surgery
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Extremities
DJO® Revolutionizes the Orthopedic Journey with the Launch of Motion iQ™
August 6, 2020 LEWISVILLE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DJO, LLC (“DJO” or the “Company”), a leading global provider of medical technologies to get…
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Regulatory
FDA Approves joimax® Intracs®em Electromagnetic Navigation System for Endoscopic Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
August 6, 2020 IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–joimax®, the German-based market leader in technologies and training methods for full-endoscopic and minimally invasive…
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Spine
New Study Shows Neo Medical’s Pedicle Screw System Dramatically Reduces Operating Room Time by up to 23 min and Cost by 1,415€ (1660US$) per Treated Case on Average
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, July 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Neo Medical, a Swiss Medtech company developing value-based care solutions to achieve a more Functional Fusion in…
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Spine
When Surgeons Wear Stress Monitors During Procedures…
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. In South Korea, it’s not always the patients who have all the monitors on during…
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Hospitals
Hoag Orthopedic Institute Named ‘2020-2021 Best Hospital’ by U.S. News & World Report
IRVINE, Calif. [July 28, 2020] – Hoag Orthopedic Institute (HOI), which performs the most knee and hip joint replacement surgeries in California, has…
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Spine
Functional Balance Testing, Gait Analysis Trump PROMS after Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Surgery
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. If life is all about balance, then a team of innovative researchers from the Texas…
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Spine
Inspired Spine Introducing New Technology to Revolutionize SI Joint Disease Treatment
BURNSVILLE, Minn., July 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Inspired Spine Introducing New Technology to Revolutionize SI Joint Disease Treatment. “We continue to raise the…
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Regulatory
7D Surgical Achieves CE Mark Certification for Machine Vision Image Guided Spine Surgery
TORONTO, July 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — 7D Surgical announced today that it has achieved CE Mark certification for its innovative Machine-vision Image Guided…
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Recon
AVALA Exceeds 1,000 Robotic Surgical Procedures in Under Two Years
July 15, 2020 Covington, Louisiana – AVALA, the only hospital in Louisiana offering robotic surgery for total hip, total knee, partial…
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Biologics
Baxter Announces U.S. FDA Clearance of Altapore Shape Bioactive Bone Graft for Use in Surgery
July 9, 2020 DEERFIELD, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Baxter International Inc. (NYSE:BAX), a global leader in advancing surgical innovation, today announced U.S. Food…
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Hospitals
Johns Hopkins surgeons used augmented reality to perform spinal surgery
July 9, 2020 / By Stephen Babcock / STAFF When surgeons at the Johns Hopkins Hospital performed surgery to stabilize a patient’s spine last…
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Regulatory
Study Finds Patients Who Undergo Spine Surgery Prescribed Most Narcotics Three Months Following Surgery
ROSEMONT, Ill., July 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — As Americans have the highest opioid use rates, leading to abuse,i the orthopaedic community has committed itself…
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Spine
Study: ACDF Patients with Radiographic Nonunion 3X Likely to Have Secondary Surgeries
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Some patients who undergo anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) don’t have enough symptoms to…
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COVID-19
Orthopaedic Trauma During COVID-19: Safety for All
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. In these tumultuous times, some orthopedic researchers are training their efforts on bringing a bit…
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Recon
Hemiarthroplasty: Cost-Effective for Nondisplaced Femoral Neck Fractures in the Elderly
By Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Is the rate of reoperation after screw fixation for nondisplaced femoral neck fractures higher than…
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