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SpineBlogger, Where Did You Go?
By: Josh Sandberg He came out of nowhere. The man masked as a super hero with the stolen picture from FotoSearch.com.…
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Extremities
Narcotic Use and Postoperative Doctor Shopping in the Orthopaedic Trauma Population
Brent J. Morris, MD; Justin W. Zumsteg, MD; Kristin R. Archer, PhD; Brian Cash, BS; Hassan R. Mir, MD J Bone Joint Surg Am, 2014 Aug 06;96(15):1257-1262. http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.M.01114 ABSTRACT Background: The negative consequences of narcotic use…
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Ten big med tech companies add 25,000 jobs in 2013
August 6, 2014 | By Varun Saxena Med tech companies are keen employers, according to an employment report released today by…
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Financial
Medtronic-Covidien merger means tax hit for all stockholders, including execs
August 11, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani The terms of Medtronic’s unusual $43 billion acquisition of Covidien means that all MDT shareholders are…
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Hospitals
Appeals court reverses Medtronic’s win in Lenox bone mill spat
August 11, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani A District Court Judge rules in favor of Lenox MacLaren Surgical, allowing the company to take…
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Spine
Judge denies NuVasive in NeuroVision spat, cancels trademark
August 11, 2014 by Brad Perriello A federal judge denies NuVasive’s bid to overturn a $30 million trademark infringement loss and cancels…
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Room to Grow: Emerging Growth Orthopedic Companies
There’s still room for upstarts with solid technology and a winning value proposition to take on the orthopedic industry’s heavyweights.…
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Congress moves to punish Medtronic and other ‘corporate deserters’
August 5, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani Democrats in the Senate and House push a measure to withhold federal contracts from companies that…
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Lott Joins Lobbying Push to Keep Up Corporate Inversions
By Annie Linskey Former U.S. Senators Trent Lott and John Breaux are part of a lobbying effort by companies that…
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Recon
The top ten items to read focused on osteoarthritis
Orthopedics Today has highlighted the ten most important stories of the year to keep your practice up-to-date regarding osteoarthritis. Physical therapy…
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Appeals court upholds dismissal of pain pump suit against Stryker, Orthofix, others
August 11, 2014 by Brad Perriello A federal appeals court upholds the dismissal of a whistleblower lawsuit filed against Stryker, Orthofix and…
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Expanding Opportunities with a Simplified Supply Chain
In the era of cost-conscious, value-based healthcare, medical device original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are under intense cost pressures to find…
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Biologics
Dramatic growth of grafted stem cells in rat spinal cord
Building upon previous research, scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Veteran’s Affairs San Diego…
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Hospitals
What Main Stream Media Misses in the MOC Debate
This morning the American Board of Medical Specialties’ (ABMS) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program debate reached a larger mainstream media…
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Recon
Partnership unites Largest Neurological, Orthopedic Practices
Arizona’s largest and No. 1 ranked Phoenix-based orthopedic group, The CORE Institute, announced it has signed a partnership agreement with…
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