orthopedic
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Recon
OrthAlign, Inc. Announces First Cases Using LANTERN™ Surgical Assistant; A Next Generation Technology for Handheld Orthopedic Navigation
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Nov. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ –OrthAlign, Inc., a privately held U.S.-based medical device and technology company providing orthopedic surgeons with…
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Extremities
Newsflash: Major Social Media Buzz for Orthopedic RCTs!
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Getting noticed amongst the noise is a struggle for anyone—even researchers. A team from Midwest Orthopaedics…
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Extremities
Mount Sinai Expands into Westchester County, New York
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Not that spending hours on a train or bus can’t be fun…but now, orthopedic patients in…
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Financial
Medicare reimbursement rates for orthopedic trauma have fallen sharply
September 22, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor The amount Medicare reimburses for orthopedic trauma surgery has fallen by nearly one-third…
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Extremities
“Cut Errors in Half with Virtual Reality”
By Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. How much does virtual reality help in orthopedic procedures—especially amongst inexperienced surgeons? Until now, we…
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Hospitals
MedTechIntel: Moving the Needle on the Roadmap to Success
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. In the words of the immortal Yogi Berra, “If you don’t know where you are…
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Extremities
DJO® Revolutionizes the Orthopedic Journey with the Launch of Motion iQ™
August 6, 2020 LEWISVILLE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DJO, LLC (“DJO” or the “Company”), a leading global provider of medical technologies to get…
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Spine
WishBone Medical Announces Sterile Spine Offerings With New Acquisitions
WARSAW, Ind., Aug. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WishBone Medical Inc., pediatric orthopedic company focused globally on the unmet needs…
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Spine
When Surgeons Wear Stress Monitors During Procedures…
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. In South Korea, it’s not always the patients who have all the monitors on during…
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Extremities
Vizient, Inc. Awards Contract to Wishbone Medical to Deliver Anatomically Appropriate Orthopedic Implants & Instruments to Surgeons Caring for Children
WARSAW, Ind., July 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — WishBone Medical, a pediatric orthopedic company focused on innovative solutions designed around…
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Extremities
Anika To Launch Six FDA-Cleared Sports Medicine and Extremities Products in Third Quarter of 2020
BEDFORD, Mass., July 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK), a global, integrated joint preservation, restoration and regenerative solutions…
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Recon
First Knee Replacement Surgery Successfully Completed Using Augmented Reality Technology from Pixee Medical AR Knee+ and Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses
ROCHESTER, N.Y., June 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), (“Vuzix” or, the “Company”), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR)…
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Extremities
PrecisionOS Software Platform Expands to Train Orthopedic Surgical Nurses
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (PRWEB) JUNE 24, 2020 PrecisionOS, developers of the proficiency-based medical-grade virtual reality™ learning platform for surgeons, announced today…
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COVID-19
The Hits Keep Coming…Covid-19’s Effects on Orthopedic Health
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. While we have heard much about the respiratory effects of Covid-19, fewer information has been…
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COVID-19
Orthopedic Training During Covid: Residents and Fellows Speak Out
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Was Covid-19 a disaster for orthopedic training? No. Were cases missed? Yes. But, orthopedic residents…
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