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Orthopedic surgery or orthopedics (also spelled orthopaedics) is the branch of surgery concerned with conditions involving the musculoskeletal system. Orthopedic surgeons use both surgical and non-surgical means to treat musculoskeletal trauma, sports injuries, degenerative diseases, infections, tumors, and congenital conditions.

MedeAnalytics: SJMC adds Payer Performance Analytics to its suite of MedeAnalytics solutions

MedeAnalytics, a leading provider of healthcare performance management solutions, announced that St. Joseph Medical Center (SJMC) in Towson, Md. has added Payer Performance Analytics to its suite of MedeAnalytics solutions.

23 Jan 2010

Sutter Health deploys surgical care team and sends medical supplies and equipment for Haiti relief efforts

A 15-member surgical care team from the Sutter Health network deployed Thursday from San Francisco International Airport to provide critical medical care to earthquake victims in Haiti. The team included general and orthopedic surgeons, anesthesiologists, pulmonary acute care specialists and operating room nurses from Sutter Health-affiliated Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, California Pacific Medical Center and Mills-Peninsula Health Services.

23 Jan 2010

Health care companies assess where they stand on health reform after election

The Wall Street Journal reports that several firms reiterated support for a health care reform bill Wednesday, a day after the overhaul's viability was called into question by the victory of Republican Sen.-elect Scott Brown in Massachusetts. "PhRMA, the drug industry association, as well as companies including Pfizer Inc., Johnson & Johnson, WellPoint Inc. and Humana Inc., voiced support for an overhaul of some kind, despite objections among insurers about the efforts to date."

21 Jan 2010

Natural grass/cleat combination lowers strain and less likely to cause ACL injury

Athletes put less strain on their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) while making a cut on a natural grass surface while wearing a cleat.

21 Jan 2010

MaMayo Clinic experts available to discuss health issues and concerns related to Olympic Games

Mayo Clinic's medical experts are sources of in-depth expertise and commentary about health issues and background related to the Olympic Games and Olympians. Below is a sampling of Mayo Clinic experts available to discuss numerous topics related to the Olympic Games, including concussions, performance enhancing drugs, sports psychology, joint injuries, etc. Mayo has satellite capability for broadcast requests.

21 Jan 2010

Smith & Nephew makes available more than $2M in implants and surgical instruments for Haiti earthquake victims

Medical device maker Smith & Nephew's Orthopaedics business is making available this week more than $2 million in implants and surgical instruments for use by orthopedic surgeons in the treatment of survivors of last week's earthquake in Haiti.

21 Jan 2010

New study may help develop assessment tests in social-emotional learning

Neurobehavioral researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found three key factors in a child's behavior that can lead to social rejection. The studies are a crucial step in developing scientifically sound screening tests and treatment planning for social-emotional learning difficulties.

20 Jan 2010

Hospital for Special Surgery helps Haiti victims

A team of anesthesiologists, nurses and orthopedic trauma surgeons from Hospital for Special Surgery in Manhattan headed for Haiti on Friday and have been performing surgery and tending to those impacted by the earthquake ever since.

20 Jan 2010

Use of braces in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is still an area of controversy

The use of braces to correct excessive curvature of the spine, or scoliosis, in adolescents is still an area of controversy — and is likely to remain that way until there is better evidence, concludes a new review of published research. Although some evidence points toward a benefit from using braces, research has failed to prove definitively that they work.

20 Jan 2010

Medstrat completes 'Field-Based Digital Templating' pilot program

Medstrat partners with major orthopedic company and is pleased to announce the successful completion of a Field-Based Digital Templating pilot program.

20 Jan 2010

KCI contributes advanced wound care products for the Haiti relief effort

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. today announced its contribution of more than $2 million dollars worth of advanced wound care products to the Haiti relief effort. The in-kind donation includes KCI’s industry-leading Active Healing SolutionsTM and Therapeutic Support SystemsTM products designed to help treat complex and hard-to-heal wounds. KCI will collaborate with Surgical Implant Generation Network (SIGN) and Project Medishare to place products in the hands of medical personnel in Haiti.

