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Spine
Low Back Pain: “Enormous” Potential Impacts
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. With an estimated 16 million adults—8% of all adults—experiencing chronic back pain1, there is a…
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Sports Medicine
A How-To for Orthopedic Surgeons When Concussion is Suspected
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Who better to detect any affective changes in an athlete than a team orthopedic surgeon?…
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Hospitals
HSS: Bilateral Knee Replacement Lower in African-Americans
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Noting the existing data indicating disparities in unilateral total knee arthroplasty (UTKA) surgery, a team from…
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Spine
Spine Surgery: Clinically Relevant Results ≠ Satisfaction?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. What’s a researcher to think when patients’ pain levels drop, but they remain dissatisfied? New multicenter…
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Hospitals
New Spinal Fusion Surgery Technique Leads to Better Outcomes, Reduced OR Time and Length of Stay for Patients
NEW YORK, Nov. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A novel approach to spinal fusion surgery results in a reduction of blood loss during…
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Spine
Surgeons’ Expectations More Accurate Than Patients’ Expectations in Predicting Patient-Reported Outcomes After Lumbar Spine Surgery
NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Surgeons’ preoperative expectations were more accurate than patients’ expectations in predicting patient-reported outcomes two years after…
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Sports Medicine
AlloSource Announces First Patients Complete 12-Month Milestone In ProChondrix CR Clinical Study For Cartilage Defects In The Knee
CENTENNIAL, Colo., Nov. 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ –AlloSource®, one of the largest allograft providers in the U.S., creating innovative cellular and tissue products,…
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Spine
HSS Lab Has Fountain of Youth for Discs?
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. If a disc went wandering for the fountain of youth, it might just end up…
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Recon
Rapid recovery protocol can lead to increased range of motion after total knee arthroplasty
ROSEMONT, Ill., Nov. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A new research article published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons® (JAAOS)…
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Spine
Found! Significant Predictors for Successful OP Lumbar Decompression
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. With spine procedures moving to outpatient centers, it is more necessary than ever that patients be…
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Biologics
New Weapon Against SSIs, Bacterial Infection?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. With bacterial resistance an ongoing issue, surgeons need more tools to combat this scourge. A new…
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Biologics
SeaSpine Announces Publication of Results from a Cellular Bone Graft Study in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS)
CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SeaSpine Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SPNE), a global medical technology company focused on…
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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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Recon
Trying to Make a Dent in Post-THA Pain? Adding Corticosteroids to Periarticular Injections May Work, Study Suggests
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. “What is the ideal mix of ingredients when it comes to periarticular injections?” asked a…
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Hospitals
Methamphetamines Adding Fuel to the Orthopedic Fire
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. “Ice,” “blue,” “crystal,” or “meth”…whatever you call it, methamphetamines (MAs) can heap problems on top…
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