Month: September 2014
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Biologics
Court rules that FDA cannot rescind 510(k)s without notice and comment procedures
By Varun Saxena The FDA’s powers to reclassify devices were restricted by a federal appeals court ruling that said the…
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Spine
FDA Clearance Makes MAGEC® System Available to More Patients
IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ellipse Technologies, Inc., a global medical device company, announced today that it has received FDA 510(k) clearance to…
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Biologics
Harvesting ‘bones’ in $2.5m coral farm
(CNN) —Far from the sea, a man-made coral reef is taking shape — and it could change medical operations forever.…
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Recon
Amedica Corporation Appoints New President and Chief Executive Officer
SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 30, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amedica Corporation (Nasdaq:AMDA), a commercial biomaterial company focused on using its…
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Recon
OrthoCarolina of Charlotte to bundle knee, hip replacement costs
By Karen Garloch Hospital leaders in Charlotte talk a lot about transforming the health-care system and moving from “volume to…
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Sports Medicine
Rotator cuff repair in patients over 70 years of age
Early outcomes and risk factors associated with re-tear P. M. Robinson, MBChB(Hons), BMedSci, MRCS(Eng), Specialty Registrar Trauma and Orthopaedics1 ;…
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Research and Markets: Global Spinal Implants Market 2014-2018: Leading Market Vendors are Depuy Synthes, Medtronic, Stryker, Nuvasive & Zimmer Holdings September 30, 2014
Research and Markets(http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hx48t9/global_spinal) has announced the addition of the “Global Spinal Implants Market 2014-2018” report to their offering. The Global…
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Financial
HHS: ACA lowers hospitals’ uncompensated care costs by $5.7B
Brianne Pfannenstiel The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services projects that the Affordable Care Act will save hospitals $5.7…
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WHAT DIFFERENTIATES PEDIATRIC ORTHOPEDICS FROM ADULT ORTHOPEDICS?
By: Dr. Christopher Hydorn and Jennifer Cooper, PA-C, Moore Center for Orthopedics Children are NOT simply little adults. What separates…
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Recon
AAN Warns Against Opioids in Chronic Noncancer Pain
By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today The risks of opioids far outweigh their benefits in chronic pain conditions such as…
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Periarticular injection offers better efficacy, fewer adverse effects after TKA
Tsukada S. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014. doi:10.2106/JBJS.M.01098. Periarticular injection offered better postoperative pain relief, earlier recovery of knee…
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Spine
Mazor Robotics Co-Founder and CTO, Professor Moshe Shoham, joins new members honored at 50th annual NAE Meeting
ORLANDO, Fla., September 30, 2014 – Earlier this week, Mazor Robotics Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Professor Moshe Shoham, was…
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Spine
Good posture is important but it won’t prevent scoliosis
Remember when your parents told you to sit up straight? Slouching among adolescents hasn’t gone out of style and neither…
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