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Spine
Low back pain accounts for third of all disability linked to work
Date: March 24, 2014 Source: BMJ-British Medical Journal Summary: Low back pain disability linked to workplace factors accounts for a…
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Targeted treatment of back pain leads to 50% drop in work absence
Date: March 10, 2014 Source: Keele University Summary: Stratified or targeted care of back pain implemented by family doctors leads…
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Extremities
3D printer makes man’s heel
Doctors have used a 3D printer to help save a Melbourne man from losing his leg to cancer. Builder Len…
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Extremities
Centric Medical™ (A Division of LifeSpine) Announces FDA Clearance of TARSA-LINK™ Internal Fixation System for Foot and Ankle
HUNTLEY, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Centric Medical, a new division of Life Spine, Inc., which focuses on developing surgical implants for the…
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Recon
Knee and hip replacements part of boomers’ active life
Robin Erb, Detroit Free Press Staff Writer Orthopedic implants — once the dreaded inevitability of our final, fragile years —…
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Robotics
Hugh Herr isn’t just developing more capable prosthetic limbs. He’s rethinking what humans can do.
By Courtney Humphries, SM ’04 on October 21, 2014 Uncomfortable shoes. Awkward crutches. Painful artificial limbs. When technology meets biology,…
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Financial
Zimmer posts Q3 earnings above expectations, narrows guidance
October 23, 2014 by Brad Perriello Zimmer Holdings says its 3rd-quarter earnings beat expectations and narrows its sales and earnings…
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Extremities
New approach to treating brittle bone disease unveiled
Date: May 4, 2014 Source: Baylor College of Medicine Summary: A new approach to treating brittle bone disease, a congenital…
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Financial
Consumer Healthcare Industry High Performance Business Study—Infographic
Accenture has analyzed the performance of 17 of the largest Consumer Healthcare companies in the world over a five year…
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Recon
Obesity, the next big thing in medical devices
Written By: William Plovanic Eighty-four million adults in the US struggle with obesity: The prevalence of obesity as a percentage of…
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Financial
Medical start-up fundraising soars 28% in 2014 so far — 5 quick facts
Written by Laura Dyrda So far in 2014, medical startups have raised $300 million, according to a Twin Cities Business…
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Spine
Is cervical spine surgery cost-effective? The jury is still out — 5 things to know
Written by Laura Dyrda There isn’t much data available today on cost-effectiveness for treating cervical degenerative disc disease, despite the…
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Recon
Knee Surgery Companies Must Focus on Better Results, Say Surgeons Around the World
According to iData Research’s orthopaedic surgeons survey of knee surgeons from around the world, the competition for brand preference between…
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Sports Medicine
‘Not medically necessary’: Follow practical considerations for patellofemoral cartilage restoration
By: Jack Farr Previous Patellofemoral Update blogs have detailed the options and rationale for cartilage restoration in the patellofemoral compartment.…
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Spine
Lateral Interbody Fusion for Treatment of Discogenic Low Back Pain: Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques
Luis Marchi,1,2 Leonardo Oliveira,1 Rodrigo Amaral,1 Carlos Castro,1 Thiago Coutinho,1 Etevaldo Coutinho,1 and Luiz Pimenta1,3 1Instituto de Patologia da Coluna, São Paulo 04101-000, SP, Brazil 2Department…
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