tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49807260429561707332024-08-30T15:26:48.932+05:00Новости травматологии и ортопедиисвежие новости в травматологии и ортопедии от ведущих производителей и научно-исследовательских центров, интересные факты, обзоры, статьи, мнения, прогнозыUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger107125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-79367222192807409162012-03-16T09:40:00.000+06:002012-03-16T09:40:48.467+06:00
Strategic Orthopaedic-related 510(k) Update
The following companies recently received strategic FDA 510(k) clearances in the orthopaedic space. For certain companies, this represents a first clearance of an orthopaedic-related product. These are denoted with an asterisk.Arrowhead Medical Device TechnologiesArrow-Lok Digital Fusion System, K112675*Stainless steel, 3-dimensional arrow shape Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-23544061743882902812012-03-12T19:37:00.000+06:002012-03-12T19:37:59.015+06:00
World's First Biodegradable Joint Implant
Finland's Tampere University of Technology (TUT) reports that it has developed a biodegradable joint implant, which it believes to be a world first. Used to treat osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, the RegJoint recently received the CE mark. The joint implant was developed in the mid-1990s in a collaborative effort involving TUT's Department ofUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-26340984451142596872012-03-09T11:01:00.003+06:002012-03-09T11:01:33.975+06:00
15-year Comparison of Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty With Anatomical or High Cup Placement for Crowe I to III Hip Dysplasia
AbstractThis study compared radiological and clinical results of Mallory-Head (Biomet, Warsaw, Indiana) cementless total hip arthroplasty (THA) by anatomical (AP group) or high cup placement (HP group) for Crowe I to III developmental dysplasia of the hip. Of the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-15475904358337273362012-03-09T10:27:00.000+06:002012-03-09T10:27:13.553+06:00
Clavicle Nonunion in a 10-year-old Boy
AbstractPosttraumatic clavicle nonunion is rare, particularly in children. Four cases of clavicle fracture nonunion in patients aged 10 years and younger have been reported. A variety of techniques have been used to treat pediatric clavicle nonunions. A 10-year-old boy presented to our institution after a fall, sustaining a right closed midshaft Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-55792175411141229962012-03-08T17:11:00.004+06:002012-03-08T17:11:52.508+06:00
Dash™ — Computer Assisted Joint Replacement with the iPod touch (Brainlab)
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Biomet releases surgical guide system for partial knee replacement
Biomet Orthopedics announced the launch of the Signature Personalized Patient Care System for use with the Oxford Partial Knee System. The system enables surgeons to preoperatively plan a knee replacement surgery and precisely place implants by using Signature custom positioning guides, according to a company press Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-47541368172916200392012-03-08T16:39:00.003+06:002012-03-08T16:39:45.763+06:00
DePuy Receives PMA for TRUMATCH
What with their focus on precision, the engineers at DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. must be especially thrilled…the company’s TRUMATCH Personalized Solutions with DePuy’s SIGMA RP Knee System has received Premarket (PMA) Supplement Approval from the FDA. Already in use in 17 countries, TRUMATCH Solutions for use with DePuy’s SIGMA Fixed Bearing Knee System was Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-43838241340774173672012-03-06T16:47:00.003+06:002012-03-06T16:47:55.873+06:00
Surgeons call for end to metal hip replacements
Expert surgeons in the UK say patients should no longer be given all-metal hip replacements, despite assurances from regulators amid safety concerns.Large head metal-on-metal implants can cause serious side effects with wear.The BBC's Newsnight and the British Medical Journal recently discovered the problems were known about for decades. The Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-21541631802618930592012-03-05T23:14:00.001+06:002012-03-05T23:14:11.079+06:00
Laser-Sintering for Orthopedics
Geometry in the OR…EOS is thrilled that it had a chance to showcase its EOSINT M 280 direct metal laser-sintering (DMLS) system at the recent American Academy of Orthpaedic Surgeons (AAOS) annual meeting. According to the company, there is no shortage of orthopedic applications for this technology.“An entire new world of orthopedic treatment and procedures Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-33242125863092269062012-03-02T10:02:00.000+06:002012-03-02T10:02:29.664+06:00
Bicondylar Knee Implant System Incorporates PEEK-Optima CFR Polymer to Prevent Dislocation
A biocompatible polymer from Invibio is utilised as a bearing material for the axle bearings in a rotational knee system from Aesculap. The material is used to provide wear and cold flow resistance and dimensional stability.
