Orthopedics This Week
Weekly News, Analysis and Commentary of orthopedic developments, both in the United States and Europe, published 40 times a year to bring you the latest breaking news in the Global Orthopedics Industry. RRY Publications also hosts multiple innovative technology conferences and publishes the latest books containing Market Forecasts and Analysis for the Spine Technology and Stem Cell Industries.
Bracing vs Casting for Distal Radius Fractures
Aug 28, 2017 · Fragment rotation with the brace (0.0°) and cast (0.1°) significantly reduced sagittal plane rotation compared to the non-stabilized forearm (12.3°) (P < 0.001). The brace and the cast provided similar stabilization in both rotation and translation at all 4 loads. There was no statistical difference in between treatment types in either ...
FDA Approves TOPS for Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis
Jun 19, 2023 · FDA Approves TOPS for Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis. In a major announcement, the FDA has approved for commercial sale in the United States the TOPS™ motion-preserving facet replacement system. Quoting directly from the June 15, 2023, approval letter: “The TOPS™ System is intended to stabilize the spine following a lumbar decompression ...
The 16 Standout North American Sports Knee Surgeons
Sep 1, 2016 · No one at OTW names surgeons to the list. The information in quotes is what we heard about these surgeons. In alphabetical order, then, here are 16 of the finest sports knee surgeons in North America. James P. Bradley, M.D., M.S. Dr. Bradley is a sports medicine specialist with Burke & Bradley Orthopedics at the University of Pittsburgh Medical ...
Ibuprofen’s Effects on Healing | Orthopedics This Week
Oct 6, 2016 · Ibuprofen’s Effects on Healing. Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Thu, October 6th, 2016. Ibuprofen and Supraspinatus Tendon. / Sources: Wikimedia Commons, Anatomography and Derrick Coetzee. A new study undertaken at the McKay Orthopaedic Research Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania has found that …
DePuy Synthes Launches ACTIS Total Hip System
Mar 26, 2018 · DePuy Synthes is making happier hips possible, with its recent launch of the ACTIS Total Hip System at the 2018 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting. According to the company, “…this is the first DePuy Synthes hip system designed to be utilized with tissue-sparing approaches such as the minimally invasive Anterior ...
Lawsuits Pile Up Against Former Florida Orthopedic Surgeon
Aug 22, 2022 · Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed in Florida against a former orthopedic surgeon, R. David Heekin, M.D. as well as St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Inc. doing business as Ascension St. Vincent’s Riverside Hospital. The lawsuits allege Dr. Heekin caused countless injuries because he performed operations while suffering from a neurological ...
Schivo Acquires Supreme Screw Products Inc.
Mar 17, 2021 · Waterford, Ireland-based Schivo Medical, an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) contract manufacturing partner, has acquired Plainview, New York-based Supreme Screw Products Inc. (SSP). OTW spoke with a company representative about the acquisition and what initially led Schivo to SSP. Schivo told OTW that SSP “represents the perfect partner ...
Christopher Iobst, M.D. Leads New Limb Center
Nov 29, 2016 · Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Tue, November 29th, 2016. Christopher Iobst, M.D. He gets to be the first leader at a newly-established facility! Christopher Iobst, M.D., the former director of orthopedic research at Nemours Children’s Hospital, is now director of the Center for Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction at Nationwide Children ...
Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics Expands to East Tennessee
Aug 2, 2022 · Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics Expands to East Tennessee. The historic and legendary Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics is adding Cookeville, Tennessee-based Tier 1 Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Institute to its expanding care network. Tier 1 is a multispecialty practice with 11 physicians who offer orthopedic, sports medicine, and neurological services.