Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)
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Sports Medicine
Pain Control After Primary ACLR: Regional Anesthesia Trumps Spinal Anesthesia
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Noting a lack of clarity surrounding the ideal anesthetic modality for postoperative pain control in anterior…
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Sports Medicine
So Which Sport Results in the Most Surgeries?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. You can’t make improvements if you don’t know where the “trouble spots” are. In sports medicine,…
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Arthrex Launches First FDA-Cleared ACL Primary Repair Kit
NAPLES, Fla., Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Arthrex, a global leader in minimally invasive orthopedic technology, announced today the launch of the…
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FDA Authorizes Marketing of New Implant to Repair a Torn ACL
SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing authorization—under the De Novo premarket review…
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Biologics
New Evidence That ACL Graft Maturation Progresses in a Predictable Pattern
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. An ongoing hot potato in the sports medicine world, the timing of return-to-play has gotten…
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Sports Medicine
Human Growth Hormone May Prevent Loss of Muscle Strength after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
NEW YORK, May 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Human growth hormone (HGH) may prevent the loss of muscle strength after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)…
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Philadelphia Eagles Surgeon Talks ACL Grafts, Biologics
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., March 4, 2020 Dr. Christopher Dodson, M.D. Christopher Dodson, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at The…
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Financial
Embody, Inc. Extends DARPA Funding to $14.35 Million
NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ —Embody, Inc., a privately-held medical device company focused on soft tissue repair, announced today they have…
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Recon
MRI Study Shows Miach Orthopaedics BEAR Implant Restores Torn ACL Quality and Size Similar to Native ACLs
July 23, 2019 WESTBOROUGH, Mass. – Miach Orthopaedics, Inc., a privately held company dedicated to developing bio-engineered surgical implants for…
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Promising ACL surgery outcomes for aging athletes
ROSEMONT, Ill., Aug. 21, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — One of the most common knee injuries is an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) sprain or tear,…
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