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NUsurface Meniscus Implant Receives Breakthrough Device Designation
The NUsurface Meniscus Implant has been granted a Breakthrough Device Designation from the US Food and Drug Administration, Active Implants LLC, announces.
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VENUS Clinical Trial Investigating Meniscus Replacement Implant Now Underway
Active Implants LLC, a Memphis, Tenn-based developer of orthopedic implant solutions, announces that its VENUS (Verification of the Effectiveness of the NUsurface System) clinical trial is now underway at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.
Knee Cartilage Clinical Trials Should Be More Inclusive, Penn Researchers Suggest
Some of the most common traits among patients with cartilage issues in the knee are excluding them from participating in clinical trials because the trial outcomes might not yield the optimum results for new methods of cartilage regeneration, suggest Penn Medicine researchers, in a study published in Regenerative Medicine.
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Synovasure Test Kit to Detect Joint Infection Receives FDA Approval
CD Diagnostics Inc has received FDA authorization to market the Synovasure Lateral Flow Test Kit, designed to help detrect periprosthetic joint infection in the synovial fluid of patients being evaluated for failed implant revision surgery.
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Artificial Intelligence May Help Predict Joint Surgery Outcomes, Per HSS Study
Artificial intelligence may help orthopedic surgeons better predict which patients will do well after joint replacement procedures and which are less likely to experience benefits, a recent study from Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) suggests.
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For Poor People, Joint Surgery Could Literally Cost a Leg
Low-income patients could be at increased risk for above-knee amputation (AKA), a rare but severe complication of deep infection after knee replacement surgery, suggests a study published recently in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research.
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Patellofemoral Grind Suggests Worsening Knee OA
Physical exam findings of patellofemoral grind may help predict which patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) are likely to experience significant worsening of their disease, according to analysis of data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative and published in Arthritis Care & Research.
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Researchers ID Joint Replacement Revision Risk Factors
Patients who are under 60 years of age, males, those with chronic pulmonary disease, diabetes, liver disease, and a higher body mass index are at increased risk of having joint replacement revision surgery due to infection, note researchers from the Musculoskeletal Research Unit at the University of Bristol.
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Athlete’s Core: 5 Myths Debunked
Dr William C. Meyers discusses five common myths about the athlete’s core. Truly understanding the core involves breaking down these common myths in order to see it with new eyes, he notes.
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'Wear Debris' Brings Upon Bone Loss and Joint Implant Failure, Study Suggests
Researchers from Rutgers University have discovered the long-sought reason that many people with joint replacements experience harmful inflammation and bone loss.
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Appropriate Care—Including PT—At Home Could Aid Knee Replacement Recovery
Patients who received more physical therapy visits at home were able to recover better from knee-replacement surgery, according to a team of physical therapy researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
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Self-Powered Sensor Enables Remote Monitoring of Joint Surgery Patients
Engineers at the University of Waterloo have developed a self-powered sensor designed to be fitted to braces after joint surgery that they suggest could allow physicians to remotely monitor their patients’ recovery.
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HFAP Launches Joint Replacement Certification Program
Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) introduces its Joint Replacement Certification program, with options for outpatient settings seeking to achieve recognition and promote excellence in specialty orthopedic care.
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Reflexion Health to Provide VERA Platform for Delta Joint Management Patients
Reflexion Health announces it has entered into an agreement with Delta Joint Management to remotely monitor Delta’s total joint replacement surgery patients in their homes via Reflexion’s VERA (Virtual Exercise Rehabilitation Assistant) digital physical therapy platform.
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Final Patient Treated in SUN and VENUS Trials of NUsurface Implant
Active Implants LLC announces that the final patient was treated in the two clinical trials evaluating the NUsurface Meniscus Implant for the treatment of persistent knee pain caused by injured or deteriorated meniscus tissue.
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HSS Launches Study to Examine Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Joint Replacement
Researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery announces the launch of a study to see if weight loss surgery before knee replacement improves outcomes or even eliminates the need for the procedure altogether in severely overweight patients.
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Updated Knee Injection Guidelines Had Impact on Clinical Practice, Study Suggests
Updated guidelines regarding the use of corticosteroid or hyaluronic acid injections for knee osteoarthritis issued by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons had a “subtle but significant” impact on clinical practice, suggests a recent study.
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