Day: October 30, 2014
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Spine
Is Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery ever an Option?
Written By: Allison Walsh After months of conservative therapy, some spine patients may opt for spine surgery if their pain is…
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Extremities
Zimmer Announces Executive Leadership Team and New Name of Combined Company Following Closing
Combined Entity to be Named Zimmer Biomet WARSAW, Ind., Oct. 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ZMH and SIX:…
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Financial
Symmetry Medical Reports Third Quarter 2014 Financial Results
Third Quarter Highlights: Revenue of $95.9 million, flat compared to the prior year Income from continuing operations of $1.3 million;…
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Recon
Uncemented femoral stems in THA patients potentially linked to elevated revision rate
Thien TM. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2014. doi:10.2106/JBJS.M.00643. The risk and rate of revision for total hip arthroplasty were…
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Hospitals
Retiring founder of Cleveland Clinic Innovations talks tech, Obamacare and deep brain stimulation
by Dan Verel Earlier this year, Cleveland Clinic Chief of Staff Joseph Hahn announced he would retire after nearly 40…
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Spine
Targeted treatment of back pain leads to 50% drop in work absence
Date: March 10, 2014 Source: Keele University Summary: Stratified or targeted care of back pain implemented by family doctors leads…
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Spine
Long-lasting improvements for discogenic low-back pain treated with minimally invasive intradiscal biacuplasty
Date: March 6, 2014 Source: American Academy of Pain Medicine (AAPM) Summary: Patients who benefited from intradiscal biacuplasty (IDB) to…
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Biologics
Use of bone grafts and substitutes has declined in US
Kinaci A. Orthopedics. 2014;doi:10.3928/01477447-20140825-54. Use of bone grafts and bone graft substitutes has decreased in the United States during the…
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Financial
MiMedx Group revenue up 108% in third quarter 2014
MiMedx Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDXG), the leading regenerative medicine company utilizing human amniotic tissue and patent-protected processes to develop and…
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Hospitals
Biomet inks $6m deal to settle kickback charges
The Justice Department issued this news release today: WASHINGTON – EBI LLC, doing business as Biomet Spine and Bone Healing…
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Biologics
Report: Google’s working on a cancer-detecting pill
October 29, 2014 by Brad Perriello Google is reportedly developing a pill designed to use nanoparticles to detect cancer and…
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Spine
Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon explains how scoliosis affects Baby Boomers
For many adults, the word scoliosis conjures up childhood memories of lining up in gym class for an examination by…
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Biologics
Bacterin Announces New Demineralized Bone Matrix Constructs for Spine Applications
BELGRADE, Mont., Oct. 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bacterin International Holdings, Inc. (NYSE MKT:BONE), a leader in the development of…
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