Knee
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Exactech and Bodycad Sign Exclusive Distribution Agreement to Offer Personalized Unicompartmental Knee Replacement
November 24, 2020 GAINESVILLE, Fla. & QUEBEC CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation and smart technologies…
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Biologics
Bioventus Receives Authorization to Proceed Under Investigational New Drug Application for Clinical Trial of Placental Tissue Particulate (PTP-001) for the Treatment of Knee OA
November 18, 2020 DURHAM, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bioventus, a leader in Solutions For Innovative Healing, received authorization to proceed under its investigational…
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Sports Medicine
AlloSource Announces First Patients Complete 12-Month Milestone In ProChondrix CR Clinical Study For Cartilage Defects In The Knee
CENTENNIAL, Colo., Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ –AlloSource®, one of the largest allograft providers in the U.S., creating innovative cellular and tissue products,…
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Rapid recovery protocol can lead to increased range of motion after total knee arthroplasty
ROSEMONT, Ill., Nov. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A new research article published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons® (JAAOS)…
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American Joint Replacement Registry Releases 2020 Annual Report
ROSEMONT, Ill., Nov. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), the cornerstone of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Registry Program, released…
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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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Haphazard Prescribing for Opioid-Naïve Patients After Knee Arthroscopy?
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. As patients prescribed opioids typically have remaining pills, more precise prescribing is in order, say…
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THINK Surgical Unveils New Corporate Website
FREMONT, Calif., Sept. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — THINK Surgical®, Inc., an advanced orthopedic robot technology company, announced the official launch of its…
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Biologics
Quality of Life: What Happens When Spine, Adult Reconstructive Surgery Square Off?
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Citing the traditional difficulties of comparing varied disease states, a team of researchers from NYU…
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Episurf Medical reaches milestone of 800 implants
MON, AUG 24, 2020 08:30 CET Episurf Medical (NASDAQ: EPIS B) today announces that the company has reached another milestone…
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DJO® Introduces Two New EMPOWR™ Systems Designed To Accelerate Surgical Efficiency
August 20, 2020 AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DJO, LLC (“DJO” or the “Company”), a leading global provider of medical technologies to get…
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Financial
Pandemic hampers reopening of joint replacement gold mine
August 10, 2020 / Bernard J. Wolfson, Kaiser Health News Dr. Ira Weintraub, a recently retired orthopedic surgeon who now…
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Biologics
New Approach to Treating Osteoarthritis Advances
NEW YORK, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Injections of a natural “energy” molecule prompted regrowth of almost half of the cartilage lost…
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Osso VR Announces Partnership with MicroPort Orthopedics, Launching a VR Training Module for New Hip and Knee System
PALO ALTO, Calif., Aug. 4, 2020 – Osso VR, a validated Virtual Reality (VR) surgical training platform, today announced the…
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Hospitals
Hoag Orthopedic Institute Named ‘2020-2021 Best Hospital’ by U.S. News & World Report
IRVINE, Calif. [July 28, 2020] – Hoag Orthopedic Institute (HOI), which performs the most knee and hip joint replacement surgeries in California, has…
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