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HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA) Receives Consensus Rating of “Buy” from Analystsrea

By Josh Shea HCA Holdings Inc (NYSE:HCA) has been given an average recommendation of “Buy” by the nineteen research firms that are covering the firm, Market Beat reports. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among […]

Company Shares of Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ:OFIX) Drops by -2.8%

Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ:OFIX) has lost 2.8% during the past week and dropped 1.68% in the last 4 weeks. The shares have underperformed the S&P 500 by 1.99% during the past week but Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ:OFIX) has outperformed the index in 4 weeks by 0.62%. Orthofix International N.V. is up 16.73% in the last […]

Use of a bipolar sealer device decreased transfusion rate, blood loss during THA

By Casey Tingle Use of a bipolar sealer device during primary, direct anterior approach total hip arthroplasty significantly decreased the transfusion rate and calculated blood loss compared with procedures that used standard electrocautery, according to results of this level 1 study. Researchers enrolled 118 patients undergoing unilateral, primary direct anterior approach total hip arthroplasty (THA), and randomly […]

Satisfactory results seen after Ganz surgical hip dislocation for Pipkin fractures

By Monica Jaramillo Satisfactory results were seen after safe Ganz surgical dislocation of Pipkin fractures in hips with no increase in osteonecrosis in patients who underwent early joint reduction, based on results of a prospective trial. Researchers studied 28 patients with type I or type II Pipkin fractures, who underwent closed reduction within 6 hours of […]

Unraveling the Nuances of Stryker’s Orthopedics Segment

By Sarah Collins An overview of Stryker’s Othopedics segment Stryker Corporation’s (SYK) Orthopedics segment contributes around 43% to the total revenues of the company and is the company’s largest segment. It was referred to as the Reconstruction segment before 2014, after which time the segment structure remained largely unchanged after it was renamed to Orthopedics. […]

New spinal fusion system going to human trials in Australia: 5 key notes

By Laura Dyrda Researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia are developing and testing the Thru-Fuze device to promote bone growth during spinal fusion, according to a HospiMedica report. Here are five key notes on the technology: 1. The Thru-Fuze is made of porous titanium to promote bone growth and overtime acts as […]

Earnings in Focus: Amsurg Corp. (NASDAQ:AMSG)

Amsurg Corp. (NASDAQ:AMSG) is expected to announce their quarterly earnings on 2016-02-24 according to the latest information available. Investors will be eagerly eyeing the number the company reports compared to the earnings per share that brokers are predicting. Sell-side firms are looking for the company to post EPS of $1.19 for the quarter ending on […]

Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corp (IART) Earns “Buy” Rating from Oppenheimer

By Maddie Sorenson Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:IART)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by investment analysts at Oppenheimer in a research note issued on Wednesday, Analyst Ratings Net reports. Shares of Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corp (NASDAQ:IART) traded down 0.23% during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $68.44. 49,298 shares of the company’s stock traded hands. The stock’s […]

Study cites four-corner arthrodesis as effective treatment for arthritic wrists

By Monica Jaramillo Recently published data indicated four-corner arthrodesis with circular plate fixation is effective for the treatment of wrists with degenerative arthritis. Researchers retrospectively evaluated 36 male patients with a mean age of 48 years who underwent four-corner arthrodesis for either scapholunate advanced collapse or scaphoid nonunion advanced collapse. Patients were followed for an […]

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 risk of overall complications, according to study results. Using the 2010 to 2012 American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, researchers retrospectively identified 973 patients who underwent simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) […]

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