orthopaedic
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94-Year-Old, Orthopaedic Surgeon William H. Harris, M.D., World-Renowned Medical Pioneer, Inventor, Mentor, Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
William H. Harris, M.D., to be Honored for His Six-Decade-Long Career in Orthopaedics and Transformative Contributions in the Field of…
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Bozeman Health First in Montana to Achieve Orthopaedic Center of Excellence Designation from DNV
Bozeman, Montana, June 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Spine + Joint Institute at Bozeman Health has become the first…
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Extremities
Andrew W. Gurman MD, FAAOS, Receives American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Highest Leadership Honor
CHICAGO, March 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) presented its 2022 William W. Tipton Jr., MD, Leadership Award to Andrew W.…
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Robotics
Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Pioneers Robotic Guidance System In Spine Surgery
FAIRLAWN, Ohio, March 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center is pioneering the use of the Mazor X Stealth™ robotic guidance system,…
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Groundbreaking Implant Simulator to Launch at AAOS 2021
Alfonso Bone Simulator dramatically shortens the implant design process, setting a new “gold standard” for implant testing. Hong Kong SAR,…
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Smith+Nephew expands its leading WEREWOLF™ Technology into total joint arthroplasty with launch of WEREWOLF FASTSEAL 6.0 Hemostasis Wand
LONDON, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN,NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology business, today announces the launch of WEREWOLF FASTSEAL 6.0 Hemostasis…
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Extremities
Onkos Surgical Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of its BioGrip® Modular Porous Collars, a First-of-Its-Kind Solution to Help Address Implant Loosening in Orthopaedic Oncology and Complex Revision Surgery
The new offering, available as part of the ELEOS™ Limb Salvage System, is designed to help support bone ingrowth in…
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Financial
AAOS Pledges $100,000 to AOSSM to Support Evidence-Based Orthopaedic Research and Education Programs
Contribution honoring AOSSM’s 50th anniversary to serve as catalyst for multicenter sports medicine research ROSEMONT, Ill., April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/…
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Identification of Psychological Risk Factors in Orthopaedic Trauma Patients Could Improve Post-Injury Planning
ROSEMONT, Ill., April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Musculoskeletal injuries comprise a large percentage of hospital admissions for adults1 and often lead to chronic pain…
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Should an Orthopaedic Rotation be Mandated in Medical School?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. A team of forward-thinking researchers from The Johns Hopkins University set out to understand how “the…
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Spine
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Dr. Jeffrey Carlson, performs one of the first outpatient three-level lumbar Interbody fusion surgeries in the United States
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Jeffrey R. Carlson performed one of the first three-level lumbar interbody fusion surgeries in an ambulatory…
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Spine
Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Dr. Jeffrey Carlson, Implants First MRI-Compatible Spinal Cord Stimulator to include the Proprietary FAST Therapy Algorithm on the Peninsula
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., March 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Jeffrey R. Carlson performed the first implantation of a Boston Scientific WaveWriter Alpha ImageReady™ MRI Compatible Spinal…
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Extremities
Opioid Prescriptions for Common Orthopaedic Procedures Lack Consistency
Higher doses of opioids prescribed postoperatively in the South and West regions of the United States ROSEMONT, Ill., March 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/…
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Extremities
Which Subspecialty Has Highest Percentage of Level I and II Studies? Read on…
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. While level of evidence (LOE) is now a widely used measure, until now, there has been…
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Alpha-Defensin Test Shines in New Study
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. A new study in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery has undertaken an effort to…
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