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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.

Post Acute Medical plans to expand Warm Springs Rehabilitation System with two new San Antonio hospitals

Post Acute Medical today announced plans to expand the Warm Springs Rehabilitation System with two new hospitals in San Antonio.

20 Jan 2011

Failure to use research evidence leads to inefficiencies, reduced quality of life, says Dr. Sharon

Health care systems around the world are failing to use evidence obtained through research when making decisions, causing inefficiencies and reduced quantity and quality of life, according to a leading expert in the field of "knowledge translation."

20 Jan 2011

Health care reform should mend disconnect between USPSTF recommendations and Medicare coverage

Health care reform should be able to mend a disconnect that has existed between the recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a task force charged by the government to review clinical preventive health services for older adults, and Medicare coverage for those services, a new UCLA-led study finds.

19 Jan 2011

Quality of care and reimbursements will go down under Healthcare Reform Act: Survey

The newly released 2011 Thomson Reuters - HCPlexus National Physicians Survey (NPS) links doctors' fears that their pay will go down under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly called Healthcare Reform Act (HCRA), with their concerns that the quality of care will also deteriorate. The study includes responses from 2,958 doctors of varying specialties and practice types, from all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.

19 Jan 2011

Siemens Financial Services expands healthcare finance platform

Siemens Financial Services, Inc., the U.S. unit of Siemens' Financial Services division, recently announced an expansion of its healthcare financing team and product capabilities. In addition to equipment financing, SFS Inc. now offers healthcare providers project, construction and permanent real estate financing, as well as asset-based and cash flow-based term loans.

18 Jan 2011

US market for orthopedic extremity devices to grow at 10% CAGR to $4.6 billion by 2015

According to Millennium Research Group, the global authority on medical technology market intelligence, the prosperity of the US market for orthopedic extremity devices will be bolstered by continued product innovation and surgeon specialization. Despite sluggish economic performance in the US market and impending regulatory changes imposed by health care reform, the US orthopedic extremity device market will generate over $4.6 billion in revenues by 2015, growing at a compound annual growth rate in excess of 10%.

18 Jan 2011

Research finds resistance training results in 20% decrease in person's blood pressure

Research conducted in the College of Health Sciences' Department of Health, Leisure and Exercise Science at Appalachian State University has shown that resistance training has some similar effects as aerobic exercise in lowering a person's blood pressure.

18 Jan 2011

Health Canada requests Osiris for additional information in support of Prochymal approval

Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that Health Canada has requested additional information in support of the Company's application for approval of Prochymal, a stem cell therapy, for the treatment of graft vs. host disease (GvHD).

14 Jan 2011

MAKO sells 13 Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic Systems during fourth quarter 2010

MAKO Surgical Corp., a medical device company that markets both its RIO® Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic surgical platform and proprietary RESTORIS® implants for minimally invasive orthopedic procedures known as MAKOplasty®, today announced its selected operating results for its fourth quarter ended December 31, 2010

10 Jan 2011

DJO Incorporated announces acquisition of Elastic Therapy

DJO Incorporated, a global provider of medical device solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management, today announced the acquisition of Elastic Therapy, Inc. The acquisition closed yesterday, January 4, 2011.

6 Jan 2011

Study finds fusion surgeries designed to alleviate pain from degenerating discs not effective

Alfred O. Bonati, M.D., internationally known orthopedic surgeon and founder of The Bonati Spine Institute, reports that, in his experience, the failure rates for open back surgery, as recently reported by the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, are not out of line.

5 Jan 2011

New research finds physicians are not following standard care guidelines for OA

New research found clinicians who care for patients with osteoarthritis are likely not following standard care guidelines that are based on current medical evidence.

5 Jan 2011

Clinicians rely upon analgesics and surgery; overlook exercise and weight loss for OA patients

New research found clinicians who care for patients with osteoarthritis (OA) are likely not following standard care guidelines that are based on current medical evidence. Researchers noted physicians were prescribing medications for pain and inflammation, or opting for surgical interventions rather than recommending weight loss plans or exercise programs to OA patients.

