surgery
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Extremities
In2Bones Continues Driving Innovation with Launch of the Hercules™ Suture Anchors and AlloAid® Wedges
February 23, 2021 MEMPHIS, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In2Bones Global, Inc. today announces the U.S. launch of its Hercules™ Suture Anchor System and AlloAid® Wedges for lower extremity surgeries.…
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Regulatory
1,000 Orthopedic Procedures, 61% of Opioids Unused…But There is an Upside
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. New work from the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania has determined that…
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Spine
AI Gaining on Humans (Surgeons), New Study Suggests
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Indicating the time and potential error involved in manually measuring saggital alignment, researchers from the Departments…
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Robotics
Surgeons Complete First Procedures Across the U.S. Utilizing Medtronic’s Midas Rex™ Drills and Navigated Disc Prep and Interbodies with the Mazor™ Robotic Guidance System
Dr. Gregory Poulter of OrthoIndy, Dr. Sharad Rajpal of Boulder Neurosurgical & Spine Associates and Dr. Eiman Shafa of Twin Cities Spine Center Are First in the U.S. to Complete Surgeries…
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Recon
The Bigger the OR, the More Chance for an SSI?!
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. A new retrospective review including data on 11,163 patients has found that the size of the…
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Extremities
Plumbers’ Advantage Over Orthopedic Surgeons: THEIR Pay Isn’t Declining
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. You would think with all of the stress due to amped up regulations and complexity in…
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Sports Medicine
Push Rotator Cuff Tear Patients a Little Postop?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Once a patient with a traumatic full-thickness rotator cuff (RC) tear leaves the OR, little is…
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Recon
Shoulder Arthroplasty Patients With Osteoporosis Getting Shortchanged?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Seeking to assess the prevalence of osteoporosis in shoulder arthroplasty patients, a team of researchers from…
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Spine
Dr. Kern Singh Takes Spine Surgery to the Next Level With Endoscopically Assisted Minimally Invasive Surgery
Dr. Kern Singh, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush CHICAGO, Jan. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Kern Singh of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush is one of…
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PrecisionOS Hosts World-Leading Hip Surgeons for the First Live Virtual Surgery Webinar in Collaboration with the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) and CONMED
VANCOUVER, BC, Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — VNM USA reports that PrecisionOS, pioneers of the Surgical Mastery Platform™, announced its partnership with the Arthroscopy Association of North…
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Sports Medicine
So Which Sport Results in the Most Surgeries?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. You can’t make improvements if you don’t know where the “trouble spots” are. In sports medicine,…
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Extremities
Topical Vancomycin Results in Fewer Staph aureus Infections
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. Citing a study indicating that Staphylococcus aureus is the most frequent organism encountered in fracture surgery…
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Recon
Anterior Tension Band Plating for Patella Fractures: Viable, but…
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. New work from a Level 1 trauma center, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, California, has looked…
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Recon
New Study Helps Forecast Functional Recovery Time and Return to Activities Following Hip Fracture Surgery
ROSEMONT, Ill., Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — For patients undergoing surgery for a hip fracture, there are still unknowns regarding the return to…
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Hospitals
Safe Orthopaedics Launches SORA, The Virtual Operating Room Assistant For Spine Surgery
A breakthrough innovation for surgeons and hospital managersA smart and evolutive multifunction platform for inventory management, data transmission, product support…
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