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Recon
Hip Innovation Technology Receives FDA Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Approval to Initiate Landmark Study of its Reverse Hip Replacement System
HIT’s Reverse Hip Replacement System may Revolutionize Total Hip Replacement Surgery BOCA RATON, Fla., Jan. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Hip Innovation Technology, LLC…
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Hospitals
Merger Improved Quality and Safety at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn
Results contrast other findings that most mergers do not improve quality or safety – even when they involve high-quality facilities…
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Spine
New study finds procedures treating spinal fractures associated with reduction in opioid use and decreased payer costs
Study shows 57.1% of patients discontinued or reduced oral opioid prescription refills post-procedure and exhibited a decrease in payer costs¹…
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Financial
Physician income declines when hospitals acquire practices, study shows
Those employed by health systems had about 49% lower Medicare billing, worked more hours per week and were in practice…
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Recon
New HSS Study Finds Hip Replacements on the Rise Among Adolescents Under 21 Years of Age
NEW YORK, Nov. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A growing number of adolescents in the United States are undergoing total hip replacement surgeries, according to new…
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Spine
Empirical Spine Presents Data from Study of the LimiFlex™ Tension Band at the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) Annual Forum 2021
Presentation highlights return to work, ADL, and disability improvement in 246 subjects with 12-month follow-up. SAN CARLOS, Calif., November 2,…
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Biologics
Smith+Nephew’s IODOSORB™ Range shown more than twice as likely to heal wounds than standard care
LONDON, Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Smith+Nephew (NYSE:SNN; LSE:SN), the global medical technology business, is pleased to announce the results of a…
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COVID-19
Merck says new COVID-19 medication cuts the risk of hospitalization and death
Merck plans to submit an application for Emergency Use Authorization to the FDA soon based on these findings. October 4,…
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Financial
HSS Study Identifies Successes of Value-Based Care Programs
NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Value-based care initiatives can both improve the quality of treatment for patients undergoing orthopedic surgery and…
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Recon
Miach Orthopaedics Initiates Post-Market Study for BEAR® Implant
September 13, 2021 WESTBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Miach Orthopaedics, Inc., a privately held company dedicated to developing bio-engineered surgical implants for connective…
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Spine
NuVasive Simplify Cervical Disc Data Published In International Journal Of Spine Surgery
Peer-reviewed data results from multi-center FDA Investigational Device Exemption study reiterate disc’s superiority to ACDF SAN DIEGO, Sept. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ —…
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Spine
HSS Study Evaluates Robotic- and Navigation-Assisted Pedicle Screw Placement in Adult Degenerative Spinal Surgery
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The use of robotics and computer navigation in spinal surgery is rapidly expanding. Increasing numbers…
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Recon
HSS Study Could Help Surgeons Improve Mobility Outcomes After Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
SAN DIEGO, Sept. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City presented today at…
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Extremities
HSS Study Seeks to Optimize Patient Selection for Major Foot Surgery
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A new study by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City could help…
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Spine
New Study Demonstrates Long-term Effectiveness of Centinel Spine’s prodisc® L Total Disc Replacement
– The study is one of the largest single-site total disc patient groups ever evaluated – The study expands the…
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