Knee
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Study Shows Significant Advantages of Computer-Assisted Robotic Total Knee Replacement
Newswise — A study of 1,000 consecutive Computer-Assisted Robotic Total Knee Replacements performed over a five year period at Mercy…
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FDA Wrestles With Undoing Decision
WASHINGTON—The Food and Drug Administration is struggling to determine whether it has authority to re-evaluate a knee device that it…
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Mayo Clinic Researchers Find Younger, More Diverse Patients Having Total Knee Replacements
ROCHESTER, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–A research team led by Mayo Clinic has found a national trend toward younger, more diverse patients having…
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Patient-Specific Surgical Instrumentation Expedites Total Knee Replacement Procedures
WARSAW, Ind., March 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZMH; SIX: ZMH), a leader in musculoskeletal care, today showcased its recently released Zimmer®…
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Arthroscopically Assisted Two-stage Cementation Technique for a Periarticular Knee Lesion
By Dimitrios Christoforou, MD; Alexander Golant, MD; Paul J. Ort, MD ORTHOPEDICS 2010; 33:202 Abstract Managing skeletal metastatic disease can…
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SOTA Orthopaedics Receives CE Mark for O‐Jig™
SOTA Orthopaedics Ltd, has launched its first product, having received the CE Mark. The O‐Jig™ is designed to allow for…
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Sector Snap: Orthopedic Implant Makers
Shares of companies that make orthopedic implants were mixed on Wednesday, but one analyst said a report from industry bellwether…
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New Study Finds Low Mortality Risk Following Knee and Hip Replacement
Risks Lower 26 Days After Surgery ROSEMONT, Ill., Jan. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Total hip and total knee replacement surgeries are…
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DePuy Voluntarily Recall LCS Duofix
Medical device company DePuy (a Johnson & Johnson company) in July voluntarily recalled a prosthesis known as the LCS Duofix…
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ConforMIS Launches iUni® G2 Next Generation Platform for the Only Patient-Specific Unicompartmental Knee Replacement
Key Facts: ConforMIS, Inc. is taking the next step in the evolution of patient-specific technology by launching a new iteration…
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Robotic-Assisted Knee Surgery Now Being Performed in Wisconsin
OCONOMOWOC, Wis.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For the first time in Wisconsin, patients suffering from arthritis pain have access to a new procedure that…
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MAKO Surgical Corp. Launches Lateral Unicompartmental Knee Resurfacing Application on Its RIO(R) Robotic Arm
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec 2, 2009 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX News Network) — MAKO Surgical Corp. (Nasdaq:MAKO), a medical device company…
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Blood Test Could Predict Which Patients Will Recover Well From Orthopaedic Surgery
STANFORD, Calif — December 2, 2009 — The right kind of stress response in the operating room could lead to…
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Delaying Knee Replacement and Implications on Early Postoperative Outcomes: A Pilot Study
By Mark D. Rossi, PT, PhD, CSCS; Thomas Eberle, MSPT, DPT, DMT; Martin Roche, MD; Matthew Waggoner, PT, DPT, MTC;…
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Cardo Medical, Inc. Announces Closing of $6.2 Million Private Placement
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Cardo Medical, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CDOM), an orthopedic medical device company based in…
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