Stryker recently launched the company's first iPad applications for surgeons to help them enhance the patient education process and provide information about products and surgical techniques, according to a company news release.
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The Food and Drug Administration issued 18 spine devices 510(k) clearances in January, according to an FDA report.
The San Diego Padres medical staff at Scripps Clinic's Shiley Center for Orthopedic Research and Education recently developed an app for the iPad to track and file a player's athletic health on a day-to-day basis, according to a San Diego…
Sandy Kunkel, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, recently performed outpatient rotator cuff surgery on Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels at Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital Northwest in Indianapolis, according to a Chicago Tribune report.
Laser Spine Institute, based in Tampa, Fla., was recently commended by Florida Senator John Thrasher for its innovation, economic development and efforts to lower the cost of healthcare through the procedures surgeons perform, according to a company news release.
Amedica/US Spine, a spine and reconstructive implant and instrument manufacturer based in Salt Lake City, recently launched its first silicon nitride total hip implant, according to a company news release.
Simultaneous knee replacement was associated with significantly fewer prosthetic joint infections and other revision knee operations within one year of surgery compared to total knee replacements performed in two separate procedures, according to an American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons news…
Stryker recently featured the company's new tissue-preservation hip arthroscopy platform, a comprehensive system of instrumentation and precision devices designed for optimal hip mechanics, at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting, according to a company news release.
Sourendra Raut, MD, a foot, ankle and sports medicine physician, recently joined Resurgens Orthopaedics in Cumming and Roswell, Ga., according to a practice news release.
In the past, when orthopedic surgeons saw 60-70 year-old patients with arthritis or other conditions affecting their knees or shoulders, they would focus on conservative treatment that ensured the joints were at least functional. Orthopedic surgeons today know that simply…