Interventional Spine, an Irvine, Calif.-based spinal implant development system, has received a U.S. patent for the PERPOS PLS, a percutaneous transfacet-pedicular compression system, according to a company news release.
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DJO, a medical device company focusing on musculoskeletal, vascular and pain management health, reported a net sales of $233.6 million during the third quarter of 2010, a decrease from the $236.2 million reported for the third quarter of 2009, according…
Orthopedic and Spine Industry Leader to Know: Dr. Russell Warren of the Hospital for Special Surgery
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ArthroCare Corp., an Austin, Texas-based company that develops minimally invasive surgical products, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its SpeedFix suture anchor system designed for the repair of labrum tears in the shoulder, according to a company news release.
After a 15-year follow-up with patients who received endoscopic ACL reconstruction, researchers found that kneeling pain was still a significant problem and expressed concerns with the number of patients showing signs of osteoarthritis, according to an article published in The…
The recognition of risk factors for patients with kyphoplasty — such as the cement viscosity, injected cement volume, vertebral body wall incompetence and history of pulmonary disease — can decrease the risk of complications for the patients, according to an…
Shaun L. Traub, MD, and Jason W. Velez, MD, recently joined Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta, according to practice news release.
Shane Nho, MD, a physician with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, recently shared his expertise on trends in treating bicep injuries in an article for the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, according to a practice news…
MAKO Surgical Corp., a medical device company producing robotic and minimally invasive orthopedic devices, has reported $12 million in total revenue for the third quarter of 2010, an increase of 79 percent from the third quarter of 2009, according to…