The Food and Drug Administration issued 32 orthopedic- and spine-related 510(k) clearances in August, according to an FDA report.
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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, with the Office of the Inspector General of HHS, to establish a protocol for healthcare providers and suppliers to disclose actual…
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons board of directors approved and released a clinical practice guideline recommending against vertebroplasty as a treatment for spinal fractures, according to an AAOS news release.
Tecomet, a contract manufacturer for the orthopedic, trauma and spinal implant market, announced the opening of LaunchQuick, a full-service rapid prototyping center, according to a company news release.
ArthroCare's sports medicine division launched its complete Ambient ArthroWand Collection, a portfolio of radiofrequency devices designed to provide orthopedic surgeons with real-time temperature monitoring of circulating fluid during arthroscopy, according to a company news release.
High tibial osteotomy can be an effective long-term treatment for degenerative arthritis of the knee, according to an article published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine.
The University of Massachusetts Medical School received a $12 million grant from The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to study key factors related to total joint replacement, according to a university news release.
The Rothman Institute in Philadelphia named Daniel P. Walsh as its new CIO, according to a practice news release.
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