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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.

Hope for heterotopic ossificiation

A recent United States Army study found that excessive bone growth, also known as heterotopic ossificiation (HO), affects up to 70 percent of soldiers who are severely wounded during combat. A much smaller percentage of the civilian population also suffers from HO following trauma or invasive surgery. The excessive bone forms within muscles and other tissues causing severe pain, reduced mobility and even local paralysis if untreated.

24 Sep 2009

MMI to provide sign language interpreters for deaf or hard-of-hearing patients

Under a voluntary resolution agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), deaf or hard-of-hearing patients at the Mid-Maryland Musculoskeletal Institute (MMI) of Frederick, Md., will be screened and provided with sign language interpreters whenever interpreter services are necessary for effective communication. MMI is an 11-physician orthopedic practice with offices in Frederick and Hagerstown, Md., serving approximately 1,000 patients per month.

23 Sep 2009

$Using moldable pastes to repair fractures in the future$

Using moldable pastes to repair fractures in the future

New stem cell studies at the University of Maryland Dental School demonstrate that surgeons could one day routinely use strong, moldable, and injectable pastes to regenerate needed bone tissue to repair broken bones, fractures, genetic defects, even combat bone wounds.

23 Sep 2009

Renaissance Radiology chooses Aspyra’s AccessRAD RIS/PACS solution

Aspyra, Inc. (AMEX:APY) announced today that the Company has contracted with Renaissance Radiology Medical Group, Inc., a leading provider of outpatient diagnostic services throughout southern California, to provide Aspyra’s integrated AccessRAD RIS/PACS solution.

23 Sep 2009

McLaren Health Care and ProTom partner to bring Proton beam therapy to Michigan

Cancer patients residing in and near Michigan are one step closer to receiving one of the most advanced forms of treatment available with a new partnership being formed between McLaren Health Care and ProTom International, a Texas-based health care technology company.

23 Sep 2009

Menaflex collagen meniscus implant performed in young veteran

ReGen Biologics (OTC: RGBO) (“ReGen” or “the company”) is pleased to report that Steven Tradonsky, MD of San Diego Sports Medicine recently treated a young veteran with the Menaflex collagen meniscus implant at the VA Medical Center in La Jolla, California.

22 Sep 2009

Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan to partake in new Extremity Trauma Clinical Research Consortium

Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan is one of 12 clinical centers selected to participate in a newly established Extremity Trauma Clinical Research Consortium, funded by the Department of Defense and coordinated by the Research Center at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

22 Sep 2009

Winners of the 2009 Biotechnology Vision Summit's Emerging Company Showcase announced

Six Wisconsin biotechnology companies have been selected the winners of the first Emerging Company Showcase. The showcase is part of the Biotechnology Vision Summit 2009, being held on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the Madison Marriott West in Madison, Wis. The summit and the showcase are being hosted by BioForward, the member-driven state association that is the voice of Wisconsin’s biotechnology industry.

22 Sep 2009

KYPHON Cement Delivery System from Medtronic

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), today announced the full U.S. launch of the KYPHON Cement Delivery System (CDS), adding an innovative bone cement delivery option to its extensive KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty product portfolio for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures (VCFs).

22 Sep 2009

Navicure adds two Minnesota-based organizations to its client roster

Navicure, a leading Internet-based medical claims clearinghouse for physician practices, today announced the addition of two Minnesota-based organizations to its client roster. Heartland Orthopedic Specialists and Fond du Lac Human Services both selected Navicure’s award-winning account receivables management solutions to improve claims management and increase profitability.

21 Sep 2009

Center for Hip Pain and Preservation focuses on improved understanding of hip abnormalities

Recent improved understanding of hip abnormalities, combined with advances in diagnostic imaging techniques and minimally invasive surgical treatments are giving many patients new hope for relieving chronic, misdiagnosed hip pain.

21 Sep 2009

Health Net is the national sponsor of the 2nd National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic

Health Net, Inc. (NYSE:HNT) is honored to serve as a national sponsor of the 2nd National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic, to be held Sept. 20–25, 2009, in San Diego.

