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New Animation Features High Articulation Total Hip Solution
Aesculap Implant Systems’ Animation Presents a Total Hip Solution Featuring the Metha® Short Hip Stem and Plasmafit™ Pro Acetabular Cup…
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Prior total knee, hip revision causes increased periprosthetic fractures
Periprosthetic fractures are especially common in patients with prior total knee revision or total hip replacement a decade after primary…
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Use of regional anesthesia during hip fracture surgery not associated with lower risk of death
Among more than 56,000 adults undergoing hip repair between 2004 and 2011, the use of regional anesthesia compared with general…
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MMATech Revolutionary Development in the Hip Replacement Arena
TEL AVIV, Israel, June 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — MMATech Ltd, developing an acetabular liner for total hip implants, produced with a revolutionary, novel, advanced, low-friction and wear-resistant polyimide material, will be opening an investment round after excellent…
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Use of cement in partial hip replacement linked to risk of death
The use of cement in partial hip replacement surgery may be linked to a risk of death – often occurring…
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New medical research targets best time for joint replacement surgery
New data from a joint replacement monitoring program and database at UMass Medical School shows there is an ideal time…
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Encouraging Data from 5,000 Patient Anterior Hip Study
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Sun, June 8th, 2014 5,000 Patient Anterior Hip Study Results Announced Over 5,000 patients and…
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Study finds that patients who lose weight have better joint replacement outcomes
While many overweight patients have the best intentions to lose weight after joint replacement, a study at Hospital for Special…
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Ortho Development Corporation Receives FDA Clearance for Ovation Tribute™ Hip Stem
DRAPER, Utah, April 9, 2014 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — Ortho Development® Corporation has received FDA clearance for its Ovation Tribute™ Hip Stem. The Ovation…
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Study: THA found superior to internal fixation for femoral neck fracture
At a minimum 15-year follow-up, researchers of this study discovered a lower failure rate among lucid patients with a displaced…
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MASSIVE NEW JOINT REGISTRY ANNOUNCED // “JIMMY” ANDREWS ON STEM CELLS IN SPORTS MEDICINE // AND MORE!!
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Sun, April 6th, 2014 Print this article Incredibly Comprehensive Total Joint Registry Consortium Researchers at…
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Are THA Patients Getting Younger?
Jennie McKee A study presented yesterday by Jacob M. Drew, MD, suggests that a significant shift is occurring toward younger patients…
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New Smart Tool Approved by Health Canada for Enhancing Hip Replacement Surgery
WATERLOO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Feb. 18, 2014) – Intellijoint Surgical, Inc. (formerly Avenir Medical) an innovator in smart tools to improve joint…
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Provide Warranties for Hip & Knee Implants, Consumer Union Asks Implant Makers
The policy arm of Consumer Reports is calling on the top manufacturers of hip and knee implants to provide warranties…
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Hip surgery assist device wins AdvaMed scholarship
RCT BioVentures names Francis Lamont Innovations its scholarship contest winner, handing the startup an all-expenses-paid trip to AdvaMed’s 2013 conference…
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