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Extremities
Meta-Analysis: Tenodesis Trumps Tenotomy When it Comes to “Popeye” Deformity
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Whether you do a tenotomy or tenodesis for a patient with shoulder pain at the long…
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Recon
Arthrex Launches First FDA-Cleared ACL Primary Repair Kit
NAPLES, Fla., Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Arthrex, a global leader in minimally invasive orthopedic technology, announced today the launch of the…
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Recon
FDA Authorizes Marketing of New Implant to Repair a Torn ACL
SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing authorization—under the De Novo premarket review…
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Biologics
New Injection Repair Strategy Can Prevent Risk of Re-herniation, Reduce Disability and Pain
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Noting that current tissue engineering practices used to seal annulus fibrosus (AF) defects are lacking, researchers…
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Extremities
DePuy Synthes Launches FIBULINK® Syndesmosis Repair System Designed to Enable Precise Tension Control and Physiologic Motion for Patients with Traumatic Ankle Injuries
FIBULINK System is Designed to Improve Tension Control, Eliminate Soft Tissue Disruption and Enable Physiologic Motion WEST CHESTER, PA –…
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Sports Medicine
HSS Study: Delay in Rotator Cuff Repair Associated with “Significant” Increase Revision Surgery
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Although the field is swimming in rotator cuff data, we did, apparently, need a bit more.…
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Financial
Biorez Raises $3.5 Million to Advance Tendon and Ligament Repair
NEW HAVEN, CONN. (PRWEB) SEPTEMBER 09, 2020 Biorez, Inc., a medical device company advancing tendon and ligament repair, announced today that…
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Sports Medicine
Smith+Nephew launches HEALICOIL™ KNOTLESS Suture Anchor; redefines healing potential for rotator cuff repair
LONDON, Sept. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN,NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology business, announces the launch of the HEALICOIL KNOTLESS Suture Anchor,…
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Sports Medicine
Smith+Nephew launches NOVOSTITCH™ PRO Meniscal Repair System in Europe
LONDON, Sept. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN,NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology business, today announces the launch of its NOVOSTITCH PRO Meniscal…
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Extremities
DJO Launches New DonJoy X-ROM Post-Op Knee Brace
Vista, CA June 1, 2020 – DJO®, a leading global provider of medical technologies to get and keep people moving,…
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Biologics
Biomedical textiles can drive innovation in orthopedics: Here’s how
April 23, 2020 / By Nancy Crotti Orthopedic OEMs are looking to medical textiles for minimally invasive approaches to applications ranging…
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Regulatory
CoNextions Inc. Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance of Coronet™ System, a Revolutionary Tenodesis Product
SALT LAKE CITY, March 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — CoNextions Inc. (www.conextionsmed.com) announced today that it received a 510(k) clearance (K200028) from the…
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Philadelphia Eagles Surgeon Talks ACL Grafts, Biologics
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., March 4, 2020 Dr. Christopher Dodson, M.D. Christopher Dodson, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at The…
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Extremities
Paratrooper™ Plantar Plate System Receives 510(k) Clearance – 1st Dedicated System Allowing Surgeons to Repair the Plantar Plate Through Either a Dorsal or Plantar Approach
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Feb. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Paratrooper™ Plantar Plate Repair System was developed to allow surgeons to use a dorsal…
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Regulatory
Medacta Announces First U.S. Surgery with MectaScrew PEEK following FDA Clearance
CASTEL SAN PIETRO, 4 November 2019 – Medacta is proud to announce the successful completion of the first U.S. surgery utilizing its…
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