fractures
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Recon
Largest Study of Its Kind Looks at Preop, Postop Functional Outcomes in Reconstructed Scapula Process Malunions and/or Nonunions
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. A new retrospective case series performed at a Level I trauma center has attempted to fill…
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Femoral Head Fractures: First Study of Minimum 10-Year Outcomes
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. A “first” in the literature, a new evaluation of 10-year functional outcomes in patients with femoral…
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Spine
Stop’n GO Double Balloon Catheter (Quattroplasty®) Provides a Revolution in Minimally Invasive Treatment of Vertebral Fractures Offering Height Restoration, Increased Control, and Safety
November 10, 2020 Joline Medical, LLC and Joline GmbH & CO. KG announce that the companies have performed the first…
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Extremities
IlluminOss Medical Receives FDA Clearance for Use in Femur and Tibia Fractures as a Supplement to Approved Hardware
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I., Oct. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — IlluminOss Medical, a medical device company focused on minimally invasive orthopedic fracture repair, today announced an…
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Extremities
DePuy Synthes Launches Radial Head Replacement System with Radiolucent Trials to Improve Visualization and Sizing
Side Loading Spacers and Single-Use Instrument Kits Further Enhance Surgical Efficiency and Reduce Costs WEST CHESTER, PA – October 21,…
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Total Joint Replacement and the Impact on Future Falls in Osteoarthritis Patients
ROSEMONT, Ill., Oct. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Patients who have had a total joint arthroplasty (TJA) demonstrate excellent long-term outcomes with increased…
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Hospitals
Methamphetamines Adding Fuel to the Orthopedic Fire
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. “Ice,” “blue,” “crystal,” or “meth”…whatever you call it, methamphetamines (MAs) can heap problems on top…
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Extremities
FH Ortho Receives FDA Clearance for Telegraph Evolution Humeral Nail System
CHICAGO, Oct. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — FH Ortho Inc, a well-established innovative orthopedic medical device company, is pleased to…
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Extremities
In2Bones Introduces CoLink® Cfx Calcaneal Fixation System
September 24, 2020 MEMPHIS, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In2Bones Global, Inc. today announces the U.S. launch of its CoLink® Cfx Calcaneal Fixation System. This versatile collection…
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Extremities
OrthoPediatrics Corp. Announces 1,000th Procedure Utilizing its Innovative Pediatric Nailing Platform | FEMUR (“PNP | FEMUR”) System
WARSAW, Ind., Sept. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — OrthoPediatrics Corp. (“OrthoPediatrics” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: KIDS), a company focused exclusively on advancing…
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Extremities
ExsoMed Corporation Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of InFrame™ Intramedullary Micro Nail for Proximal Phalanx Fractures
ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 01, 2020 ExsoMed Corporation, a privately held U.S.-based medical device company providing orthopaedic surgeons with innovative…
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Extremities
ExsoMed Corporation Announces Milestone 5,000th INnate™ Intramedullary Threaded Nail Used for Metacarpal Fractures
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Aug. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — ExsoMed Corporation, a privately held U.S.-based medical device company providing orthopaedic surgeons with innovative solutions…
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Extremities
IlluminOss Medical Receives FDA Clearance for Use in Fibula Fractures
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I., Aug. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — IlluminOss Medical, a medical device company focused on minimally invasive orthopedic fracture repair, today announced that…
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Hospitals
Keep Older Hip Patients Off Opioids!
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Elderly patients with hip fractures don’t need anything else to worry about, much less the…
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Spine
New Directional Cannula Provides More Flexibility and Control to Balloon Kyphoplasty Procedures
DUBLIN, May 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), the global leader in medical technology, today announced the U.S. launch of Kyphon Assist™…
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