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Source: State of New Hampshire New Hampshire Outlawing PODs? Walter Eisner
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Source: U.S. FDA FDA Issues De Novo Guidance Walter Eisner
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U.S. Supreme Court Building Justices Question Mandate Walter Eisner
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Image creation by RRY Publications, LLC.Pagnano V. Berend on TKA Malalignment Mark Pagnano: “There are few issues with regards to malalignment in TKA because, frankly, it’s irrelevant to long term outcomes. Michael Berend: “We know that there are many factors regarding long term survivability. Alignment is the most important.”Read More... 

 

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Buz Burkhead, M.D.: YouTube Singing Sensation Dr. Burkhead says that his favorite surgery is rotator cuff repair. Asked if he has any presurgical routines, “I occasionally go into my Joe Cocker routine.” Wed, Mar 28th, 12
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Alternative to Patella-Tendon Bone Adopted at HSS Dr. Michael Maynard discusses an innovative ligament repair system called the CoLS technique. Thu, Mar 8th, 12
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Trinity Group Announces Inaugural Sales Leadership Workshop John Brambert, founder and organizer of the Trinity Group discusses the company and opportunities made available to the industry. Thu, Nov 17th, 11
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OPM Lands Funding for Revolutionary Orthopedic Fabrication Machine Scott Defelice, president of OPM discusses their initial focus on the production of custom cranial and maxillofacial implants derived directly from a CT scan or MRI. Wed, Sep 14th, 11
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Detecting Knee or Hip Replacement Infections ECI Biotech demonstrating biofilm formation and detection utilizing ExpressDetect. Fri, Jul 8th, 11
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Image creation by RRY Publications, LLC. Source: Orthofix and RRY Publications Orthofix Announces Investigation Agreements Walter Eisner
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Image creation by RRY Publications, LLC. Sources: Symmetry Medical and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Symmetry Settles SEC Inquiry Walter Eisner
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Source: Wikimedia Commons Industry/FDA Reach $595 Million Agreement on User Fees Walter Eisner
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Judge Michael Anello/Wikimedia Commons Judge Denies Medtronic AND NuVasive Motions Walter Eisner
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UC San Diego Health SystemWar’s Lessons Make All the Difference for One Patient She flew through the air and was pinned under a taxicab. Then there were OR lights and mutterings of amputation. Some said that Dominique Gambale would never walk again. But more than 12 months after being struck by a car, this wife and mother of two kept her leg and has approached her recovery with gusto.Read More... 

 

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Image created by RRY Publications, LLC Source: Wikimedia Commons; Aliiolanihale-courtroom Fired Chief Science Officer Sues Wright Medical Walter Eisner
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Image creation by RRY Publications, LLC. Stryker Pleads Guilty in OP-1 Trial Walter Eisner
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U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts/uscourts.gov OP-1 Trial Starts in Boston Walter Eisner
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U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade/U.S. Government Michigan Docs Settle Imaging False Claims Charges Walter Eisner
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FDA Source: Wikimedia Commons and FitzCollinGerald FDA Seeks Comments on Humanitarian Designations Biloine W. Young
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Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy/U.S. Government Insurance Mandate: Who Has Been Harmed? Walter Eisner
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On (and Off) the Record
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Mon, May 14th, 2012

 

New Certification Requirements...Breakthrough Approach to Stimulate Bone Formation and Repair...Preventing Joint Replacement Surgery...First-of-Its-Kind Global Trauma Database Effort Launched...and more.

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Orthopedic Generics on Trial
Walter Eisner • Tue, May 1st, 2012

 

Synthes, Inc. is suing John Marotta, a former employee who makes and sells generic implants, for breach of contract. Marotta and his firm, Emerge Medical, Inc., are countersuing, accusing Synthes of trying to create a monopoly. What’s at stake? We find out.

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Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Mon, Apr 16th, 2012

 

Throw Away Instruments...Not Enough Clinical Evidence for Reverse Shoulder?…Gunnar Andersson Wins Alfred R. Shands Award...Doctor-Owned Hospitals Fighting for Place in the Sun…No Surgery on Obese Patients?…and more.

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Anti-Kickback Guilty Plea in Boston
Walter Eisner • Mon, Apr 16th, 2012

 

A phony consulting agreement, laundered pay-offs, backdated time sheets and a cast of characters named DZ, RM, JM, Dr. P and Dr. S, star in the latest federal prosecution of medical device reps and, allegedly, docs gone bad. Read the details here.

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Physician-Owned Distribution Companies – The Great Debate
Walter Eisner • Tue, Apr 3rd, 2012
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Are Physician-Owned Distributorships legal, ethical and do they reduce overutilization? Bill Kolter of Biomet and Dr. John Steinmann, founder of the first POD; square off in a very interesting and highly informative debate this week. Who wins? You be the judge.

Dr. Freddie H. Fu; Christopher D. Murawski, research fellow for Dr. Kennedy; Dr. John G. Kennedy; and, Prof. C. Niek van Dijk

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Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Mon, Apr 2nd, 2012

 

$44K CMS Bounty and How to Get It…Bundling to Increase Income?... Most Commonly Injured Joint Diagnosis Being Standardized…the “Bible” of Orthopedic Oncology Surgery Released …Previous NIH Grant Winner Does it Again!…and more.

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Will U.S. Surgeons Heed British Hip Warnings?
Walter Eisner • Tue, Mar 27th, 2012

 

The British Hip Society issued a warning against large diameter metal-on-metal hip implants. Will their American colleagues heed the warning? AAOS, FDA, hip device manufacturers and Wall Street all weigh in on the unusual British action.

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