replacement
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Biologics
Nanostructured rubber-like material with optimal properties could replace human tissue
March 16, 2020 / Chalmers University of Technology Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have created a new, rubber-like…
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Financial
CMS considers extending hip and knee replacement payment model for another 3 years
by Robert King | Feb 20, 2020 The Trump administration wants to keep a hip and knee replacement bundled payment model going for…
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Hospitals
Huntington Hospital Earns Blue Distinction® Center Designation for Quality in Knee and Hip Replacement Surgeries
PASADENA, Calif., Feb. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Shield of California has selected Huntington Hospital as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement,…
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Venous Thromboembolism: Hold off on Declaring Aspirin the Winner
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., February 12, 2020 In one form or another, chemists through the ages have been experimenting…
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LimaCorporate Announces the Successful Completion of the First Total Shoulder Replacement Using the Smart Space Shoulder Planner Software
SAN DANIELE DEL FRIULI, Italy, Feb. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — LimaCorporate has already announced its intention to enter the digital space and drive…
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Extremities
In2Bones Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Quantum™ Total Ankle
February 06, 2020 MEMPHIS, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In2Bones Global, Inc. today announces clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market the…
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Conformis Achieves 100,000 Implant Milestone for Patient-Specific Knee Replacement Technology
BILLERICA, Mass., Jan. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Conformis, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFMS), a medical technology company that uses its proprietary iFit Image-to-Implant…
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RSIP Vision Launches a Breakthrough AI-Based Shoulder Replacement Solution, Dramatically Improving Clinical Outcome And Shortening Recovery Time
TEL AVIV, Israel, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — RSIP Vision, a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision technology, announced today…
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How One Pitt Lab is Tackling Joint Infection
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., January 16, 2020 Kenneth Urish, M.D., PhD Kenneth Urish, MD, PhD is Associate Medical Director…
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Extremities
Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Surgeon Performs 3D Total Talus Replacement
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (January 13, 2020) – An orthopedic surgeon with the OrthoCarolina Foot and Ankle Institute has performed the first…
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Financial
Bundles cut spending on joint replacements, but not for other conditions
HARRIS MEYER / January 6, 2020 Medicare’s voluntary bundled-payment program for hip and knee replacements reduced spending by 1.6% from…
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Young, Arthritic Shoulders…New Shoulder Options on the Rise
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., January 3, 2020 It’s a good day to have a shoulder problem. Options of yesteryear…
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Hospitals
Advanced Hip and Knee Replacement Techniques Lead to Faster Recovery at NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn
BROOKLYN, N.Y., Nov. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Hip and knee replacements are among the most common elective surgical procedures in the United States, and…
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Two of the first M6-C™ Artificial Cervical Disc Implantations Performed in the U.S. Take Place at Hudson Regional Hospital
SECAUCUS, NJ, November 18, 2019—Surgeons have performed only a few M6-C™ artificial cervical disc implantation surgeries in The United States…
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Spine
Jamaican doctor pioneers disc replacement procedure
Tuesday, February 14, 2017 A group of doctors has high hopes that an artificial disc, owned exclusively by a Jamaican-born…
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