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Ortho sales tanked in the aftermath of The Great Recession. But 2012 is a new year. First Quarter sales reports from the “big five” were generally better than expected. Who won the sales competition for hips, knees and extremities for the quarter? Read it here.
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Stunning Surgical Technique Salvages Limbs…HSS Moves to Brazil?…Prestigious and Lucrative Delmas Prize Awarded!...Accreditation Game Change in the Works…Put Trauma BACK into OR Education!…Allan E. Inglis, M.D. joins HSS…and more.
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Peyton Manning—Wrong Surgery?…Mount Sinai Chief Breaks Down Tiger Woods’s Foot Problems…SPORT Study’s Surprising Results Reconsidered…Strange Bedfellows Make Progress at HSS Osteoarthritis Summit…and more….
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“There is a shit storm ahead of arthritis in young people,” states Dr. Burkhead. “True,” says Dr. Seitz, “And frankly, I’ve drunk your Kool-Aid.” This week’s Orthopaedic Crossfire® debate: “Ream and Run: Best Management Option for the Young Arthritic.”
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Wright Medical Technology, Inc. is King of the Foot and Ankle Hill. A recent survey by PearlDiver Technologies, Inc. shows that surgeons view Wright Medical, followed closely by Arthrex, Inc. as the most favorable suppliers for their specialty. Read what the PearlDiver data uncovered.
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The Michelangelo Hand, the first hand prosthetic with an opposable thumb, will NOT be unveiled to surgeons and patients until May, 2012 in Leipzig, Germany. But Dale Feste, of Minnetonka, Minnesota, has been wearing the revolutionary new hand since December 16, 2011 and he gave OTW a preview. We’re amazed and you will be too.
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The philosophical ortho-musings of Dr. Gunnar Andersson…Shafique P. Pirani, M.D., wins AAOS Humanitarian Award…what a co-management model means for your future…Dr. Henry Mankin on the declining interest in science…and more…
