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Italian Doctor Uses 3D-printed Bone Replicas to Aid Severe Bone Fracture Surgeries
By Mary-Ann Russon July 16, 2014 17:46 BST Surgeons at the University of Verona Hospital in Italy are now 3D-printing replicas…
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Orthopedic surgery generally safe for patients age 80 and older
Mortality rates decrease for hip and knee replacement and spinal surgeries ROSEMONT, Ill.─Over the past decade, a greater number of…
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IMPLANET: Nomination of an International Expert in Healthcare Strategy Advising to the Board of Directors
IMPLANET (Paris:IMPL) (Euronext: IMPL FR0010458729 PEA-PME eligible) a medical technology company specializing in vertebral and knee-surgery implants announces today the…
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Blue Belt Technologies Receives 510(k) Clearance for Patellofemoral Joint Replacement Application
MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Blue Belt Technologies has received FDA clearance to market their latest surgical application for the Navio® Surgical System, patellofemoral…
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Minnesota’s LifeScience Alley reports major growth in investment for early 2014
July 17, 2014 5:32 am by Scott Wooldridge Investment in Minnesota life science companies saw a significant increase in the second quarter…
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Stryker’s second-quarter profit meets expectations
(Reuters) – U.S. orthopedics company Stryker Corp on Thursday reported slightly higher second-quarter profit that was in line with Wall Street expectations…
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SpineGuard reports 1H 2014 revenues €2.1 million Company accelerates the development of its Smart Screw
PARIS and SAN FRANCISCO, July 17, 2014 – SpineGuard (FR0011464452 – ALSGD), an innovative company that designs, develops and markets…
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5 Findings on Disc Height Reduction After Lumbar Posterolateral Floating Fusion
Written by Laura Dyrda A study published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques examined the risk factors for radiographic L5-S1 disc height reduction…
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Personalized medicine: It may be high cost, but it’s higher value
July 16, 2014 6:13 pm by Meghana Keshavan Personalized medicine will be expensive in these early days of pioneering and planning. But individual…
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10 of the Biggest Rivalries in Healthcare
Written by Lindsey Dunn Marketshare. Physician recruitment. Clout with payers. Despite the marked increase in collaboration within the industry, huge…
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Warning Letter for Spinal Elements
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Intuitive Surgical Exec: Here Is Why Robotic Surgery Is Useful
This guest post was written by Dr. Catherine Mohr, the senior director of medical research at Intuitive Surgical, maker of…
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Appeals court upholds Intuitive Surgical’s win in shareholders lawsuit
July 17, 2014 by Brad Perriello A federal appeals court upholds a lower court’s decision to dismiss a shareholders lawsuit accusing Intuitive…
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Best anticoagulants after orthopedic procedures depends on type of surgery
Current guidelines do not distinguish between aspirin and more potent blood thinners for protecting against blood clots in patients who undergo major…
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Comparative Survivorship of Different Tibial Designs in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
Hilal Maradit Kremers, MD, MSc; Rafael J. Sierra, MD; Cathy D. Schleck, BS; Daniel J. Berry, MD; Miguel E. Cabanela, MD; Arlen D. Hanssen, MD; Mark W. Pagnano, MD; Robert T. Trousdale, MD; David G.Lewallen, MD J Bone Joint Surg Am, 2014 Jul 16;96(14):e121. http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.M.00820 ABSTRACT…
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