total knee
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Recon
Maxx Orthopedics, in Partnership with Invibio Biomaterial Solutions, Secures US IDE Approval for PEEK-OPTIMA™ Total Knee Arthroplasty Study
The PEEK-OPTIMA femoral component is based on Maxx Orthopedics’ Freedom Total Knee System high-flexion, bone-conserving design. The study will compare…
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Stryker unveils Mako Total Knee 2.0 at the AAOS 2023 Annual Meeting
Next advancement of Mako SmartRobotics™ delivers on its clinical history and technology as total Mako procedures surpass 1 million worldwide.…
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Hospitals
Stryker Receives FDA Clearance for Cementless Mako Total Knee with Triathlon® Tritanium®
MAHWAH, N.J., Oct. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Stryker’s Joint Replacement division today announced that its cementless Mako Total Knee with Triathlon Tritanium…
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Extremities
Study: Simultaneous bilateral TKA yielded higher complication rates vs unilateral TKA
By Casey Tingle Compared with unilateral total knee arthroplasty, patients who underwent simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty experienced an increased…
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Extremities
Persistent subacute pain soon after TKA linked with dissatisfaction at midterm follow-up
By Casey Tingle Patients who experienced persistent subacute postoperative pain 60 days to 120 days following total knee arthroplasty were…
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Extremities
Better survival, fewer manipulations found with fixed vs mobile bearing TKA
By Casey Tingle Patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty with a fixed bearing component experienced better implant survival with respect…
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Prolonged length of stay seen as inaccurate measure for surgical safety in TJA
By Casey Tingle Recently published results demonstrate risk-adjusted prolonged length of stay was an inadequate measure of surgical safety among…
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Extremities
Alvarado Hospital First in San Diego to Perform OMNIBotics™ Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Replacement
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Alvarado Hospital announced today that successful surgery has been performed on patients using OMNIBotics™ Robotic-Assisted Total…
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Extremities
Oxford Knee Score could identify variation in post-TKA patient satisfaction
By Casey Tingle The Oxford Knee Score helped investigators identify patient satisfaction after total knee arthroplasty at 12 months and…
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Extremities
TKA within 6 months of knee arthroscopy linked with more postoperative complications
By Monica Jaramillo Investigators of this study found higher rates of postoperative infection, stiffness and venous thromboembolism among patients who…
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Recon
Smokers more likely to develop wound complications after TJA
By Monica Jaramillo Recently published data indicated there was an increased chance for current smokers to have wound complications following…
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STRYKER RECEIVES FDA CLEARANCE FOR MAKO TOTAL KNEE APPLICATION
Kalamazoo, Michigan – August 6, 2015 – Stryker Orthopaedics, a division of Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK), today announced that its 510(k)…
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Financial
Oppenheimer: Time To Buy ConforMIS, Two Catalysts Are Coming Next Year Read more
By Monica Gerson In a report published Monday, Oppenheimer analyst Steven Lichtman initiated coverage of ConforMIS Inc CFMS 4.79% with an Outperform rating…
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Extremities
OrthAlign, Inc. Receives Prestigious Frost & Sullivan Technology Innovation Award
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., July 13, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — via PRWEB – OrthAlign, Inc., a privately held medical device company,…
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Extremities
Blood loss, hospital stay do not decrease with PRP use during TKA
By Monica Jaramillo Patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty with the use of platelet-rich plasma did not experience less blood…
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