Amedica/US Spine, A Salt Lake City-based spinal device company, recently submitted a design dossier to the British Standards Institution requesting permission to distribute its total hip ceramic femoral head technology in Europe, according to a company news release.
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recently sponsored a symposium on comparative effectiveness research in Washington, D.C., according to an AAOS Now news report.
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Zimmer Holdings introduced the Maxera Cup, a hip ceramic-on-ceramic implant designed for younger and active patients, according to a company news release.
Preoperative pulmonary function tests are clinically impaired in 19 percent of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients, and correlate with main thoracic and sagittal plane deformity, according to a study published in Spine.
The Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons has awarded Darryl D'Lima, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and researcher at Scripps Clinic, with the Nicolas Andry Award for his work with the electronic knee prosthesis, according to a Scripps news release.
The physical therapy and occupational therapy department of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago now offers the Alter G Anti-Gravity treadmill, according to a practice news release.
Medical device industry lobby AdvaMed has called for six changes in federal policy to boost the industry and stop device-makers from migrating overseas, according to a release from AdvaMed.
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