surgery
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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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First Successful Hip Replacement Surgeries Completed with New Libertas® Taper Reduced Uncemented Femoral Stem
NORRISTOWN, PA. (PRWEB) JUNE 25, 2020 Maxx Orthopedics, Inc., a rapidly expanding global orthopedics device company, announced today the commercial launch…
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Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty Study: High Prevalence of Outliers, Revisions
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Researchers from Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri have undertaken…
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COVID-19
The Hits Keep Coming…Covid-19’s Effects on Orthopedic Health
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. While we have heard much about the respiratory effects of Covid-19, fewer information has been…
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COVID-19
Orthopedic Training During Covid: Residents and Fellows Speak Out
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Was Covid-19 a disaster for orthopedic training? No. Were cases missed? Yes. But, orthopedic residents…
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Spine
A father’s journey: From chasing commissions to pursuing purpose
June 16, 2020 / Jill Foley Turner “Dad feel my chest,” Luke Slaughter said to his father, Mark. Something was…
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Spine
Dr. Frank Phillips is First in the World to Use Augmented Reality Surgical Guidance in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
June 17, 2020 CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush announced today that Dr. Frank Phillips, Professor and Director of the Division…
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Spine
Spinal Elements® Introduces its MIS Ultra™ Platform of Products and Procedures Designed to Minimize the Unintended Consequences of Spine Surgery
June 17, 2020 CARLSBAD, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Spinal Elements, a Carlsbad, CA-based medical device company focused on spine surgery procedures, today introduced…
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Hospitals
Study Finds Similar Short-Term Outcomes After Two Common Minimally Invasive Spine Procedures
NEW YORK, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — A study comparing short-term outcomes of minimally invasive (MI) lumbar decompression surgery to MI lumbar…
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COVID-19
Covid-19 Patient Gets Double Lung Transplant, Offering Hope for Others
June 11, 2020 / By Denise Grady A young woman whose lungs were destroyed by the coronavirus received a double lung…
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Spine
First Augmented Reality Spine Surgery Using FDA-Cleared Augmedics xvision™ Spine System Completed in U.S.
CHICAGO, June 11, 2020 – Augmedics, a pioneer in augmented reality surgical image guidance, has announced its groundbreaking xvision Spine…
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OrthoGrid Systems Completes First Successful Testing of AI-Powered Software for Orthopedic Trauma in Live Surgery
SALT LAKE CITY, June 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — OrthoGrid Systems, Inc., a global medtech company specializing in intraoperative surgical applications that aim to…
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Recon
Potato, Potahto: Different Things Heighten Risk of Reoperation in Women and Men After TKA
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. There’s no way around it…there are definitely modifiable risk factors when it comes to reoperation…
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COVID-19
Sally Pipes: Coronavirus lockdown — How many harmed by disruption to routine medical care?
June 8, 2020 / Opinion By Sally Pipes | Fox News With states in the initial stages of reopening their economies, early research seems…
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Extremities
Prevent Cardiac Events in Orthopedic Patients!
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. In the largest ever prospective study on cardiac outcomes after orthopedic surgery, researchers from multiple…
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