Day: September 4, 2014
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Four lessons about the orthopedics industry from the CEO of group purchasing organization Amerinet
By Varun Saxena Few sectors have been impacted by healthcare reform more than the orthopedics industry. And the looming merger…
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How Unethical Behavior Becomes Habit
by Francesca Gino, Lisa D. Ordóñez and David Welsh When a former client’s secretary was arrested for embezzlement years before…
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Financial
Pricey Stryker Needs a Deal to Spur Healthy Growth
BY Richard Saintvilus NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Medical device giant Stryker (SYK_) has rewarded investors with year-to-date gains of close…
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Recon
Closed tibial fractures fare better with elastic nails than open fractures
Encomedes DM. Orthopedics. 2014. doi:10.3928/01477447-20140626-52. Pediatric patients with closed tibial shaft fractures treated with titanium elastic nails are likely to have shorter…
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Spine
Three Curious Symptoms of Ankylosing Spondylitis
Quickly, think of a joint in your body. You probably thought of your knee or shoulder—but there are joints along…
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Recon
Antibiotic cement during primary TKA may not decrease infection rates
Qadir R. J Arthroplasty. 2014. doi:10.1016/j.arth.2014.02.032. Judicious risk-stratified usage of antibiotic cement during primary total knee arthroplasty may not decrease infection…
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Bellwether trial kicks off for DePuy’s Pinnacle hip implant
The 1st bellwether trial gets under way in product liability lawsuits filed over Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy’s Pinnacle line…
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Whistleblower Attorneys Sanford Heisler Announce Settlement By Smith & Nephew In Qui Tam Case
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Sanford Heisler LLP today announced that U.K.-based medical device manufacturer Smith & Nephew has agreed…
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Biologics
Potential for ‘in body’ muscle regeneration
What if repairing large segments of damaged muscle tissue was as simple as mobilizing the body’s stem cells to the site of…
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