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CareFusion CareFusion Launches AVAmax Vertebral Balloon Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed.
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TMC Orthopedic/Right: Prosthetist Ben Falls with patient Richard Lockley Inc. Magazine Ranks TMC Orthopedic Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed.
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Steven MacMillan, Stryker CPCEO/Stryker CorporationMacMillan Named to Manufacturing Council Orthopedics now has a seat at the highest level of national manufacturing policymaking. Stryker's Steven MacMillan has been named to the 2010 federal Manufacturing Council by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke.Read More... 

 

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Dr. Jeffrey KatzJeffrey N. Katz, M.D., MSc Dr. Jeffrey Katz, Director of the Orthopaedics and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is a prolific researcher who says that patients are good teachers…and that doctors must be good students. Read More... 

 
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The Shifting Outlook for Orthopedics
Robin Young • Tue, Jul 27th, 2010

 

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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The Start-Up Nation’s Lessons for Ortho Execs
Robin Young • Mon, Jun 28th, 2010
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Can orthopedics innovate out of today’s reimbursement, pricing and regulatory malaise? If the culture of innovation we saw among the Israeli medical technology companies is any indication, the answer is “yes.” But it could be ego bruising to today’s industry leadership.

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Giving Amputees Their Lives Back
Jacqueline Rupp • Fri, Jun 11th, 2010

 

With each prosthetic donation, the non-profit Limbs of Love and its partner companies TMC Orthopedics and the Amputee & Prosthetic Center are transforming the lives of deserving amputees. But it's not just an artificial limb these patients are receiving; it's a new lease on life.

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The Pursuit of Height
Jacqueline Rupp • Fri, Apr 9th, 2010

 

Limb lengthening procedures can have dramatic benefits for deformities and injuries. But an ever growing number of patients are seeking this treatment for cosmetic reasons, which raises many questions for the orthopedic community, and society.

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Carpal Tunnel to IEDs
Jacqueline Rupp • Tue, Mar 23rd, 2010

 

How one simple device is offering diagnostic promise and stirring up debate about diagnostic technique and setting new guidelines for everything from repetitive stress syndromes to traumatic brain injuries.

MRI and X-ray of osteosarcoma of the distal femur/Source: Mount Sinai Medical Cente

Bone Cancer: Can the Limb be Spared?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Sun, Jan 24th, 2010

 

Dr. James Wittig, Chief of Orthopedic Oncology and Sarcoma Surgery at Mount Sinai in New York, knows that most patients with bone and soft tissue sarcomas don’t require amputation. Chemotherapy and surgical advances have made the difference.

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Extremity Market Aims for $1Billion
Dev Joshi, PearlDiver Extremities Analyst • Tue, Nov 24th, 2009

 

Extremity product companies have done it again—after losing some momentum in previous quarters, the market is back on track with increased revenue growth rates. As the third quarter ends, the industry moves ever closer to the $1billion mark in annual revenue.

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