Responding to a need for better post-market surveillance of orthopedic devices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) established the International Consortium of Orthopaedic Registries (ICOR) in October 2010. As outlined in a Dec…
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Background: A treatment algorithm and screening examination have been developed to guide patient management and prospectively determine potential for highly active individuals to succeed with nonoperative care after anterior cruciate ligament rupture.
Objective: To prospectively characterize and classify the entire population of highly active individuals over a 10-year period and provide final outcomes for individuals who elected nonoperative care.
Methods: Inclusion criteria included presentation within 7 months of the index injury and an International Knee Documentation Committee level I or II activity level before injury. Concomitant injury, unresolved impairments, and a screening examination were used as criteria to guide management and classify individuals as noncopers (poor potential) or potential copers (good potential) for nonoperative care.
Results: A total of 832 highly active patients with subacute anterior cruciate ligament tears were seen over the 10-year period; 315 had concomitant injuries, 87 had unresolved impairments, and 85 did not participate in the classification algorithm. The remaining 345 patients (216 men, 129 women) participated in the screening examination a mean of 6 weeks after the index injury. There were 199 subjects classified as noncopers and 146 as potential copers. Sixty-three of 88 potential copers successfully returned to preinjury activities without surgery, with 25 of these patients not undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction at the time of follow-up.
Conclusion: The classification algorithm is an effective tool for prospectively identifying individuals early after anterior cruciate ligament injury who want to pursue nonoperative care or must delay surgical intervention and have good potential to do so.
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Unprecedented International Effort To Improve Safety Of Orthopedic DevicesCategory: Bones / Orthopedics | Leave a Comment |
Responding to a need for better post-market surveillance of orthopedic devices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) established the International Consortium of Orthopaedic Registries (ICOR) in October 2010. As outlined in a Dec…
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Unprecedented International Effort To Improve Safety Of Orthopedic DevicesCategory: Bones / Orthopedics | Leave a Comment |
Responding to a need for better post-market surveillance of orthopedic devices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) established the International Consortium of Orthopaedic Registries (ICOR) in October 2010. As outlined in a Dec…
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3-D Printer Makes Bone-Like MaterialCategory: Bones / Orthopedics | Leave a Comment |
It looks like bone. It feels like bone. For the most part, it acts like bone. And it came off an inkjet printer. Washington State University researchers have used a 3D printer to create a bone-like material and structure that can be used in orthopedic procedures, dental work, and to deliver medicine for treating osteoporosis…
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For Knee Replacements And Other Medical Devices, One Size Does Not Fit AllCategory: Bones / Orthopedics | Leave a Comment |
Undergoing a knee replacement involves sophisticated medical equipment, but innovative prosthetic design may not offer the same benefits for all knee replacement recipients, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in a perspective article in the October 20 issue of New England Journal of Medicine…
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Potential To Diagnose, Prevent OsteoarthritisCategory: Bones / Orthopedics | Leave a Comment |
A new method is set to help doctors diagnose osteoarthritis at such an early stage that it will be possible to delay the progression of the disease by many years, or maybe even stop it entirely. The joint disease osteoarthritis is one of our most common chronic diseases and one of the primary causes of disability for people around the world…
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FDA Approves Updated Indications For Use For The SImmetry™ Sacroiliac Joint Fusion SystemCategory: Bones / Orthopedics | Leave a Comment |
Zyga Technology, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the company’s request to update the indications for use of its SImmetry™ Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System…
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MedShape Solutions Announces FDA 510(k) Clearance Of Innovative Ankle Fusion DeviceCategory: Bones / Orthopedics | Leave a Comment |
MedShape Solutions, Inc., the industry leader in innovative shape memory orthopedic devices, announced its new DynaNail™ Intramedullary Ankle Fusion Nail. Ankle fusion is performed to relieve pain in patients with severely degenerative ankle joints, to correct joint deformities or to revise failed total ankle replacements…
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Medtronic Awards $2.5 Million To Yale To Review Its Bone Growth ProductCategory: Bones / Orthopedics | Leave a Comment |
Medtronic Inc. has announced that it has provided a $2.5 million grant to Yale University to oversee independent, systematic reviews of the safety and efficacy of its recombinant bone morphogenic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) product…
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Medtronic Announces U.S. Launch Of New Inflatable Bone Tamp And Syringe System For Treatment Of Vertebral Compression FracturesCategory: Bones / Orthopedics | Leave a Comment |
Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) today announced the commercial release of the Kyphon Xpander II Inflatable Bone Tamp (IBT) and the Kyphon Inflation Syringe - the Kyphon Xpander II IBT System - for the treatment of vertebral compression fractures with minimally invasive Kyphon® Balloon Kyphoplasty…
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Ascension Orthopedics Implants PyroTITAN™ In Geelong, AustraliaCategory: Bones / Orthopedics | Leave a Comment |
Ascension Orthopedics, Inc., the world leader in PyroCarbon orthopedic implants, announces the implantation of the PyroTITAN™ Humeral Resurfacing Implant in Geelong, Australia by Richard S. Page, MB.BS.FRACS(ORTH) at St. John of God Hospital. “The patient was a 57-year-old, active male with increasing shoulder pain for over a year…