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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.

Phase 1B/2 clinical study to evaluate efficacy of PMX-60056 in reversing heparin levels initiated

PolyMedix, Inc., an emerging biotechnology company focused on developing new therapeutic drugs to treat acute cardiovascular disorders and infectious diseases, has initiated a Phase 1B/2 dose-ranging clinical study with its anticoagulant reversing agent, PMX-60056. The study is intended to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of PMX-60056 in reversing varying heparin levels, including the highest levels commonly used in surgical settings.

29 Apr 2010

SI-BONE to present iFuse MIS procedure at WCMISST 2010

SI-BONE, Inc., a medical device company that is pioneering the use of a minimally invasive surgical device to treat the sacroiliac joint today announced that iFuse initial post-market clinical experience will be presented at upcoming 2010 minimally invasive spine surgery meetings.

28 Apr 2010

As hip replacement steadily increasing, patients need to know the facts before procedure: Surgeons

On the golf course, in the garden, or at the shopping mall, most people want to stay active, regardless of age. As the number of Americans reaching their 60s grows daily, the demand for mobility-restoring procedures, such as hip replacement, is steadily increasing.

24 Apr 2010

Young gymnasts need proper amount of nutrition to keep their bodies healthy: HSS

Most elite gymnasts reach their peak at age 15 or 16, training 20 to 36 hours per week when a body's calorie needs are at its highest. But in a sport where aesthetics can influence scores, some athletes adopt restrictive eating habits to control their physique.

24 Apr 2010

Medical Properties Trust closes underwritten public offering of common stock

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. announced today that it closed the sale of its previously announced underwritten public offering of shares of common stock, which included 26 million shares of common stock issued on April 20, 2010 and 3.9 million shares of common stock issued on April 22, 2010 pursuant to the exercise in full of the underwriters' over-allotment option.

23 Apr 2010

NeoStem signs Collaborative Research Agreement with ImmuneRegen BioSciences

NeoStem, Inc., an international biopharmaceutical company with operations in the U.S. and China and ImmuneRegen BioSciences, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of IR BioSciences Holdings, Inc., announced today that they have entered into a Collaborative Research Agreement, focused on the development of an advanced, adult human stem cell product.

23 Apr 2010

DSM Biomedical, CID partner on use of ComfortCoat Hydrophilic coating technology

DSM Biomedical, a global leader in biomedical materials science, today announced the extension of its partnership with CID based on the use of DSM ComfortCoat® Hydrophilic coating technology on the Optima Jet Stent Delivery System and the Fluydo PTCA Balloon Catheter, both with CE marked and launched on the European market last month.

21 Apr 2010

Block by Block campaign to educate community, reduce impact of diabetes

It started with a simple medical survey in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on Chicago's near Northwest side whose results were reported in the Journal of Epidemiology in 2006.

20 Apr 2010

Magen Medical Solutions announces successful implantation of SpineShield anti-adhesion device

Magen Medical Solutions Ltd., a medical device company developing unique anti-adhesion devices for orthopedic applications, is pleased to announce that it has successfully implanted its first product, the SpineShield, in three patients at a clinical site in Europe.

19 Apr 2010

EOS shows better image quality compared to CR x-ray system: Clinical study

biospace med announced today that a 50-patient clinical study published in the current issue of the peer-reviewed medical journal Spine demonstrates that the Company's ultra-low-dose 2D/3D imaging system, EOS, shows "significantly better" image quality compared to a CR (Computed Radiography) x-ray system while "substantially reducing (a) patient's (radiation) dose exposure" by up to 9 times (89%) compared to CR imaging.

19 Apr 2010

SNM continues to stress the need for Congress to implement long-term fix

On April 16, the President signed a bill granting temporary relief from looming cuts to Medicare reimbursement rates. Although a positive step, the medical community-along with millions of patients-continues to face significant threats to medical coverage for critical diagnostic imaging tests and therapeutics.

17 Apr 2010

Nine-year-old cancer patient benefits from procedure to magnetically extend her leg

Nine-year-old Morgan LaRue is the first cancer patient in Texas to benefit from a groundbreaking procedure that will magnetically lengthen her leg, sparing her the possibility of up to 10 future surgeries as her body grows. The implant and extension took place at Texas Children's Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.

