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FDA Clears Dr. Betz’s Vertebral Body Replacement Device
According to the FDA’s clearance order, the new device, brand named Vertiwedge ® Intraosseous System and supplied by ...
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Spine Blocks – When They Work, When They Don’t
A new study from the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) and Weill Cornell Medical College has teased out new information ...
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TKA: Obesity Up—But Outcomes Are Better!?
“We became interested in the study of obese TKA patients as a result of the increasing number of patients with obesity and end-stage knee arthritis that we are seeing in our clinics for evaluation for ...
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Exercise Postpones Hip Replacements Surgery
Rates of total hip arthroplasty have risen steadily during the past four decades. Is there a way to avoid a total hip replacement? Exercise. That is the advice Scandinavian researchers give as a ...
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NC State Creates Technique Allowing Ultrasound to Penetrate Bone, Metal
Researchers from North Carolina State University (NC State) have found away around ultrasound’s inability to penetrate bone and metal. Using customized structures, the researchers have created ...
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No Link Found Between Infection and Type of Anesthesia
Is there a relationship between the type of anesthesia used to perform a joint replacement surgery and the incidence of surgical site infections (SSI)? According to a new study titled “The Impact of ...