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Smith & Nephew to acquire Indian trauma business

2 May 2013 Smith & Nephew plc (LSE: SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business, today announces an agreement to acquire Adler Mediequip Private Limited and with it, the brands and assets of Sushrut Surgicals Private Limited, a leader …

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‘Oil for the joints’ offers hope for osteoarthritis sufferers

A team of researchers led by a Boston University Biomedical Engineer has developed a new joint lubricant that could bring longer lasting relief to millions of osteoarthritis sufferers.

A New Approach To Treating Trauma

Queensland medical experts are spearheading a new trauma care model they say will improve patient care from the roadside to recovery. The multi-disciplinary team has adopted a new model

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Smith & Nephew release new modular rail system

Smith & Nephew introduced a new Modular Rail System for external fixation and deformity correction. Designed to correct bone deformities, malunions, non-unions and limb length discrepancies, the Modular Rail

Fast Form

Could a New Casting Material Revolutionize Fracture Management Globally?

Fifty years later, a revolutionary technology has finally arrived as the next effective generation of casting material, PolyTrexx™ polymer by Fast Form Research. Casting improvements have been

Integra receives clearance for fracture plate system

The FDA has granted 510k clearance to Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation for its Integra Proximal Humeral Fracture Plate System for treatment of proximal humeral fractures. The Integra Proximal Humeral

Zimmer launches Trabecular Metal Total Ankle system

Innovative New Ankle Replacement Employs a Low Profile Design and Lateral Surgical Approach Zimmer Holdings, Inc., a global leader in musculoskeletal health, today introduced the Zimmer® Trabecular Metal™ Total

Residual pain due to soft-tissue impingement after uncomplicated total ankle replacement

B. S. Kim, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Assistant Professor1 ; W. J. Choi, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Assistant Professor2; J. Kim, MD, Orthopaedic Surgeon3; and J. W. Lee, MD, PhD,

Surface finish of the Exeter Trauma Stem… A Cause for Concern?

Sonoma Ortho

Sonoma Orthopedic Products, Inc. Announces Launch of New VELOX™ procedure with Sonoma CRx® clavicle repair device

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Jan. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonoma Orthopedic Products, Inc. today announced the launch of its new VELOX procedure for repairing clavicle fractures with the Sonoma CRx clavicle

MedShape, Inc. Announces Breakthrough in Joint Fusion with DynaNail™ NiTiNOL Device

First NiTiNOL-based intramedullary nail, DynaNail is used successfully in ankle arthrodesis surgery in Chicago ATLANTA, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- MedShape, Inc., the industry leader in innovative shape memory orthopedic

Cancellous grafts unite scaphoid wrist fractures without compromising reduction

CHICAGO — Researchers achieved good results for scaphoid waist nonunions with collapse using open reduction and internal fixation and pure cancellous interposition graft, according to a study presented

tornier

Tornier’s Acquisition Of OrthoHelix Results In Further Dilution

Tornier NV (TRNX) announced on Friday that it will acquire OrthoHelix Surgical Designs, in a deal valuing the firm at $135 million. Shares in Tornier ended the day

Integra

Integra LifeSciences Announces Contract With aap Implantate AG to Provide Stainless Headed Compression Screws for Mid and Hindfoot Reconstruction

PLAINSBORO, N.J. and BERLIN, Jun 21, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation IART +1.01% today announced that it will feature its new Stainless Headed Compression Screw

Smith & Nephew Launches Plating Systems for Foot and Ankle Surgeons

Smith & Nephew launched two new plating systems for foot and ankle surgeons at the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society annual meeting in San Diego.

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