San Francisco sportsmed surgeon Kevin Stone’s eponymous Stone Clinic has formally introduced BioKnee: A natural knee cartilage reconstruction solution clinically-proven to delay the effects of arthritis for up to 12 years.
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International Flavour For ESSKA, Geneva, May 2nd-5th
Heavy hitters attending Europe’s premier Trauma, Knee surgery and Arthroscopy congress next month.
From Angioplasty Catheters, To Self-Tightening Golf Shoes, To Knee Braces: Boa Goes Full Circle
Self-Tightening Sports Footwear had its origins in angioplasty catheter guidance mechanisms. Now the company is back in medical devices with brace collaborations.
Meniscus Replacement Reviewed At AAOS. Can Knee Replacement Be Deferred?
Meniscal transplantation gets an airing at AAOS
International Sales Growth Means Exactech Q3 Revenue Up 13%
US sales down, International Sales well up for the quarter as Exactech sees overall sales revenue growth for the quarter of 13% year on year.
Stryker Plans To Axe 5% Of Workforce And Make $100Million Annual Productivity Gain
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 Use Narcotics Prior To Knee Replacement Experience Worse Results
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.
SOFCOT time again: November 7-11 Paris
The Annual French Orthopaedic and Traumatology Society (SOFCOT) Congress and takes place next week at the Palais des Congrès in Paris.
Biomet marked World Arthritis Day with 35 year celebration for Oxford® Knee System
Biomet celebrates the 35th anniversary of the Oxford Partial Knee System
Physical Activity Monitor Revolutionises Hip And Knee Surgery
A revolutionary new physical activity monitoring system which compares actual patient activity with researched norms for individual patient types has been unveiled to support orthopaedic surgeons and GPs in their decision making processes along the care pathway.
Harvard Study Favors Cayenne Medical’s AperFix Technology for Reconstruction of Torn ACL
Cayenne Medical, Inc. announced today that a new Harvard clinical study published in the American Journal of Sports Medicine found that Cayenne’s AperFix® System and “Single Tunnel, Double Bundle™” ACL reconstruction technique better resembles the natural, intact ACL when compared to the more common, “Single-Bundle” technique.
Pro Golfer Peter Jacobsen Endorses Exactech Knee Following Successful Knee Replacement
Exactech, Inc. announced today that the company has partnered with professional golfer Peter Jacobsen to tell the story of his successful knee replacement with Exactech’s Optetrak® total knee system in 2008.
Hip And Knee Replacement Survey 2009, UK
The Hip and Knee Network has just published its 2009 survey of hip and knee replacement surgery in the UK.
Knee realignment surgery lets athletes stay active
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research confirms that active people who undergo a procedure called high tibial osteotomy (HTO) to repair an arthritic knee will be just as active after the surgery.
Kick Start To Development Of Innovative Knee Repair Device Based On Silk Technology
Orthox Limited, the tissue repair company using silk technology, announced the award of a prestigious Wellcome Trust Translational Award worth over £1.6 million.
Live Total Knee Replacement Webcast
Live Total Knee Replacement Webcast Eases Patient Concerns