fracture
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Extremities
Medline UNITE launches Calcaneal Fracture Plating System and IM Fibula Implant
Latest FDA cleared products to round out UNITE hindfoot and ankle trauma portfolio Northfield, Ill., April 25, 2022 /OrthoSpineNews/ –…
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Spine
U.S. Pelvic Fracture Patients Treated with New CurvaFix IM Implant
Novel, Curved Device Launches at Orthopaedic Trauma Association Meeting October 14, 2021 BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CurvaFix, Inc., a developer of medical…
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Extremities
OrthoSolutions Introduces the Evidence-Based VolitionTM Ankle Fracture Plating System Featuring V-Lock TM Technology
September 22, 2021 /OrthoSpineNews/ OrthoSolutions is thrilled to announce the full commencement of its proprietary VolitionTM Ankle Fracture Plating System…
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Extremities
The Orthopaedic Implant Company Launches FDA Cleared DRPx Wrist Fracture Plate
RENO, NV / ACCESSWIRE / August 4, 2021 / The Orthopaedic Implant Company today announced the FDA clearance and commercial launch of…
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Hospitals
Get 32% Decrease in Complications in Hip Fracture Patients?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. New work from the Stanford University School of Medicine has found that having the same hospitalists…
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Recon
Topical Intrawound Antibiotic Powder Does NOT Reduce SSI Risk After Acetabular Fracture ORIF
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Citing, in part, a rise in the marketing of antibiotic powders promising to reduce infection risk,…
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Recon
Walking at Least 5 Feet Post-Hip Fracture Surgery=Fewer Complications!
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. “Grandpa fractured his hip” doesn’t have to be a death sentence. In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers…
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Extremities
Don’t Waste Time Getting Biomarkers for Infection?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. In looking at 211 nonunions (204 patients), researchers from several institutions have determined that commonly gathered…
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Extremities
Topical Vancomycin Results in Fewer Staph aureus Infections
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Citing a study indicating that Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequent organism encountered in fracture surgery…
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Biologics
Bone Therapeutics treats first patient in ALLOB Phase IIb tibial fracture study
Gosselies, Belgium, 12 January 2020, 7am CEST – BONE THERAPEUTICS (Euronext Brussels and Paris: BOTHE), the cell therapy company addressing unmet…
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Recon
Anterior Tension Band Plating for Patella Fractures: Viable, but…
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. New work from a Level 1 trauma center, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California, has looked…
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Recon
New Study Helps Forecast Functional Recovery Time and Return to Activities Following Hip Fracture Surgery
ROSEMONT, Ill., Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — For patients undergoing surgery for a hip fracture, there are still unknowns regarding the return to…
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Recon
CurvaFix Completes Treatment of First US Patient in RESTORE Clinical Study
BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 8, 2020 – CurvaFix, Inc., a developer of medical devices to repair fractures in curved bones, announced…
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Recon
Knee Fracture Patients: 3.7x Higher Risk of TKA!
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Do we really know how much a knee fracture elevates the risk of total knee…
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Extremities
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Expands Registry Program to Include Fracture & Trauma
ROSEMONT, Ill., Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) announced a plan to launch a Fracture & Trauma…
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