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Spine
Older patients may have more in-hospital mortality after traumatic spinal cord injuries
By Robert Linnehan Despite having less severe spinal cord injuries than their younger counterparts, older patients with traumatic spinal cord…
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Biologics
Biologic Treatments for OA: A Sports Medicine Perspective
By Bert Mandelbaum, MD A Comprehensive Approach to Knee Osteoarthritis To be a good surgeon these days, you can’t just…
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Biologics
CollPlant Reports Positive Interim Trial Results
CollPlant Ltd. (TASE:CLPT; OTC:CQPTY), a regenerative medicine company utilizing its proprietary plant-based rhCollagen technology for tissue repair products, today announced…
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Extremities
Patients with foot, ankle complaints likely have limited musculoskeletal health literacy
By Kristine Houck LONG BEACH, Calif. — Nearly one-third of patients who presented to an academic medical center with foot…
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Spine
Surgical intervention effective for spinal cord injuries without radiographic abnormality
By Robert Linnehan According to results in a recently published study, adult patients with spinal cord injuries without radiographic abnormality…
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Extremities
Cartiva Announces Positive Final Data from its Cartiva SCI Pivotal Trial for Great Toe Arthritis
ALPHARETTA, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cartiva, Inc., a developer of innovative solutions for the treatment of cartilage damage, osteoarthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions,…
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Extremities
Surgery better for patients with hamstring injuries vs non-surgical treatment
By Monica Jaramillo ORLANDO, Fla. — Patients treated surgically for acute proximal hamstring ruptures had better lower extremity function outcomes,…
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Financial
Orthotic Devices Market to Reach $4.3 Billion By 2020
According to exhaustive Research conducted by IndustryARC, Orthotic Devices Market was valued at $3.0 Billion in 2014 and is forecast…
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Sports Medicine
Rotator cuff repairs effective for recreational athletes 70 years of age and older
By Monica Jaramillo ORLANDO, Fla. — Rotator cuff repair was found to be highly effective in elderly athletes ages 70…
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Spine
Neurosurgeons vs. orthopedic spine surgeons: Is there a difference in spinal fusion outcomes? 5 key notes
By Laura Dyrda A new article published in Spine examines the factors impacting 30-day perioperative outcomes for spinal fusion by specialty using the NSQIP…
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Spine
ApiFix® Reports “Substantial Reduction” of Scoliosis Curvature at One-to-Three Years Follow-up of 25 Patients Treated for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis with Its Non-Fusion, Minimally Invasive Device
CHARLESTON, S.C. & MISGAV, Israel–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ApiFix® Ltd. announced today that the company’s ApiFix® system, which has now been used to correct scoliosis…
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