PARSIPPANY, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Extremity Medical, LLC, a global medical device company focused on the development of innovative implants and instruments for upper and lower extremities, today announced that it has received an award for the Vizient Inc., National Small Joints Cate

The spine field is rapidly changing. Innovation in spinal surgery techniques, material and patient decision making have led to better outcomes. However, the next wave of disruptive technologies will need to provide clinical significance as well as cost-effectiveness.

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Onkos Surgical, a devicemaker specializing in musculoskeletal oncology and complex orthopedics, on June 13 entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Stryker's Juvenile tumor system.

The Juvenile tumor system enables limb stabilization and growth in pediatric patients affected by bon

Michel Roccati never thought he’d walk again, much less swim, cycle, or paddle a kayak. A terrifying motorcycle collision in 2017 damaged his spinal cord, leaving him completely paralyzed from the waist down.

Yet on a cold, snowy day last December in Lausanne, Switzerland, he took his

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Within days of their implants being activated, all three men were able to walk with support

A motorcycle accident in 2017 left Michel Roccati lparalyzed from the waist down. Now, four years after his injury, he has regained the ability to walk

When we think of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) that use electrodes, we usually think of Utah arrays that are placed directly on the brain during open brain surgery, or with thin electrodes spliced into the exposed brain as postulated by Neuralink. While Utah arrays and kin as a practical co

The orthopedic implant market is growing at a compound annual growth rate of 5.4 percent and is expected to reach $68.72 billion by 2028, according to data published in Brand Essence Market Research in early June.

The rise in orthopedic injuries and musculoskeletal diseases and an aging

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From tightening cost margins and staffing shortages in the operating room, spine surgeons are facing a number of challenges in 2022.

Here are four of the biggest hurdles:

1. Rising costs and declining reimbursements

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Let's get the cliché out of the way, right away: truly everything is bigger in Texas. Including innovations in plastic surgery.

The first silicone breast implants were invented in Texas 50 years ago, which led to the first operation happening in Texas on a Texan woman. Her name