Orthopaedics

Kensey Nash Corporation has been awarded a two-year, $1.9 million grant to investigate the use of a bioadhesive surgical mesh for applications in tendon repair procedures.

We summarise the sense of betrayal among Japanese Doctors who love Olympus but hate what it is being reported as doing.

Uppsala University in Sweden adds to our understanding of bone healing and especially the potential place for BMP2 in this interesting academic press release from the institution.

Innovative External Fixation Product Line from ExtraOrtho Further Strengthens Zimmer’s Trauma Portfolio

Stryker has announced its intention to implement focused workforce reductions of approximately 5% of its global workforce and other restructuring activities that are anticipated to reduce annual pre-tax operating costs by over $100 million beginning in 2013.

Patients who are dependent on opioids for pain management before knee replacement surgery have much more difficulty recovering, a study recently published in theJournal of Bone and Joint Surgery (JBJS) has found.

ConforMIS patient specific knee has CE Mark and will be commercialised next year.

UK’s NICE has published diagnostic guidance encouraging the use of the EOS 2D/3D imaging system in specialist research settings.

Smith & Nephew results for the third quarter show revenue increase, margin decrease and $150m cost reduction plans.

The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation under the EU Merger Regulation into the planned acquisition of Synthes Inc. by Johnson and Johnson, both US companies active in the area of orthopaedic medical devices.

Shoulder Segment Will Continue to Generate the Vast Majority of Revenues as European Small Joint Market Grows over next five years.

The Annual French Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society (SOFCOT) Congress and takes place next week at the Palais des Congrès in Paris.

Slow but Steady Growth from an Aging and More Active Population, According to Millennium Research Group

ArthroCare Corp. has announced that it has received US FDA clearance for its SpeedLock(R) Knotless Fixation Device

The UK Government is investing up to £15m to develop specialist prosthetic and rehabilitation centres for military veterans who have lost a limb in service.

Biomet celebrates the 35th anniversary of the Oxford Partial Knee System