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Hospitals
MiMedx Announces Preliminary Investigation Findings
MARIETTA, Ga., Dec. 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — MiMedx Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDXG), the leading regenerative medicine company utilizing human amniotic tissue and patent-protected…
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Uncategorized
High rate of fracture reported with third-generation CoC hip articulations
Compared with other findings regarding ceramic materials in joint articulations, results published in The Journal of Arthroplasty showed a higher…
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Spine
5 things to know about short-term morbidity for neuromuscular scoliosis surgery patients
By Laura Dyrda A new study published in Spine examined the risk factors for short-term morbidity after posterior spinal fusion…
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Spine
Does spinal fusion union rate make a difference? 5 things to know
By Laura Dyrda A new study published in Spine examines fusion rate for patients undergoing spinal fusion with rhBMP-2 or fusion with iliac crest…
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Extremities
Return to regular physical activities found with use of mobile bearing prosthesis for UKA
By Casey Tingle Patients younger than 60 years who underwent medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty with a mobile bearing prosthesis returned…
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Recon
Quality of life measures improved following total hip resurfacing arthroplasty
By Casey Tingle Patients who underwent total hip resurfacing arthroplasty experienced significant improvements in general health-related quality of life measures…
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Recon
Findings show relationship between door openings and OR pressure during joint arthroplasty
By Monica Jaramillo Results from this study demonstrated OR door openings and room pressure are significantly correlated and that loss…
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Recon
More complications, longer length of stay found after revision hip arthroplasty
By Casey Tingle Patients who underwent revision hip arthroplasty experienced more perioperative complications and required more operative time, more blood…
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Sports Medicine
Clinical Study Shows Impressive and Sustainable Results for Tennis Elbow Patients Treated With Tenex Health TX
LAKE FOREST, Calif., Dec. 17, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — A 3-year prospective medical study conducted in collaboration between Singapore General Hospital and the Mayo…
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Uncategorized
No increased adverse events seen for surgically treated unreduced vs reduced distal radius fractures
By Casey Tingle Patients with distal radius fractures that were splinted without reduction prior to open reduction and internal fixation…
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Recon
Local aminoglycoside injections likely to lower infection rates for open fractures
By Monica Jaramillo Infection rates may be effectively decreased in open fractures with the use of systemic antibiotics administered along…
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Biologics
Interventional Orthopedics Foundation Shines Light on False Claims about Stem Cell Products
BROOMFIELD, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Interventional Orthopedics Foundation (IOF), a 501c3 non-profit dedicated to providing education about regenerative orthopedic medicine, recently announced the…
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Biologics
Bone Therapeutics: ALLOB® Delayed-Union Program Awarded at Cells Orthopedics Conference
BONE THERAPEUTICS (Brussels:BOTHE) (Paris:BOTHE), the bone cell therapy company addressing high unmet medical needs in the field of bone fracture repair…
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Extremities
Fewer early complications seen with arthroscopic vs open rotator cuff repair in veteran population
By Monica Jaramillo Compared with open repair, arthroscopic rotator cuff repair performed in a veteran population showed significantly lower rates…
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Recon
Findings highlight risk factors for loss to follow-up after orthopedic trauma
By Casey Tingle Male gender, smoking, lack of commercial health insurance and illicit drug abuse appear to be risk factors…
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