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Study Shows Statistically Significant and Clinically Relevant Pain Relief for Knee Osteoarthritis with Co-Administered Traumeel® and Zeel® Intra-articular Injections
MANCHESTER, N.H., Nov. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Today, a study of 232 patients was presented at the American College of Rheumatology…
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Think Twice Before Choosing Knee Replacement
By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS For someone whose knee is sore and creaky, the prospect of replacing it with a new, metal-and-plastic…
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Knee and hip replacements part of boomers’ active life
Robin Erb, Detroit Free Press Staff Writer Orthopedic implants — once the dreaded inevitability of our final, fragile years —…
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Knee Surgery Companies Must Focus on Better Results, Say Surgeons Around the World
According to iData Research’s orthopaedic surgeons survey of knee surgeons from around the world, the competition for brand preference between…
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Metaphyseal sleeves provide reliable fixation after revision TKA
Huang R. Orthopedics. 2014. doi:10.3928/01477447-20140825-57. Revision total knee arthroplasty with metaphyseal sleeves provided reliable fixation at short-term follow-up, according to…
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Knee replacement patients benefit when physician anesthesiologists quarterback care – Perioperative surgical home leads to shorter length of stays
Knee replacement patients go home sooner, are highly satisfied and incur less cost when a physician anesthesiologist coordinates care, suggests…
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Episurf Medical secures CE-certification of another product for personalized treatment of knee joint damage: Episealer® Trochlea
Stockholm, 2014-10-10 13:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Episurf Medical’s new product, Episealer® Trochlea, is based on the company’s personalized implants.…
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Valgus Bracing for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Trials
Rebecca F. Moyer PhD1, Trevor B. Birmingham PhD1,*, Dianne M. Bryant PhD1, J. Robert Giffin MD, FRCS(C)2, Kendal A. Marriott…
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Can physical therapy before hip or knee replacement surgery improve outcomes?
ROSEMONT, Ill. — Physical therapy after total hip (THR) or total knee replacement (TKR) surgery is standard care for all…
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How Insurers Curb Costly Hips, Knees And Other Medical Devices
Bruce Japsen The medical device industry, already feeling the brunt of a tax to help fund the Affordable Care Act,…
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Acupuncture fails to hit the mark for chronic knee pain
By Lucy Piper, Senior medwireNews Reporter 06 October 2014 JAMA 2014; 312: 1313–1322 medwireNews: Research findings do not support the…
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Satisfaction with TKA varies by patient demographics
Jacobs CA. J Arthroplasty. 2014. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2014.03.022. Among patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty, black patients were three times more likely…
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Orthopedics maker raises $8M to expand hip and knee joint offerings
Consensus Orthopedics just raised $8 million from Los Angeles-based Breakwater Investment Funds, CEO Colleen Gray said, to be used as…
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OrthoCarolina of Charlotte to bundle knee, hip replacement costs
By Karen Garloch Hospital leaders in Charlotte talk a lot about transforming the health-care system and moving from “volume to…
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