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Medtronic, AbbVie to Reimburse Executives for Inversion-Triggered Taxes
By LIZ HOFFMAN Medtronic Inc. MDT +0.79% and AbbVie Inc. ABBV -0.77% agreed to reimburse top executives and board members for…
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Cars, TVs come with warranties: Why not hips and knees?
By Sandi Doughton From crockpots to sports coupes, consumers expect warranties on the products they buy. But there are few…
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Two-Year Results of a Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial of Vertebroplasty for Acute Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures
ABSTRACT We previously reported the results of a randomized controlled trial that found no benefit of vertebroplasty over a sham…
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The Best Surgeons are Playing Video Games. Top Surgeons are Playing Xbox One and Sony’s PS4
Jason Baker The Best Surgeons are Playing Video Games. Top Surgeons are Playing Xbox One and Playstation 4 almost as…
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NuVasive Forever Barred From Using NEUROVISION Trademark
Los Angeles, September 5, 2014 – A Los Angeles federal judge issued a permanent injunction earlier this week against NuVasive,…
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Lawyer grills DePuy exec Ekdahl in Pinnacle hip trial
A lawyer for the plaintiff in the 1st product liability trial over DePuy’s Pinnacle hip replacement grills DePuy Synthes chairman…
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PARS technique enables surgeons to better repair torn Achilles tendon
In most surgeries, damaged tissue is cleaned out before surgeons make the necessary repairs. However, a new minimally-invasive surgery to…
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Four lessons about the orthopedics industry from the CEO of group purchasing organization Amerinet
By Varun Saxena Few sectors have been impacted by healthcare reform more than the orthopedics industry. And the looming merger…
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How Unethical Behavior Becomes Habit
by Francesca Gino, Lisa D. Ordóñez and David Welsh When a former client’s secretary was arrested for embezzlement years before…
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Pricey Stryker Needs a Deal to Spur Healthy Growth
BY Richard Saintvilus NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Medical device giant Stryker (SYK_) has rewarded investors with year-to-date gains of close…
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Closed tibial fractures fare better with elastic nails than open fractures
Encomedes DM. Orthopedics. 2014. doi:10.3928/01477447-20140626-52. Pediatric patients with closed tibial shaft fractures treated with titanium elastic nails are likely to have shorter…
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Three Curious Symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis
Quickly, think of a joint in your body. You probably thought of your knee or shoulder—but there are joints along…
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Antibiotic cement during primary TKA may not decrease infection rates
Qadir R. J Arthroplasty. 2014. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2014.02.032. Judicious risk-stratified usage of antibiotic cement during primary total knee arthroplasty may not decrease infection…
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Bellwether trial kicks off for DePuy’s Pinnacle hip implant
The 1st bellwether trial gets under way in product liability lawsuits filed over Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy’s Pinnacle line…
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Whistleblower Attorneys Sanford Heisler Announce Settlement By Smith & Nephew In Qui Tam Case
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Sanford Heisler LLP today announced that U.K.-based medical device manufacturer Smith & Nephew has agreed…
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