16 Apr 2010

AstraZeneca contributes $1M for expansion of Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

Surrounded by over 100 Nemours Associates, Rich Fante, President, AstraZeneca, U.S., presented Nemours President David J. Bailey, MD, MBA with a ceremonial check for $1 million, announcing AstraZeneca's contribution to the expansion of Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware.

15 Apr 2010

Rush University Medical Center's Orthopedic Building awarded Gold LEED certification

The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded the Orthopedic Building at Rush University Medical Center Gold Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system and the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings.

15 Apr 2010

biospace med raises $18M to accelerate market penetration of EOS imaging system in North America and Europe

biospace med announced today that it has raised $18 million to accelerate market expansion in North America and Europe of the company's FDA-cleared EOS ultra-low-dose 2D/3D imaging system.

15 Apr 2010

ConforMIS' iUni G2 patient-specific knee replacement system receives CE Mark certification

ConforMIS, Inc. announced today that the iUni® G2 has received CE Mark certification, providing regulatory approval for ConforMIS to begin the sale of this products throughout the European Union. The iUni G2 is the next generation of ConforMIS' revolutionary patient-specific knee replacement system, and remains the only patient-specific unicompartmental knee resurfacing implant on the market.

15 Apr 2010

Biomet's third fiscal quarter net sales increase 9%

Biomet, Inc. announced today financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended February 28, 2010.

15 Apr 2010

Dalhousie University interdisciplinary cooperation leads to innovation of Femoral Fracture Reduction device

It's late at night when most of the city is sleeping and the hospital is eerily quiet. But in the operating room, a tired but undeterred surgeon is struggling through a femoral fracture reduction on a young patient. The surgery, which is usually a meticulous and straightforward procedure, is not going smoothly. After wrestling with the fracture, he has no choice but to take a more invasive approach. He cuts open the femur and reduces the fracture—if not, displaced fat and marrow could cause a fat embolism in the lungs.

13 Apr 2010

NeoStem opens new adult stem cell collection center in Austin, TX

NeoStem, Inc., an international biopharmaceutical company with operations in the U.S. and China, announced the launch of the newest adult stem cell collection center in its network to open in Austin, TX on April 15, 2010.

13 Apr 2010

Study identifies pathway linked to rheumatoid arthritis

Investigators from Hospital for Special Surgery have identified a pathway involved in turning off inflammation that does not work properly in people with inflammatory arthritis. The finding, reported in the April 23 issue of the journal Immunity, could lead to the development of new therapeutic approaches to treating arthritis in the future.

13 Apr 2010

Orthopedic News and Research

Phase 1B/2 clinical study to evaluate efficacy of PMX-60056 in reversing heparin levels initiated

SI-BONE to present iFuse MIS procedure at WCMISST 2010

As hip replacement steadily increasing, patients need to know the facts before procedure: Surgeons

Young gymnasts need proper amount of nutrition to keep their bodies healthy: HSS

Medical Properties Trust closes underwritten public offering of common stock

NeoStem signs Collaborative Research Agreement with ImmuneRegen BioSciences

DSM Biomedical, CID partner on use of ComfortCoat Hydrophilic coating technology

Block by Block campaign to educate community, reduce impact of diabetes

Magen Medical Solutions announces successful implantation of SpineShield anti-adhesion device

EOS shows better image quality compared to CR x-ray system: Clinical study

SNM continues to stress the need for Congress to implement long-term fix

Nine-year-old cancer patient benefits from procedure to magnetically extend her leg

AstraZeneca contributes $1M for expansion of Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

Rush University Medical Center's Orthopedic Building awarded Gold LEED certification

biospace med raises $18M to accelerate market penetration of EOS imaging system in North America and Europe

ConforMIS' iUni G2 patient-specific knee replacement system receives CE Mark certification

Biomet's third fiscal quarter net sales increase 9%

Dalhousie University interdisciplinary cooperation leads to innovation of Femoral Fracture Reduction device

NeoStem opens new adult stem cell collection center in Austin, TX

Study identifies pathway linked to rheumatoid arthritis

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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