4 Jan 2011

New technology can help implement safe driving strategies in electric wheelchairs

Thick gravel, mud, snow, steep ramps or hills . . . They might get a pedestrian a little dirty or out of breath, but to someone in an electric wheelchair, they could mean terrain that's simply too difficult to cross alone. To address this problem, researchers at the Florida A&M University-Florida State University College of Engineering are working on technology that will enable electric-powered wheelchairs to detect hazardous terrain and automatically adjust their control settings to maneuver more safely.

4 Jan 2011

Embryome Sciences announces $4M equity financing, changes name to ReCyte Therapeutics

BioTime, Inc. today announced a $4 million equity financing by its subsidiary, Embryome Sciences, Inc. Concurrent with the financing, Embryome Sciences will be renamed ReCyte Therapeutics, Inc. and will develop therapeutic products for cardiovascular and blood diseases. The new equity financing is being led by a $2.5 million investment by private investors and a $1.5 million investment from BioTime that valued ReCyte Therapeutics at a post money valuation of $60 million on a fully diluted basis.

4 Jan 2011

Stryker acquires Boston Scientific's Neurovascular business

Boston Scientific Corporation today announced that it has completed the sale of its Neurovascular business to Stryker Corporation.

From Stryker 3 Jan 2011

U.S. Physical Therapy acquires majority interest in 14 clinic physical therapy group

U.S. Physical Therapy, Inc., a leading national operator of outpatient physical therapy clinics, has acquired a majority interest in a 14 clinic physical therapy group located in the Southeast.

3 Jan 2011

Sleep-deprived physicians not to perform elective surgeries without patient's consent

While regulations have been put in place to restrict the work hours of doctors in training, no such regulations exist for fully trained physicians. An editorial in this week's New England Journal of Medicine argues that sleep-deprived physicians should not be permitted to proceed with an elective surgery without a patient's informed, written consent.

30 Dec 2010

Bonovo Orthopedics announces closing of $10M Series C Preferred Stock financing

Bonovo Orthopedics, Inc., a leading provider of orthopedic products to the Chinese healthcare market, announced today that it closed a US$10 million Series C Preferred Stock financing. The financing was led by OrbiMed Asia Partners and was participated in by Legend Capital and Bonovo's existing shareholders.

24 Dec 2010

BioTime enters MTA with UC to make research-grade hES cell lines

BioTime, Inc. today announced a material transfer agreement (MTA) with the University of California (UC) system to make five research-grade human embryonic stem (hES) cell lines available to UC system researchers. These lines are genetically identical to a bank of GMP-compliant hES cell lines that will be made available to California-based researchers under a recent agreement between BioTime and the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM).

23 Dec 2010

Orthopedic News and Research

Post Acute Medical plans to expand Warm Springs Rehabilitation System with two new San Antonio hospitals

Failure to use research evidence leads to inefficiencies, reduced quality of life, says Dr. Sharon

Health care reform should mend disconnect between USPSTF recommendations and Medicare coverage

Quality of care and reimbursements will go down under Healthcare Reform Act: Survey

Siemens Financial Services expands healthcare finance platform

US market for orthopedic extremity devices to grow at 10% CAGR to $4.6 billion by 2015

Research finds resistance training results in 20% decrease in person's blood pressure

Health Canada requests Osiris for additional information in support of Prochymal approval

MAKO sells 13 Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopedic Systems during fourth quarter 2010

DJO Incorporated announces acquisition of Elastic Therapy

Study finds fusion surgeries designed to alleviate pain from degenerating discs not effective

New research finds physicians are not following standard care guidelines for OA

Clinicians rely upon analgesics and surgery; overlook exercise and weight loss for OA patients

New technology can help implement safe driving strategies in electric wheelchairs

Embryome Sciences announces $4M equity financing, changes name to ReCyte Therapeutics

Stryker acquires Boston Scientific's Neurovascular business

U.S. Physical Therapy acquires majority interest in 14 clinic physical therapy group

Sleep-deprived physicians not to perform elective surgeries without patient's consent

Bonovo Orthopedics announces closing of $10M Series C Preferred Stock financing

BioTime enters MTA with UC to make research-grade hES cell lines

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