Developed to combat the predominant causes of knee implant failure, luxation,Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-64518630042741348892012-03-01T21:20:00.002+06:002012-03-01T21:20:36.118+06:00
Rensselaer Researchers Develop Postsurgery Orthopedic Implant Sensor
An implantable sensor developed by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (Troy, NY) can transmit data wirelessly from the site of a recent orthopedic surgery. Developed by Eric Ledet, an assistant professor in the department of biomedical engineering, the sensor can provide surgeons with detailed, real-time Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-41084519270810810702012-03-01T21:18:00.000+06:002012-03-01T21:18:03.269+06:00
Report: Hundreds of thousands exposed to toxic compounds from metal-on-metal hip implants
Hundreds of thousands of patients may have been exposed to toxic chromium and cobalt particles as their metal-on-metal hip implants wear, according to a joint investigation by the British Medical Journal and BBC Newsnight.Hundreds of thousands of patients may have been exposed to toxic compounds from Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-46980075036681264812012-02-29T21:50:00.003+06:002012-02-29T21:50:59.410+06:00
Hydroxyapatite Biomaterials Explore New Applications in Coatings and Bone Cements
A new range of hydroxyapatite (HA) biomaterials have potential new uses in antimicrobial and osteopromotive coatings. They could also be used in the development of bone cements with altered structural features that include toughness, solubility, and porosity. Developed by Ceram, the materials have different Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-88422702972149747642012-02-29T08:07:00.001+06:002012-02-29T08:07:02.425+06:00
Offset Reamer Driver
Symmetry Medical Inc. has announced that it has launched the Offset Reamer Driver through its OEM Solutions team. Symmetry’s new Offset Reamer Driver is used in minimally invasive surgical techniques, such as the direct anterior approach, to introduce acetabular reamers to the hip joint. The driver features a drive shaft designed and tested to meet the demands of Total Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-26884285124991894412012-02-29T08:06:00.000+06:002012-02-29T08:06:02.411+06:00
Alexander Orthopaedic Associates Chooses White Plume Technologies to Fill the EMR Gap
Alexander Orthopaedic Associates (AOA) in Largo, FL, has chosen to fill the EMR Gap in their practice with White Plume Technologies between Exscribe electronic health record (EHR) and Advanced Data Systems' (ADSC) practice management system (PM system). EMRs can be powerful clinical tools but often leave Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-30236480211293442362012-02-28T20:11:00.002+06:002012-02-28T20:11:17.872+06:00
DePuy receives FDA premarket supplemental approval for TRUMATCH system
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. has received premarket supplement approval from the FDA for use of TRUMATCH Personalized Solutions with DePuy’s SIGMA RP Knee System. The system was previously cleared in Aug. 2011 for the SIGMA Fixed-Bearing Knee System, making DePuy the only orthopedic company to offer personalized Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-72222728616420083572012-02-28T20:08:00.002+06:002012-02-28T20:08:26.500+06:00
Report Slams Response to Metal Hip Troubles
By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage TodayPublished: February 28, 2012 Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic were slow to inform patients and their doctors about problems with metal-on-metal hip implants and relied on industry officials and consultants in crafting their responses, the BMJ charged.According to a report appearing online in BMJ, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-12045088826081341802012-02-28T19:40:00.002+06:002012-02-28T19:40:28.942+06:00
Sandvik Medical Solutions Acquired by Orchid Orthopedic Solutions
Sandvik (Sandviken, Sweden) has reached an agreement with Orchid Orthopedic Solutions (Holt, MI, USA) to divest Sandvik Medical Solutions, a unit within the Sandvik Venture business area with contract manufacturing of medical implants and instruments for orthopaedic and dental applications. “The divestment of Sandvik Medical Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-49718733403257669162012-02-27T15:50:00.006+06:002012-02-27T15:50:57.951+06:00
Osseon® Announces International Distribution Agreement with Aesculap
Osseon® Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that the company has entered into an International Distribution Agreement with Aesculap AG to distribute its vertebral compression fracture (VCF) treatment devices, including its new CE-Mark approved device – Osseoflex® SB (steerable balloon) in select regions of Europe and Asia. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-41885405600797220612012-02-25T23:02:00.000+06:002012-02-25T23:02:54.758+06:00
Blue Belt Technologies Receives CE Mark for Navio PFS System
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 ("ENT"), announced today that it has Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-63674658442233763562012-02-25T11:03:00.003+06:002012-02-25T11:03:37.039+06:00
Technique, patient and implant selection key to avoiding fracture during THA
At the Current Concepts in Joint Replacement 2011 Winter Meeting, Craig J. Della Valle, MD, provided tips on the prevention of intraoperative fractures during total hip arthroplasty. “Prevention is key,” Della Valle said, noting that appropriate exposure is crucial. In a study of more than 5,000 hip replacements Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-36575416118462038362012-02-25T10:53:00.003+06:002012-02-25T10:53:36.887+06:00
Hip resurfacing: The metal-on-metal bearing material is not the problem
The success of total hip replacement (THR) in the 20th century has been tremendous with improvements in the durability of new designs, bearing materials and fixation techniques. However, the young and active patients have historically had high revision rates compared with older, more sedentary patients, notably when the Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-85439967187351409402012-02-25T10:49:00.004+06:002012-02-25T10:49:35.970+06:00
Ceramic femoral heads generated less linear polyethylene cup wear over 20 years
German researchers concluded after two decades of investigation that ceramic femoral heads create less linear polyethylene cup wear over time compared with metal heads.While the cobalt-chromium-molybdenum (CoCrMo) group showed a mean 0.190 mm/year wear rate in the long-term study – which examined long-term wear Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-48453186962772522392012-02-22T23:46:00.002+06:002012-02-22T23:46:24.507+06:00
At AAOS 2012: Biomet Debuts Personalized Approach for Partial Knee Replacements
At AAOS in San Francisco, Biomet Orthopedics launched its Signature personalized patient care system designed for use with its Oxford partial knee system. The Signature custom positioning guides enable orthopedic surgeons to create custom femoral and tibial surgical positioning guides to facilitate precise joint Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4980726042956170733.post-6339888872028409722012-02-22T09:48:00.003+06:002012-02-22T09:48:30.500+06:00
Melting down hips and knees: The afterlife of implants
As people live longer and medical technology improves, more and more of us will have a surgical implant before we die. We are also getting cremated in larger numbers - and so there is often some expensive metal left among the ashes. Where does it go?
"You tell people what you do, and they think... well, that's a bit strange," says Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0