surgery
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Recon
Largest Study of Its Kind Looks at Preop, Postop Functional Outcomes in Reconstructed Scapula Process Malunions and/or Nonunions
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. A new retrospective case series performed at a Level I trauma center has attempted to fill…
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Hospitals
Opioid Prescribing: Government Rules PLUS Institutional Initiatives=Better Results
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. When researchers from NYU Langone Health reviewed data on 20,483 patients who underwent orthopedic procedures, they…
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Regulatory
Medtronic Strengthens Leadership in Navigated, Robotic Spine Surgery with FDA Clearance of Midas Rex™ Drills and Navigated Disc Prep and Interbodies for U.S. with Mazor™ Robotic Guidance System
DUBLIN, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the use of…
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Spine
HSS Bone Study Sheds Light on Complications After Spinal Surgery
NEW YORK, Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The microscopic structure of bone appears to predict which patients will experience poor outcomes after…
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Extremities
Exactech Expands Active Intelligence® Portfolio with Chime Clinical Exchange App
December 14, 2020 GAINESVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation and smart solutions for joint replacement…
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Hospitals
Vuzix Receives Follow-on Smart Glasses Orders from Pixee Medical to Support European Commercialization of their Augmented Reality Smart Glasses Solution for Orthopedic Surgery
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), (“Vuzix” or, the “Company”), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR)…
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Recon
Exactech Launches Predict+™, First Machine Learning-Based Software that Informs Surgeons with Patient-Specific Outcomes Predictions After Shoulder Replacement Surgery
November 30, 2020 GAINESVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exactech, a developer and producer of innovative implants, instrumentation and the Active Intelligence® platform of technologies…
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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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Extremities
Orlando Health Starts Construction of New Orthopedic Complex
Reveals First Look at Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute ORLANDO, FL (November 17, 2020) – Today Orlando Health leaders and…
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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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Spine
TheraCell Announces First Surgical Use Of TheraFuze DBF® Fiber Anchor™ For Pedicle Screw Augmentation
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — TheraCell Inc., a leading bone technology company today announced that it has completed the first three spine surgical…
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Sports Medicine
Residents, Fellows, Attendings Surveyed on E-Learning
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. What might the participants in 197 orthopaedic surgery residency training programs have to say about…
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Spine
Virginia Spine Surgeon Performs 1st Augmented Reality Spinal Surgery In Virginia And DC Region
RESTON, VA – October 9, 2020 – One week out from World Spine Day, Virginia Spine Institute spine surgeon, Dr. Christopher…
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