19 Sep 2009

Pervasis Therapeutics raises funds to support clinical development programs

Pervasis Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that it completed the initial closing of a $17 million third round of financing. The proceeds will be used primarily to support the company's ongoing clinical development programs, including PVS-10200, a biologically active therapy designed to reestablish healthy vasculature following common interventions to treat peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and potentially other conditions.

17 Sep 2009

SI-BONE's summit to develop clinical diagnostic process for SI Joint pathology identification

SI-BONE, Inc. a San Francisco Bay-area, medical device company, announced the first ever meeting of thought leading spine surgeons to review data and develop a clinical diagnostic process for identification of SI Joint pathology, a frequent cause of low back pain.

17 Sep 2009

DSM Biomedical develops cross-linkable UHMWPE platform

DSM Biomedical, a global leader in biomedical materials science, today announced a major step forward in the development of a new polyethylene polymer platform intended to improve the mechanical properties and long-term stability of hip and knee implants.

16 Sep 2009

Somatic Systems launches its second Clinical Somatics Professional Training Program

Somatic Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of a second Clinical Somatics Professional Training Program this year. The program will begin December 5, and feature a convenient, innovative modular format to accommodate a variety of professional schedules.

16 Sep 2009

Governor’s Business Expansion Award for RTI Biologics

RTI Biologics Inc. (RTI), the Florida-based processor of orthopedic, dental, hernia and other biologic implants, was awarded the 2009 Governor’s Business Expansion Award from Florida Governor Charlie Crist today.

16 Sep 2009

Cardium's Gene Activated Matrix technology demonstrates benefits in periodontal tissue regeneration

Cardium Therapeutics (NYSE Amex: CXM) today reported on preclinical findings published in the scientific journal, Gene Therapy, demonstrating that Cardium's Gene Activated Matrix(TM) or GAM(TM) technology accelerates periodontal tissue regeneration of oral implant-supporting wounds.

15 Sep 2009

Somatic Systems accelerates efforts on projects to provide pain care services to the US Military

Somatic Systems, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: SMAS) stated that they have accelerated their efforts on their projects to provide pain care services to the US Military and establish Military health insurance coverage for Somatic Systems' powerful Clinical Somatics pain treatment method.

15 Sep 2009

Implementation of Alliance’s surgeon owned distribution model helps to save over $1.0 million

A scientific exhibit recently presented at the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS) showed that by implementing a surgeon-owned distribution model, with Alliance Surgical Distributors (Alliance), three California hospitals saved over $1.0 million.

15 Sep 2009

Orthopedic News and Research

Hope for heterotopic ossificiation

MMI to provide sign language interpreters for deaf or hard-of-hearing patients

Using moldable pastes to repair fractures in the future

Renaissance Radiology chooses Aspyra’s AccessRAD RIS/PACS solution

McLaren Health Care and ProTom partner to bring Proton beam therapy to Michigan

Menaflex collagen meniscus implant performed in young veteran

Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan to partake in new Extremity Trauma Clinical Research Consortium

Winners of the 2009 Biotechnology Vision Summit's Emerging Company Showcase announced

KYPHON Cement Delivery System from Medtronic

Navicure adds two Minnesota-based organizations to its client roster

Center for Hip Pain and Preservation focuses on improved understanding of hip abnormalities

Health Net is the national sponsor of the 2nd National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic

Pervasis Therapeutics raises funds to support clinical development programs

SI-BONE's summit to develop clinical diagnostic process for SI Joint pathology identification

DSM Biomedical develops cross-linkable UHMWPE platform

Somatic Systems launches its second Clinical Somatics Professional Training Program

Governor’s Business Expansion Award for RTI Biologics

Cardium's Gene Activated Matrix technology demonstrates benefits in periodontal tissue regeneration

Somatic Systems accelerates efforts on projects to provide pain care services to the US Military

Implementation of Alliance’s surgeon owned distribution model helps to save over $1.0 million

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