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IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- United Orthopedic Corporation, a leading international designer, manufacturer, and distributor of innovative orthopedic implants and instruments, today announced that the UTS™ (United Tri-tapered Short Stem) hip stem and an extension of the U-Motion II™ Acetabular System are now available to surgeons in the U.S. "The UTS hip stem and U-Motion II extension reflect

November 01, 2018 DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--DJO, a leading provider of medical technologies designed to get and keep people moving, announced today the availability of the industry’s first Outpatient Arthroplasty Risk Assessment tool, the OaraScore™. The easy-to-use software tool provides medical professionals with the information needed to assess the appropriate post-operative length of stay after total joint arthroplasty (TJA). The

By Melanie Evans / Aug. 21, 2018 For nearly a decade, Gundersen Health System’s hospital in La Crosse, Wis., boosted the price of knee-replacement surgery an average of 3% a year. By 2016, the average list price was more than $50,000, including the surgeon and anesthesiologist. Yet even as administrators raised the price, they had no real

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- BoneSmart and Maxx Orthopedics are pleased to announce an exciting partnership to develop educational content for patients undergoing knee replacement surgery. BoneSmart® is the largest joint replacement community in the world. More than 2.5 million unique users come to BoneSmart.org each year looking for information about joint replacement, in addition to searching

ROSEMONT, Ill, Oct. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) announced the launch of its Shoulder and Elbow Registry (SER) to begin collecting data on total shoulder and elbow procedures in the United States. At launch, the SER will collect total shoulder arthroplasty procedures data. In 2019, the registry also will have the capability to capture rotator

LONDON, Oct. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith & Nephew (LSE: SN,NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology business, today announced at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL USA two new studies showing positive clinical results and cost savings through using its INTERTAN Intertrochanteric Antegrade Nail. Patients recovering from a hip fracture often deal with various complications, including decline in

Aliso Viejo, CA, Oct. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OrthAlign, Inc., a privately held U.S.-based medical device and technology company providing orthopedic surgeons with advanced precision technologies, announced the first cases of the KneeAlign® CFS™ system. The CFS system is an accessory that can be used during KneeAlign-assisted total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgeries, that provides