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.
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 ...
Calcifications Likely With Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome
May 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 ...
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 ...
prodisc L Wins FDA Approval for Two-Level Use
Apr 27, 2020 · The pro disc first received FDA approval in 2006. In an April 4, 2020 press release, the company said they are now the only company with an FDA approved lumbar TDR device that has been clinically reviewed and found safe and effective for two level use. Trial and Studies. Jack Zigler, M.D. at the Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery ...
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 ...
Study: RF Ablation Relieves Pain After TKR
Aug 7, 2015 · A new study has found that cooled radiofrequency (RF) ablation—with the tool known as COOLIEF—provides long-term relief of knee pain after total knee replacement (TKR). The researchers, whose work was published in Pain Practice, indicate that this is the first piece of published literature supporting the use of cooled RF for the knee after TKR.
Merger Update for Largest Colorado Orthopedic and Spine Group
Effective January 1, 2021, Colorado-based Orthopaedic & Spine Center of the Rockies (OCR) and Front Range Orthopedics & Spine (FROC) have merged under the OCR name, together forming the largest privately owned orthopedic and spine group in Colorado. Since 1969, the doctors at OCR have served the residents of Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska.
Updated Carpal Tunnel Practice Guidelines From AAOS
Aug 19, 2024 · It’s been eight years and a couple hundred of clinical studies since American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) last updated Clinical Practice Guidelines for Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) in 2016. Time for an update. “The prior Clinical Practice Guideline was over five years old and there have been a number of well ...
HSS Nearly Doubles Presence on Long Island
Jun 10, 2022 · HSS Nearly Doubles Presence on Long Island. Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has spread its wings in Uniondale, Long Island, New York, adding roughly 18,000 square feet and nearly doubling the facility size to 37,000 square feet. The expanded facility includes a new, state-of-the-art physical therapy center with specially trained HSS physical ...