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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 many think? That question and more were tackled in new research from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College. The study, “Screw Fixation Versus Hemiarthroplasty for Nondisplaced Femoral Neck Fractures in …

Two Million and Counting: American Joint Replacement Registry Reaches Major Milestone

ROSEMONT, Ill., June 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), the cornerstone of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Registry Program and the world’s largest national registry of hip and knee joint replacement data by annual procedural count, proudly announced that it reached and surpassed its two millionth hip and knee procedure with the input of data from Mayo …

GAO: HHS lapsed in testing data collection, supply distribution due to COVID-19 pandemic

June 25, 2020 / by Robert King A federal watchdog found major lapses in the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS’) response to the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically around testing and the distribution of critical supplies. The congressionally mandated report, released Thursday, also recommended that Congress boost Medicaid payments to states to help them better handle an …

Hospitals face major decisions on how to approach price transparency rule after legal defeat

June 25, 2020 / by Robert King A court ruling upholding a controversial price transparency rule puts hospitals in a tight spot of how to comply with the regulation in the middle of a pandemic. Hospital groups were dealt a major setback when a federal judge sided with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to uphold a …

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 and first successful surgeries of its new Libertas® Taper Reduced Uncemented Femoral Stem, the latest addition to its hip system. The Libertas Taper Reduced Uncemented Femoral Stem (Libertas TR®) is a press fit, double tapered …

Pantheon Surgical Acquires Blue Topaz/CompresSIve Technology

Pantheon Surgical, a medical technology firm focused on next-generation modular products aimed at sustainability and improved patient outcomes, announces the acquisition of Blue Topaz/CompresSIve sacroiliac screw system. Pantheon Surgical acquired the technology from Osseus Fusion Systems, who will continue to distribute the Blue Topaz/CompresSIve system. Pantheon Surgical is excited for the addition of a front …

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 a retrospective analysis of 253 primary fixed-bearing and mobile-bearing medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasties (UKAs). The study on these surgeries, which were performed by two high-volume fellowship-trained arthroplasty surgeons, was meant to determine implant survival and …

LabCorp Launches New Neutralizing Antibody Test

June 25, 2020 BURLINGTON, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–LabCorp (NYSE: LH), a leading global life sciences company that is deeply integrated in guiding patient care, today announced the launch of a new test that can be used to assess the capacity of antibodies in patient plasma to inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 virus. This information could be used in the …

Here’s how much outpatient visits have rebounded in May and June, according to a Harvard analysis

June 25, 2020 / by Heather Landi Ambulatory care practices are beginning to rebound from the staggering 58% drop in patient visits in late March but new data shows that things are far from normal. Visit numbers have rebounded in May and early June but are still substantially lower than before the U.S. pandemic began, according to an analysis by …

OrthoLive Partners with Medical Device Industry Veterans James Coyle and Stephen Colaiezzi

Posted by Admin | June 8, 2020 OrthoLive, the largest telehealth services provider to orthopedic practices, has signed an agreement with medical device industry veterans James Coyle and Stephen Colaiezzi to provide access to physician practices throughout the United States. The new agreement enables Coyle and Colaiezzi to promote OrthoLive, and its sister company SpringHealthLive, to medical practices …

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