19 Jan 2010

Axis Surgical Technologies completes evaluation of C-MOR orthopedic device

Axis Surgical Technologies, Inc., has announced the first evaluation in human patients of their lead product: a self-contained portable direct-imaging tool. The C-MOR™ functions much like a standard arthroscopic tower, yet at a fraction of both the size and cost.

18 Jan 2010

In-home virtual reality videogames improve hand function in teens with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Remotely monitored in-home virtual reality videogames improved hand function and forearm bone health in teens with hemiplegic cerebral palsy, helping them perform activities of daily living such as eating, dressing, cooking, and other tasks for which two hands are needed.

13 Jan 2010

Masimo receives payment over suit against Covidien for antitrust violations

Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry™ and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced today that it retained $30,064,684 from a payment from Covidien, following the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals' October 2009 affirmance of a Federal District Court decision that Tyco Healthcare, now Covidien, violated the antitrust laws through anticompetitive business practices related to the sale of its pulse oximetry products.

12 Jan 2010

Stem cell therapy holds promise as potential alternative to bone grafting operations

A study published this week reinforces the potential value of stem cells in repairing major injuries involving the loss of bone structure.

12 Jan 2010

Mind/body techniques could help patients with celiac disease adhere to gluten-free diet

For adults and children diagnosed with celiac disease, the only treatment is a gluten-free diet, which can be very challenging. Gastroenterologists at Rush University Medical Center are conducting a new study to see if mind/body techniques could help patients with celiac disease adhere to the very strict diet.

12 Jan 2010

New therapeutic treatment may provide a potential alternative to bone grafting operation

A study published this week reinforces the potential value of stem cells in repairing major injuries involving the loss of bone structure.

12 Jan 2010

Misonix signs new distribution agreement with Thimar Al Jazirah Health Care

Misonix, Inc., a developer of minimally invasive ultrasonic medical device technology, which in Europe is used for the ablation of tumors and worldwide for other acute health conditions, has entered into a new, three year distribution agreement with Thimar Al Jazirah Health Care, based in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for the distribution of the SonaStar(TM) Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator and the BoneScalpel(TM) Ultrasonic Bone Cutter.

9 Jan 2010

Young Caribbean girl receives complex surgery for rare spinal condition

As part of an annual Orthopedic Surgery Mission to St. Vincent & the Grenadines, a young girl from St. Vincent in the Caribbean has received a rare in-country complex repair procedure for her spine after waiting several years on a waiting list to come to the US for treatment.

8 Jan 2010

Modern Plastics adds MediPEEK-IM

Modern Plastics has added a permanent implantable medical-grade PEEK, MediPEEK-IM (Polyetheretherketone), a high-performance semi-crystalline thermoplastic designed for long-term body contact as an implantable material. The resin is produced to ASTM F2026 specifications and has been extensively tested to ISO-10993 requirements.

7 Jan 2010

Orthopedic News and Research

MedeAnalytics: SJMC adds Payer Performance Analytics to its suite of MedeAnalytics solutions

Sutter Health deploys surgical care team and sends medical supplies and equipment for Haiti relief efforts

Health care companies assess where they stand on health reform after election

Natural grass/cleat combination lowers strain and less likely to cause ACL injury

MaMayo Clinic experts available to discuss health issues and concerns related to Olympic Games

Smith & Nephew makes available more than $2M in implants and surgical instruments for Haiti earthquake victims

New study may help develop assessment tests in social-emotional learning

Hospital for Special Surgery helps Haiti victims

Use of braces in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is still an area of controversy

Medstrat completes 'Field-Based Digital Templating' pilot program

KCI contributes advanced wound care products for the Haiti relief effort

Axis Surgical Technologies completes evaluation of C-MOR orthopedic device

In-home virtual reality videogames improve hand function in teens with hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Masimo receives payment over suit against Covidien for antitrust violations

Stem cell therapy holds promise as potential alternative to bone grafting operations

Mind/body techniques could help patients with celiac disease adhere to gluten-free diet

New therapeutic treatment may provide a potential alternative to bone grafting operation

Misonix signs new distribution agreement with Thimar Al Jazirah Health Care

Young Caribbean girl receives complex surgery for rare spinal condition

Modern Plastics adds MediPEEK-IM

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