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Topic: orthopedics

A little help here! Ideas from payers about clinical areas ripe for innovation

A little help here! Ideas from payers about clinical areas ripe for innovation

May 10, 2013 8:04 am by | 3 Comments

What payer problem really needs fixing? The men representing UnitedHealthcare, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota had quick answers to moderator Lisa Suennen‘s question. The group was discussing ... Read more
Surgeon attitudes shifting about joint replacement in younger patients

Surgeon attitudes shifting about joint replacement in younger patients

May 6, 2013 1:11 pm by | 0 Comments

Obesity and the rising popularity of extreme sports are pushing down the average age of joint replacement patients. The other factor in this shift is the changing attitude of surgeons. ... Read more
“Biologically active putty” under development could help bone fractures heal quicker

“Biologically active putty” under development could help bone fractures heal quicker

April 11, 2013 7:07 pm by | 0 Comments

Tiger Woods and Hines Ward are just two of the athletes who have received platelet-rich plasma therapy – a procedure where doctors take a small sample of patient’s blood, separate ... Read more
Study: Healthcare will help drive 3D printing market to $8.4 billion by 2025

Study: Healthcare will help drive 3D printing market to $8.4 billion by 2025

April 10, 2013 8:25 am by | 2 Comments

From models of the human body to product prototypes to human tissue for cancer research, the healthcare industry has latched onto 3-D printing and is expected to be one of ... Read more
Wow of the Week: Kevin Ware’s gruesome injury, apparently, happens “all the time”

Wow of the Week: Kevin Ware’s gruesome injury, apparently, happens “all the time”

April 6, 2013 8:00 am by | 0 Comments

It was the snap seen around the world, but for the surgeons who operated on Kevin Ware, it was pretty much business as usual.Don’t worry, I won’t post the nauseating ... Read more
3B Orthopaedics caught in court fight with surgeon shareholder

3B Orthopaedics caught in court fight with surgeon shareholder

March 12, 2013 2:50 pm by | 0 Comments

A court fight has erupted at the former 3B Orthopaedics, which moved to Aria Health's Langhorne campus from Pennsylvania Hospital in January.David G. Nazarian, a former 3B surgeon and stockholder ... Read more
LA jury orders J&J unit to pay $8.3 million in first metal hip trial

LA jury orders J&J unit to pay $8.3 million in first metal hip trial

March 8, 2013 1:30 pm by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - A Los Angeles jury on Friday ordered Johnson & Johnson's DePuy orthopedic unit to pay more than $8 million in damages to a retired Montana prison guard who ... Read more
Sleep aids tied to hip fractures in the elderly

Sleep aids tied to hip fractures in the elderly

March 6, 2013 2:38 pm by | 0 Comments

Nursing home residents taking sleep aids such as Ambien are more likely to fall and fracture a hip than residents not being treated for insomnia, new research suggests. According to ... Read more
Orthopedic surgeon, co-founder of specialty hospital dies

Orthopedic surgeon, co-founder of specialty hospital dies

February 28, 2013 4:21 am by | 0 Comments

David McQueen, a well-known Wichita orthopedic surgeon, died Monday. He was 65.Raised on a Wisconsin dairy farm, McQueen studied zoology at the University of California-Davis and attended medical school at ... Read more
Premia Spine launches alternative implant for spinal surgery

Premia Spine launches alternative implant for spinal surgery

February 27, 2013 4:50 am by | 1 Comments

TEL AVIV (Reuters) - A medical implant developed by Premia Spine offers patients with certain spinal disorders an alternative to traditional fusion surgeries, enabling a quicker recovery and greatly reducing ... Read more
Older women, don’t take vitamin D for bones: Panel

Older women, don’t take vitamin D for bones: Panel

February 25, 2013 5:13 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women shouldn't take vitamin D and calcium supplements to prevent broken bones, and there's not enough evidence to say whether it would help anyone ... Read more
FDA recalls J&J’s orthopedic device because of fracture potential

FDA recalls J&J’s orthopedic device because of fracture potential

February 22, 2013 11:55 am by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday said it has notified healthcare professionals of a Class I recall, the most serious type, of an orthopedic device made ... Read more
Johnson & Johnson recalls more metal hip implants

Johnson & Johnson recalls more metal hip implants

February 14, 2013 6:43 pm by | 0 Comments

(Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson, the subject of thousands of lawsuits stemming from the 2010 recall of its ASR all-metal hip implants, last month recalled a second type of metal ... Read more
Costs of hip replacement hard to find, vary widely

Costs of hip replacement hard to find, vary widely

February 11, 2013 12:25 pm by | 0 Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many hospitals are hard-pressed to tell people needing a hip replacement how much their procedure is likely to cost, according to a new study.

Even when ... Read more

J&J metal hip failed because of toxic debris – expert at trial

J&J metal hip failed because of toxic debris – expert at trial

February 1, 2013 4:47 pm by | 0 Comments

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Toxicity caused by debris from a metal-on-metal hip implant meant that the device had to be removed from a 66-year-old man who is suing manufacturer Johnson ... Read more