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Large Joints: Revenues on the Upswing
Scott Ellison, PearlDiver Large Joint Reconstruction Senior Analyst • Tue, Mar 2nd, 2010

 

The large joint reconstruction industry ended 2009 on a high note with a year-over-year revenue growth of 0.2% in the fourth quarter. After four previous quarters of low or declining growth, the large joints reconstruction market is back on the upswing.

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Failure: Up for the Challenge?
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Sun, Dec 27th, 2009

 

Drs. Frederick Matsen, Vivek Mohan, and Joseph Zuckerman discuss the benefits of examining failures, as well as the issues involved—patient expectations, joint registries, and the importance of doing the operation right the first time.

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Dr. Wardak, Innovation and the Taliban
Walter Eisner • Tue, Dec 15th, 2009

 

Think it’s tough to get a new technology through the FDA? Try getting it through the Taliban. The human drive for innovation can take place in the most unexpected times and places. Read how Afghan surgeon Lt. Col. Mohammad Wardak, M.D., created the Afghan Device.

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In Vogue…the Shoulder
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Mon, Nov 30th, 2009

 

Drs. Ken Yamaguchi, Louis Bigliani, and Evan Flatow weigh in on the latest happenings in the world of shoulder. Percutaneous pinning, new options for rotator cuff tears, and shoulder replacement are all in the mix.

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A Marriage Made in…the OR: Orthoplastic
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Mon, Nov 23rd, 2009

 

Dr. L. Scott Levin, founder of the orthoplastic movement, details the history of his work, and lays out a future where someone can have a new, “living” arm or a completely new knee.

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Large Joints: Revenues Increase, Pulse Strengthens
Scott Ellison, PearlDiver Large Joint Reconstruction Senior Analyst • Thu, Nov 12th, 2009

 

After two quarters of revenue decline for the large joint reconstruction industry as a whole, third-quarter reports finally show signs of revenue growth and a stronger pulse within the industry. Read here for the details.

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Satisfied Surgeon, Depressed Patient
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. • Thu, Nov 12th, 2009

 

Dr. Robert O’Toole, Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics at the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, along with Renan Castillo, Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, weigh in on patient satisfaction after lower extremity injury.