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Only few cancer patients are referred to orthopedic services

There is a disconnect between the number of cancer patients estimated to have bone metastases and the number of patients who are sent for orthopedic care each year, states an article in the Canadian Journal of Surgery (CJS).

3 Apr 2012

SPIN fourth quarter net revenue increases 53% to $5,212,165

Spine Pain Management, Inc., through its Chief Executive Officer, William F. Donovan, M.D., is pleased to report financial results for the year ended December 31, 2011.

31 Mar 2012

Rare total shoulder replacement performed using rotator cuff sparing approach

On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, Ryan Simovitch, M.D., Board Certified and fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon, performed one of the first successful total shoulder replacements with a rotator cuff sparing technique in South Florida. Jupiter Medical Center remains on the leading edge of orthopedics, offering orthopedic surgeons, state-of-the-art facilities, and comprehensive rehabilitation services to help patients return to an active and healthy lifestyle.

29 Mar 2012

SBMT announces 2012 recipients of Pioneers in Medicine, Technology and Healthcare Policy Awards

Today, the Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics announced the 2012 recipients of the organization's prestigious Pioneers in Medicine, Technology, and Healthcare Policy Awards.

17 Mar 2012

Einstein members celebrate 2012 Match Day

Members of Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University's graduating class celebrated another strong year for residency placements in competitive specialties and prestigious programs at this year's Match Day. Representing the culmination of their medical school education, Match Day marked the transition of Einstein's class of 2012 into the post-graduate phase of their training - when they will practice medicine in a clinical setting under the supervision of fully licensed physicians.

17 Mar 2012

New precise 3D scanner provides image in 12 seconds

Reliable and highly accurate raw data is needed to use 3D images of a person or object, for example for body measurement. The VITUS smart body scanner from VITRONIC generates an accurate 3D image during a scan of only 12 seconds. VITRONIC will present the VITUS smart body scanner at the 3D Body Scanning Technologies Asian Workshop in Tokyo, Japan.

8 Mar 2012

Blue Belt's Navio PFS System receives CE Mark approval

Blue Belt Technologies, Inc., a medical device company focused on developing the next generation of "smart" surgical instruments providing precise robotic control for use initially in orthopedic procedures and then for other surgical specialties including neurosurgery, spinal and otolaryngology, announced today that it has received CE Mark for the Navio™ PFS System.

24 Feb 2012

Knee replacements double in 10 years, study says

More than 4 million Americans over 50 have artificial knees, according to a new study. ... "These data are sobering because we didn't know what an army of people we've created over the last decade," said study author Elena Losina, co-director of the Orthopedics and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research at Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital. ... Artificial knees also wear out after a period of time, so as the operations are increasingly done on younger Americans, many will live long enough to almost certainly need a second or even third knee replacement.

14 Feb 2012

First Edition: February 13, 2012

Today's early morning highlights from the major news organizations preview President Barack Obama's budget, which will be released today, and examine the lingering controversy over mandates on contraceptive coverage.

13 Feb 2012

Conventional method has minimal role in determination of PJI

In their search for new, better ways to diagnose periprosthetic joint infection, Rothman Institute at Jefferson researchers have discovered that measurement of C-reactive protein in the synovial fluid is extremely accurate, while measuring a patients- serum white blood cell count (WBC) and the percentage of neutrophils (PMN%), the conventional method for diagnosis, has a minimal role in the determination of PJI.

9 Feb 2012

FDA clears externally controllable internal limb lengthening system

A pioneering new system codeveloped by Sinai Hospital orthopedic surgeons Shawn Standard, M.D., head of Pediatric Orthopedics at the International Center for Limb Lengthening (ICLL), and John Herzenberg, M.D., director of the ICLL, offers a major advancement in limb lengthening surgery.

8 Feb 2012

LE strips can have a role in rapid diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection

Rothman Institute at Jefferson joint researchers continue to seek better ways to diagnose and subsequently treat periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in patients following total joint arthroplasty. Their latest research shows leukocyte esterase reagent (LE) strips, common in diagnosing urinary tract infections, can also have a role in rapid diagnosis of PJI.

7 Feb 2012

LE strips can rapidly diagnose periprosthetic joint infection

7 Feb 2012

BioMedGPS launches new business intelligence service for life sciences industry

BioMedGPS, the leader in healthcare business intelligence and competitive metrics, announces the launch of FastTRAK B.I., a new business intelligence service designed specifically for the life science industry.

6 Feb 2012

Study describes first known case of necrotizing fasciitis from bath salts

A study led by Russell R. Russo, MD, a third-year Orthopaedic Surgery resident at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, has identified a new source of life-threatening necrotizing fasciitis - "bath salts."

13 Jan 2012

Leo Burnett Business named agency of record for Shriners Hospitals For Children

Today, Shriners Hospitals For Children announced Leo Burnett Business, the business-to-business agency of The Leo Burnett Group, as its agency of record for all brand positioning, creative strategy, media and public relations initiatives.

7 Jan 2012

Arab Health conference to discuss link between vitamin D deficiency and osteoporosis

Reports from the American University of Beirut Medical Centre have concluded that The Middle East and Africa region has the highest incidence of osteoporosis in the world, while UAE-based studies from the Emirates Osteoporosis Society (EOS) across Emiratis and expatriates show that one third of people in the UAE over the age of 50 suffer from osteoporosis. The society's findings also conclude that 78% of the UAE population, most notably Emirati women, suffer from Vitamin D deficiency, which is essential for good bone health, despite the abundance of sunshine.

19 Dec 2011

Mimicking periosteum to heal traumatic bone injury

A manmade package filled with nature's bone-building ingredients delivers the goods over time and space to heal serious bone injuries faster than products currently available, Cleveland researchers have found.

14 Dec 2011

Second annual clinical meeting of Cell Society to be held in San Diego

Although demand and interest in adult stem cell therapies are increasing, it has been challenging for physicians, patients and policy-makers to retrieve the most current and accurate information available. Cell Society International is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing the clinical applications of adult stem cell therapies worldwide. Cell Society firmly believes that cell therapies offer improved medical treatment for many complicated and hard to treat diseases/injuries.

12 Dec 2011

Factors associated with increased risk of in-hospital falls after total hip or knee replacement surgery

Investigators from Hospital for Special Surgery have identified factors that are associated with an increased risk of in-hospital falls after total hip or knee replacement surgery.

5 Dec 2011