In-office tests may detect hip tendon problems before MRI
By Kathryn Doyle – September 28, 2016 (Reuters Health) – Two simple tests that can be done in a doctor’s office may be able to rule in or out a painful hip condition that is usually hard to diagnose...
View ArticlePreoperative Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Hip Fracture Patients
By Stuart Grant, MB, ChB, FRCA, Gavin Martin, MB, ChB, FRCA, and Ellen Flanagan, MD – Oct 5, 2016 Each year, at least 250,000 older people—those 65 years and older—are hospitalized for hip fractures....
View ArticleWright Medical Group N.V. Announces Entry Into Metal-On-Metal Hip Litigation...
AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands, Nov. 02, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Wright Medical Group N.V.(NASDAQ:WMGI) today announced that on November 1, 2016, its wholly owned subsidiary Wright Medical Technology, Inc....
View ArticleMedacta Highlights MasterLoc Hip System and GMK Sphere Knee at American...
November 10, 2016 CHICAGO & DALLAS, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Medacta International, the privately held family-owned global leader in the design of innovative joint replacement and spine surgery...
View ArticleTowards better hip replacements
November 2, 2016 – Source: McGill University Some potentially good news for aging Baby Boomers: researchers believe that they have developed a hip replacement that will last longer and create fewer...
View ArticleFirst-ever functional, patient-specific hip replacement procedures performed...
14 November 2016 Corin is excited to announce that during the week of November 7, the first-ever functional, patient specific hip replacement procedures were performed using its Optimized Positioning...
View ArticleUnitedHealthcare Launches New Value-Based Care Payment to Help Improve Health...
December 01, 2016 MINNETONKA, Minn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UnitedHealthcare has launched a new value-based care payment for knee, hip and spine procedures that focuses on quality patient care and better...
View ArticleBones from hip replacement transplants give new life
Lateline – By Ginny Stein In the business of bone donation, old hips are giving new life to people needing reconstructive surgery. More than 33,000 hip replacements are performed each year in...
View ArticleJohnson & Johnson Just Got Hit With a $1B Verdict Over Faulty Hip Implants
By Reuters – December 2, 2016 A federal jury in Dallas on Thursday ordered Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopaedics unit to pay more than $1 billion to six plaintiffs who said they were...
View ArticleKYOCERA Medical Corporation Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Initia® Total...
December 05, 2016 SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kyocera Medical Corporation, a leading manufacturer of implantable systems and advanced ceramic components, today announced it has received the U.S. Food and...
View ArticleNational Joint Registry Analysis Finds Zimmer Biomet Trabecular Metal™ Cups...
WARSAW, Ind., Dec. 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZBH), a global leader in musculoskeletal healthcare, today announced positive outcomes associated with the use of...
View ArticleCorin hip systems awarded 5A* ODEP rating
6 January 2017 Corin is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a 5A* ODEP rating from the Orthopaedic Data Evaluation Panel (ODEP) in recognition of the outstanding clinical performance of the...
View ArticleUS District Court Rules in Favor of CoorsTek Medical in Ceramic Hip Implant...
January 17, 2017 FORT WORTH, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)– CoorsTek Medical, a leading US manufacturer of advanced implantable ceramic components, today announced that the United States District Court for the...
View ArticleStryker at GMU to train Middle East surgeons on hip replacements
UAE, Feb 6: US-based Stryker, a global orthopedic implants and medical equipment provider, visited Gulf Medical University (GMU) on February 4 to organize a workshop on advanced hip replacement surgery...
View ArticleGlobal Hip and Knee Orthopedic Surgical Robots Industry Research Report 2016...
FEBRUARY 21, 2017 – RESEARCHMOZ GLOBAL PVT. LTD. The 2016 study has 145 pages, 64 tables and figures. Worldwide Hip and Knee Orthopedic surgical robot markets are poised to achieve significant growth....
View ArticleMedacta Announces First Surgery with MectaLock PEEK in Australia Media Release
CASTEL SAN PIETRO, 29 October 2019 – Medacta today announced the successful completion of the first surgery utilizing its MectaLock PEEK Suture Anchor for labral repair, following approval from...
View ArticleAmerican Joint Replacement Registry Releases 2019 Annual Report
ROSEMONT, Ill. (November 8, 2019) — The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR), the cornerstone of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Registry Program, released its 2019 Annual...
View ArticleConformis Announces FDA Clearance and Full Commercial Launch of Next...
BILLERICA, Mass., Nov. 07, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Conformis, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFMS), a medical technology company that uses its proprietary iFit Image-to-Implant technology platform to develop,...
View ArticleSmith+Nephew launches industry-first OR3O™ Dual Mobility System utilising...
LONDON, Nov. 8, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN,NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology business, today announces the launch of its OR3O Dual Mobility System for use in primary and revision...
View ArticleAdvanced Hip and Knee Replacement Techniques Lead to Faster Recovery at NYU...
BROOKLYN, N.Y., Nov. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Hip and knee replacements are among the most common elective surgical procedures in the United States, and they are increasing in demand as an aging...
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