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Outpatient orthopedic procedures gaining popularity on international level

It is known by several names: same-day surgery, day-case surgery, ambulatory surgery and outpatient surgery. Whatever the name, outpatient orthopaedic surgery is now considered by many to be safe and feasible across an ever-widening array of joints — hips, knees,

No measurable clinical benefit likely in aspiration for ankle fractures

By Monica Jaramillo Results of this randomized, double-blinded placebo controlled trial indicated aspiration of acute ankle fractures did lead to decreased patient pain or daily pain medicine use within 3 days after injury. Timothy J. Ewald, MD, and colleagues evaluated 124

New medical coding system adds a lot more specificity, paperwork

By Ben Sutherly During your next office visit, don’t be surprised if your doctor or nurse takes a keener interest in exactly where you sprained your ankle or how you developed that upper respiratory infection. The U.S. medical-coding system was updated on

Lower pain scores seen with continuous peripheral nerve block vs single injection block

By Monica Jaramillo Results of this prospective randomized controlled trial showed patients who underwent surgery for an ankle fracture and had perioperative analgesia by way of a continuous peripheral nerve block experienced lower pain scores and took…

For Damaged ACLs, It’s Aperion and Pig Tendons to the Rescue

By David Holley The premise of Aperion Biologics’ business is a bit of a no-brainer: Provide the market with a product used to repair anterior cruciate ligaments of the knee, because there is demand and not necessarily enough supply. The way

Exactech Announces Successful First Surgeries with New Alteon® Monobloc Revision Hip Stem

GAINESVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exactech, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXAC), a developer and producer of bone and joint restoration products for hip, knee, shoulder and spine, announced today successful first surgeries using its new Alteon®Monobloc Revision Femoral Stem, which is among three new Exactech

Integra LifeSciences Completes Acquisition of Salto Talaris(R) Total Ankle Replacement and Futura(TM) Silastic Toe Replacement Product Portfolios from Tornier N.V.

PLAINSBORO, N.J., Oct. 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:IART) today announced that it closed the acquisition of the United States rights to Tornier’s Salto Talaris® and Salto Talaris® XT ankle replacement products and Tornier’s Futura™ silastic toe replacement

Don’t fall for the unexpected this Halloween

ROSEMONT, Ill., Oct. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA) urge revelers to stay alert to dangers that loom while trick-or-treating. Research from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) shows that during

Q&A: Neurologist weighs in on concussions, NFL baseline testing protocol

By Aaron Wilson As the NFL continues to grapple with the issue of concussions and awareness is continuing to be raised about the league’s concussion testing protocol, Dr. Vernon Williams, a neurologist and director of the Kerlan-Jobe Center for Sports

Alphatec Spine Launches Alphatec Neocore(TM) Osteoconductive Matrix in the U.S.

CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 01, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a global provider of spinal fusion technologies, announced today that the first patient surgical implantation of the Alphatec Neocore™ Osteoconductive Matrix,

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