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Synthes reported a 7.4% rise in sales to $892.2 million for the second quarter of 2010.
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The debate over whether the orthopedics industry is in for a difficult short term versus a more favorable long term based on demographically driven demand is an important one. Here is one way to frame up this debate and get an idea of where we’re heading.
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Depending on your political views, Donald Berwick, M.D., the new head of CMS, is either a medical socialist or thoughtful quality guru who will help fix an out of control federal health care budget. How his views will impact federal health care spending is unknown. See what we found.
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The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) 2010 Annual Meeting just wrapped. For those who didn't make the trip up to Rhode Island to attend, we bring you some of this year's highlights, including the ushering in of a new president, this year's Mr. Sports Medicine and noteworthy research.
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Dr. Jonathan Barnwell, a recipient of a 2009 grant from the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation, is researching nerve regeneration under the mentorship of Zhongyu Li, M.D., Ph.D. Drs. Barnwell and Li comment on their work as their year together winds up.
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Robert Goldberg, M.D., wanted his day in court. He got it and lost. Now he’s amending a whistleblower suit to make his case in a new court—the court of public opinion. He’s accusing former colleagues of cheating Medicare. The government hasn’t joined in. His former colleagues say he has a vendetta. It’s an Ortho Rumble, Chicago style.
Eric Major, CEO, K2M
Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS)—the largest and most successful private equity firm focused on information/business services and health care—just laid a big bet on spine and selected the Virginia-based upstart K2M as its platform company. Smart money.
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The future is here…and it is physician assistants. Roderick Hooker, Ph.D., PA, along with Charles Cornell, M.D., delineate the roles and skills of PAs and how the field is changing.
Regenerative Medicine: Re-Growing Body Parts
MAKOplasty Robotic Knee Surgery
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