Medtronic has received FDA 510(k) clearance for the CD Horizon System for pedicle screws that can be used during treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, according to a company news release.
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New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center in New York City recently acquired MAKO Surgical Corp.'s RIO robotic arm device to assist orthopedic surgeons during minimally invasive partial knee replacements for patients with early to mid-stage osteoarthritis, according to a Newswise…
Laser Spine Institute has announced the December schedule of medical seminars which will include stops in Arizona, California, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas, according to a company news release.
A new report from the Australian Orthopaedic Association's National Joint Replacement Registry found that hip replacement implants made from ceramicized metal heads and polyethylene-lined cups, such as Smith & Nephew VERILAST technology, have the lowest revision rate among hip replacement…
Hanger Orthopedic Group, an Austin, Texas-based device company, has completed the acquisition of the Reno, Nev.-based Accelerated Care Plus, a provider of integrated clinical programs for rehabilitation providers, according to a Hanger Orthopedic Group news release.
John Cherf, MD, president of OrthoIndex, describes the drivers behind expensive costs of orthopedic devices and what orthopedic-driven ASCs can do to combat them.
William G. Pujadas, MD, is one of the founding partners of the Jacksonville (Fla.) Orthopaedic Institute, where he continues to practice from the San Marco location. He is also a member of the Baptist Center for Joint Replacement at Baptist…
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Long fusions to the sacrum are the most common reasons for extending the instrumentation to the pelvis during complex spine surgery, according to an article published in Spine.
A new study published in Spine found that DePuy Spine's SCOLISCORE AIS Prognostic Test, a DNA test to determine the likelihood of curve progression in children with mild adolescent idiopatic scoliosis, is 99 percent accurate in predicting which children are…