Month: November 2015
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Extremities
Hyaluronic injections may delay time to arthroplasty in elderly patients with knee OA
By Shirley Pulaski Results of a retrospective observational study showed patients with knee osteoarthritis who were treated with intra-articular hyaluronic…
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Spine
Vexim announces the nomination of Steve Swinson as new Chairman of the Board of Directors
Toulouse, November 30, 2015 – VEXIM (FR0011072602 – ALVXM), a medical device company specializing in the minimally invasive treatment of…
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Extremities
Patient-reported results, knee stability improved after all-inside double-bundle ACL reconstruction
By Monica Jaramillo Investigators found significant improvements from preoperative measures at 24.8-month follow-up for both mean side-to-side differences and Lysholm…
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Recon
Obese patients at elevated risk to have complications after orthopedic trauma
By Casey Tingle This study of patients admitted to a level 1 trauma center for orthopedic injuries showed patients who…
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Hospitals
Siemens Receives FDA Clearance for Multitom Rax Robotic X-ray System
MALVERN, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Siemens Healthcare has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Multitom Rax (Robotic…
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Spine
6 things to know about the $1.9B spinal biologics market
By Laura Dyrda A new report from MarketsandMarkets shows the spinal biologics market is expected to grow over the next five years.…
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Spine
St. Jude Medical (STJ) Launches Proclaim Elite Spinal Cord Stimulation System in Europe
St. Jude Medical (NYSE: STJ) announced the European launch of the Proclaim Elite Spinal Cord Stimulation System, the first and only…
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Recon
How Independent Doctors are Thriving in 2015
By Melissa Jacobs Sept. 30, 2015, was the fourth opening day of Dr. Jill Cohen’s practice. The first was in 1997,…
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Extremities
No significant difference in results seen in comparison of three treatments for supraspinatus tears
By Casey Tingle Investigators discovered no significant difference in clinical outcomes at 2 years among patients with non-traumatic supraspinatus shoulder…
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Biologics
InVivo Therapeutics Announces Jay Blackington as New Vice President, Head of Human Resources
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (NVIV) today announced the appointment of Jay Blackington as Vice President, Head of Human Resources.…
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Financial
Reducing the cost of spine care: Key thoughts from 4 spine surgeons
By Laura Dyrda Treating back pain and other spinal conditions can cost more than $200 billion annually in the United…
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Uncategorized
Ortho RTi Announces the Filing of a Preliminary Prospectus
KIRKLAND, QC, Nov. 24, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ – Ortho Regenerative Technologies Inc. (“Ortho RTi”), a Canadian orthopaedic biotechnology company, announced today that it…
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Hospitals
AccelSPINE receives CE marking and EN ISO 13485 certificate
AccelSPINE, a Dallas-based medical device designer, recently announced it has received CE marking and European ISO 13485 certification. AccelSPINE’s CE marking…
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