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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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Financial
Will spine payments be capped?
Written by Laura Dyrda Healthcare employers and insurers are adopting or considering several tactics to limit payments for medical services,…
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Extremities
Six important stories to read regarding total ankle arthroplasty
Orthopedics Today has highlighted six important stories to keep your practice up-to-date regarding total ankle arthroplasty Outcomes of total ankle…
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Hospitals
US probes medical devices for possible cyber flaws
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is investigating about two dozen cases of suspected cybersecurity flaws in medical devices and…
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Financial
Covidien, Medtronic shares jump on affirmation of $43B merger
October 22, 2014 by Brad Perriello Shares of Medtronic and Covidien gain after Medtronic affirms its $43 billion acquisition plans,…
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Recon
U.S. #1! IN OBESITY RATES…
Biloine W. Young • Thu, September 25th, 2014 The United States, already the most obese nation in the world, is…
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Recon
Obesity link to increased risk for orthopedic conditions and surgical complications
Obesity affects individual patient care, the healthcare system and nearly every organ in the body. People with obesity often have…
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Financial
Intuitive Surgical shows improvement despite profit decline
(Reuters) – Intuitive Surgical Inc on Tuesday said it sold more of its high-priced robot surgical systems in the second…
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Spine
Stanford researchers using ultrasound to power internal medical devices
By Mike Bassett Engineers at Stanford University are working on ways to use ultrasound to send power–safely and wisely–to “smart…
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Extremities
Materialise Acquires OrthoView, the Market Leader in Orthopedic Digital Pre-operative Planning Software
Complementary Transaction Creates One-Stop Shop for Surgical Planning Software Tools and Corresponding 3D Printed Medical Devices LEUVEN, Belgium, Oct. 21,…
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Extremities
Medical Device Sales Reps Need to Learn a Second Language
Written by: Jason Baker You have no chance of success in Surgical Sales unless you learn another language. I’m not talking…
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