Orthovita has announced that it has entered into a merger agreement under which Stryker has agreed to acquire all of the common stock of Orthovita for approximately $316 million, according to a company news release.
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A survey on fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions found 92 percent of respondents reported their chronic pain condition has had a significant impact on major life decisions, according to an American Pain Foundation news release.
Predictors for an unfavorable vocational prognosis after hospital contact for herniated lumbar discs includes nonacademic work and less than 40 weeks of employment within year two before hospital contact, according to a study published in Spine.
The CORE Institute, a Phoenix-based orthopedic research and education canter, recently teamed with Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center in Sun City West, Ariz., to form The Banner CORE Center for Orthopedics, according to a hospital news release.
While mobile-bearing implants for unicompartmental knee arthroplasty might be appealing, their design doesn't seem to offer clinical advantages over fixed bearing designs, according to an article published in AAOS Now.
SANUWAVE Health has reported $252,000 in first quarter of 2011 revenues, indicating a 76 percent increase in revenue from the first quarter of last year, according to a company news release.
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OrthoCarolina, based in Charlotte, N.C., is now the official orthopedic provider of the National Public Safety Football League's Charlotte Cobras, according to a practice news release.
Here are the results of the most recently released financial reports from 14 leading orthopedic and spine device companies.
SCD patients clear morphine from their system more quickly than do patients without sickle cell disease, which may account for their higher morphine requirement, according to a study published in The Journal of Pain.