orthopedics This Week) Sham surgery is just as effective as an arthroscopic partial meniscectomy
The blood Injections that might transform Orthopedics
THE BLOOD INJECTIONS THAT MIGHT TRANSFORM ORTHOPEDIC (The New Yorker) Chris Waddell has been an élite athlete for more than two
Active Implants raises $26M to continue EU clinical trial of meniscus implant, NUsurface
Active Implants LLC Closes $26.0 Million Financing Round (press release) Active Implants LLC, the technology leader in cushion bearing orthopaedics with
Shoulder repair startup MinInvasive raises several million dollars
Shoulder repair co MinInvasive raises several million dollars (Globes) MinInvasive is developing a minimally invasive device for rotator cuff repair in
AAOS no longer recommends HA injections for symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee
AAOS releases revised clinical practice guideline for osteoarthritis of the knee (AAOS press release) Intra-articular hyaluronic acid no longer recommended, while
MEDSHAPE gets FDA clearance for new soft tissue anchor
MEDSHAPE: FDA NOD FOR ECLIPSE (Orthopedics This Week) MedShape, Inc. has announced the receipt of FDA 510(k) clearance for its Eclipse
Mitek Sports Medicine Introduces New Interference Screw Design For Faster, Easier Insertion
Mitek Sports Medicine Introduces New Interference Screw Design For Faster, Easier Insertion (press release) Mitek Sports Medicine, a leading developer and
Arthroscopy start-up raises $19.5M to develop suturing for tight spaces
California start-up making surgical tools for orthopedics procedures raises $19.5 million (MedCity News) Ceterix Orthopaedics, based in Menlo Park, California, which
Doc invents a Stem-cell Bandage for repair of Torn Meniscus
Windpipe Doc Invents Torn Meniscus Bandage (Orthopedics This Week) It sounds like a crazy idea but it should be taken seriously
Corin to continue distribution of the LARS Artificial Ligament in UK and Australia
Corin Group Reaches Agreement With LARS SA (press release) Corin Group Plc. (CRG.L) said it has reached an agreement with LARS
Can a blood clot help heal a rotator cuff tear?
Blood Clots Heal Rotator Cuff Tears (Biloine Young @ OTW) Can a blood clot help heal a rotator cuff tear? Christopher
Biomedical Structures introduces breakthrough textile weaving for tendons and ligaments
Biomedical Structures Introduces Breakthrough Medical Textile Weaving Capabilities for Artificial Tendon and Ligament Applications (press release) Biomedical Structures LLC (BMS),
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
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
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
MedShape Launches 2-part PEEK ACL Fastener
MedShape Releases ExoShape Tissue Fastener (Elizabeth Hofheinz @ OTW) MedShape, Inc. has announced the full U.S. commercial
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)
Who is Reinhold Schmieding?
NOTE: This article was written in 2011 and gives the history of Arthrex from 1991 to 2007. Enterpreneur of the
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,