Day: October 17, 2014
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Financial
Medical malpractice reform doesn’t always stop defensive medicine, study says. What will in spine?
Written by Laura Dyrda Medical malpractice rates and tort reform have been a huge factor contributing to high healthcare costs.…
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Extremities
High complication, mortality rates seen with total femoral replacement
Although the use of total femoral replacement in treating a periprosthetic femoral fracture offers good functional outcomes and strong implant…
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Extremities
Missed Peritalar Injuries of the Foot and Ankle
Timely detection is key By Sean Matuszak, MD, and James J. Sferra, MD Fractures of the foot and ankle have…
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Financial
Stryker CEO Lobo: “For every POD that goes away a new POD seems to pop up”
Operator: Welcome to Stryker’s First Quarter 2014 Earnings Conference Call. My name is Eric and I’ll be your operator for…
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Extremities
JNJ continues to pay hefty integration charges on Synthes deal
October 16, 2014 by Brian Johnson More than 2½ years after it spent $21.3 billion on Synthes, Johnson & Johnson…
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Recon
Metaphyseal sleeves provide reliable fixation after revision TKA
Huang R. Orthopedics. 2014. doi:10.3928/01477447-20140825-57. Revision total knee arthroplasty with metaphyseal sleeves provided reliable fixation at short-term follow-up, according to…
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Biologics
Osiris Therapeutics (OSIR), Arthrex Enter Exclusive Partnership Covering Cartiform
Osiris Therapeutics (Nasdaq: OSIR) has entered into an exclusive commercial and development partnership for its cartilage product, Cartiform, with Arthrex,…
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Financial
Medtech VC deals post double-digit increases in Q3
October 17, 2014 by Brad Perriello Venture capital investment in medical device companies rose both in terms of value and…
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Spine
Body mechanics key to avoiding, relieving chronic lower back pain
Date: October 6, 2014 Source: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Summary: Most chronic pain is caused by damage to the…
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