Athletes can experience brain damage from head trauma even if they do not initially experience the symptoms of concussions, according to a Purdue University study described in a school news release.
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DiFUSE Technologies, based in Austin, Texas, received FDA clearance for the Xiphos line of posterior interbody devices for use during intervertebral body fusion of the lumbar spine from L2 to SI, according to a company news release.
A team of 25 orthopedic surgeons at Weiss Memorial Hospital joined to create the Chicago Center for Orthopedics, according to a hospital news release.
Forty-three percent of patients scheduled for orthopedic surgery have insufficient levels of vitamin D, according to an article published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.
Reconstruction surgery to correct the medial patellofemoral ligament now has positive results in children, according to a Childrens Hospital Los Angeles news release.
SpineSmith Partners, a Texas-based medical device company, has received FDA clearance for the VisuALIF interbody fusion implant system, according to a company news release.
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Pioneer Surgical Technology has launched the Pioneer Advantage portfolio of allograft products, including the anterior lumbar interbody fusion product Bigfoot, according to a company news release.