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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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The Problem With ‘Pay for Performance’ in Medicine
Aaron E. Carroll – @aaronecarroll “Pay for performance” is one of those slogans that seem to upset no one. To most…
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Hospitals
The 510(k) Program: Evaluating Substantial Equivalence in Premarket Notifications
FDA developed this document to provide guidance to industry and FDA staff about current review practices for premarket notification (510(k))…
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Spine
How spine surgery will thrive in a data-driven world
Written by Laura Dyrda As healthcare shifts from fee-for-service to pay-for-performance and risk-sharing compensation models, specialists are developing new and innovative…
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Financial
CyMedica Orthopedics raises $6 million
Scottsdale medical device company CyMedica Orthopedics completed a $6 million raise, or so says a recent regulatory filing. The highly hush-hush…
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What Does the Future Hold for Medtech? (Physicians Will Be More Like Engineers)
by Jamie Hartford When I was asked to think about how physicians will be affected by the changes in the…
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The Evidence Is In: Patent Trolls Do Hurt Innovation
by James Bessen Over the last two years, much has been written about patent trolls, firms that make their money…
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Recon
Smith & Nephew CEO reveals new ‘no frills’ strategy
July 28, 2014 by Brad Perriello Smith & Nephew CEO Olivier Bohuon reveals a new, ‘no frills’ strategy for developed markets that…
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Extremities
Timely diagnosis and treatment important to combat juvenile arthritis
Most people associate arthritis with aging, but the fact is, one in 1,000 children is diagnosed with juvenile arthritis. Stony Brook Children’s…
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Financial
ModernGraham Quarterly Valuation Of Zimmer Holdings Inc.
Benjamin Graham taught that Intelligent Investors must do a thorough fundamental analysis of investment opportunities to determine their intrinsic value…
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Obama Administration Presses for Retroactive Legislation on Tax Inversions
By DAVID GELLES The Obama administration is continuing to make its case for legislation that would retroactively strip the tax…
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Obama calls for corporate tax changes
David Jackson, USA TODAY President Obama urged Congress on Thursday to crack down on U.S. companies that transfer their addresses…
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