Orthopedics This Week
WEBWeekly 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.
New FDA Clearance for Myoscience’s Targeted Cold Therapy
WEBMar 7, 2018 — The FDA has cleared Myoscience, Inc.'s latest tip to allow surgeons using the company's iovera° targeted cold therapy platform to access nerves in the shoulder, hip, and knees. The company's CEO, Cary Vance, said on March 5, 2018, the expanded 510 (k) clearance for the Smart Tip with Nerve Stim, expands their …
Surprising Data on Elderly Shoulder Surgery Outcomes // Retain …
WEBFeb 9, 2015 — New Study: Excellent Outcomes for 70-Year-Old Patients With Rotator Cuff Surgery. To settle the issue—or at least put many minds at ease—Peter J. Millett, M.D., M.Sc., director of Shoulder Surgery at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado, got to work on the issue of whether older patients benefit from rotator cuff repair.
Total Knee Replacement: To Tourniquet or Not to Tourniquet?
WEBAt the 2019 Orthopaedic Summit: Evolving Technologies (OSET) held in Las Vegas this past December, two internationally-acclaimed orthopedic surgeons—Viktor Krebs, M.D., of Cleveland Clinic and Amar S. Ranawat, M.D., of Weill Cornell Medical College and Hospital for Special Surgery—squared off in a debate about how they would treat a 56-year-old marathon runner for his first total knee who ...
THE Best New Spine Technologies for 2020 | Orthopedics This Week
WEBJan 4, 2021 — Inventors and Engineers: John Barrett, Murali Kadaba, Ph.D., Dillon Kwiat Technology Description: The Auctus Dynamic Vertebral body Tethering System (VBT) is a non-fusion treatment for pediatric patients (usually 8-12 years old) who have a severe enough spinal curve (cobb > 40 degrees) to warrant surgery.The non-fusion procedure uses a flexible tether made of a high molecular weight ...
Alan Daniels: University Orthopedics Chief of Spine Surgery Division
WEBJun 3, 2020 — Alan Daniels, M.D. On May 28, 2020 University Orthopedics, Inc. announced the permanent appointment of Alan Daniels, M.D. as chief of the division of spine surgery. Daniels has filled the role as interim chief since the untimely passing of Mark Palumbo, M.D. in September 2019. Daniels has been associated with University Orthopedics for over a ...
Mechanical vs Kinematic TKA Alignment. Which Wins?
WEBMar 17, 2022 — The study, “ Head-to-Head Comparison of Kinematic Alignment Versus Mechanical Alignment for Total Knee Arthroplasty,” was published in the January 26, 2022 edition of The Journal of Arthroplasty. “Knee alignment is the hottest topic in knee replacement surgery in 2022,” said co-author Jonathan Vigdorchik, M.D., an adult reconstruction ...
Depression, PTSD After Orthopedic Trauma Is Very Real
WEBFeb 3, 2017 — New work from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and McMaster University, Ontario, Canada, has found that nearly one-third of patients suffer from depression and more than one-quarter of patients suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after an acute orthopedic injury. The study ...
Calcifications Likely With Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome
WEBMay 20, 2021 — The researchers wrote, “Pertrochanteric calcifications were common radiographic findings in patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome and can help guide management in these patients. Proximally and distally directed enthesophytes were strong predictors for the presence of a hip abductor tendon tear, and specifically a full-thickness ...
FDA Approves TOPS for Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis
WEBJun 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 ...