The FDA published a warning about the increased risk of thigh fractures in patients using drugs containing bisphosphonates, according to an FDA report.
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Stryker reported a 7 percent sales increase to $1.768 billion and a 1.3 percent sales increase in orthopedic implants, based on higher domestic sales of hips, knees and trauma implants, according to a company news release.
Hanger Orthopedic Group has signed a merger agreement for the $155 million acquisition of Reno, Nev.-based Accelerated Care Plus, a provider of clinical programs for sub-acute and long-term care rehabilitation providers, according to a Hanger news release.
MediNiche, a St. Louis-based pharmaceutical marketing company, has introduced The Benefits of Nutritional Evaluation Program, a new bone health awareness program, according to a company news release.
A report from GlobalData estimates that the trauma fixation devices market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 6 percent between 2009 and 2016 with key players being Stryker Corp., Synthes, DePuy, Smith & Nephew and Zimmer, according…
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Arrowhead Research Corporation's Nanotope, a Pasadena, Calif.-based medical research organization, entered into an agreement with Smith & Nephew to develop cartilage regeneration products, according to an Arrowhead news release.
The Food and Drug Administration issued 28 orthopedic- and spine-related 510(k) clearances in August, according to an FDA report.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons supports the FDA 510k program and refutes the claim that the pre-market approval process is safer and better able to identify products than the current FDA 510k clearance process, according to an AAOS Now…
The FDA said it plans to revoke approval of Menaflex, ReGen Biologics' knee implant, after a 2009 review found four New Jersey congressmen and the FDA commissioner had improperly interceded in the approval process, according to a report by the…
Stanmore Implants Worldwide, a London-based orthopedic implant manufacturer, has acquired Acrobot, a U.K.-based robotic medical device company, according to a Dow Jones report.