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Recon
Many adolescents suffer from knee pain for several years
Over the years, many adolescents have been forced to accept the diagnosis “growing pains” when they complained about pain in…
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Smith and Nephew, other medtech giants weigh in on mega-mergers
July 29, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani A recent spate of mega-mergers hasn’t inspired medtech peers to follow suit just yet, according to…
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Spine
When Lifting Heavy Objects, Women at Greater Risk of Back Injury Than Men
Differences Between the Sexes Could Increase Women’s Risk for Chronic Back Problems By ANN LUKITS Scientists observing groups of people lift…
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Report Says Big Changes Are Needed In How Doctors Are Trained
by JULIE ROVNER “We recognize we are recommending substantial change,” says health economist and former Medicare Administrator Gail Wilensky, co-chairwoman of…
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Spine
Treating Back Pain: “Where’s the Beef?”
Written By: Ronald D. Fudala, DC | Board Certified Chiropractic Neurologist. A tiny piece of meat engulfed by a massive bun…
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Financial
Sanford settled lawsuit alleging kickbacks to doctors
Sanford Health paid the federal government $625,000 earlier this year to settle a whistle-blower lawsuit which claimed two Sioux Falls…
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DEPUY SYNTHES CONTINUES COST-CUTTING
Walter Eisner • Mon, July 28th, 2014 DePuy Synthes continues its cost-cutting measures. According to a July 17, 2014, Wall Street…
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SoCal innovators team up for pediatric medical devices
July 29, 2014 by Arezu Sarvestani OCTANe and the Southern California Center of Technology & Innovation in Pediatrics join forces to spur…
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Robotics
Microprocessor Knee and Power Foot Combination in a Transfemoral Amputee
Advances in the functionality and materials of prosthetics and successful component integration enabled an Iraq War veteran to return to…
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Financial
Exactech Q2 Revenue Up 6% to $63.9 Million. Net Income up 12% to $4.2 Million. Diluted EPS $0.30 vs. $0.27.
GAINESVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exactech, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXAC), a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for hip, knee, shoulder…
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Exclusive: IRS collected $1.4B in medtech excise tax payments in 2013
July 28, 2014 by Brian Johnson The IRS calculates that medtech companies paid the federal government $1.4 billion in medical device excise…
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Recon
Opioid use does not impair reverse shoulder arthroplasty success
By Lucy Piper, Senior medwireNews Reporter Taking opioids prior to reverse shoulder arthroplasty does not hamper patients’ chances of having successful outcomes,…
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Spine
Medtronic (MDT) PRESTIGE LP Cervical Disc System Approved by FDA
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announces that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the…
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Spine
Anatomic Determinants of Sacral Dysmorphism and Implications for Safe Iliosacral Screw Placement
Scott P. Kaiser, MD; Michael J. Gardner, MD; Joseph Liu, MD; M.L. Chip Routt Jr., MD; Saam Morshed,MD, PhD J Bone Joint Surg Am, 2014 Jul 16;96(14):e120. http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.M.00895 ABSTRACT Background: Upper sacral segment dysplasia increases the…
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