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Mobile C-Arm
Mobile C-Arm Fluoroscopes are used in orthopedics, podiatry, sports medicine, emergency medicine and plastic surgery. Currently available systems offer a wide variety of attractive features including laser alignment, 3-D imaging, wireless remote control, and digital flat-panel detectors. The growing popularity of C-arms in minimally invasive surgeries (biopsies and angiographies) means that mobile imaging equipment has gone beyond simply being a diagnostic tool. Here are a few fine examples of these systems:
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Study Shows Increase of Hip and Knee Replacements in the U.S.
With the graying of America’s Baby Boomer generation, arthritis is a growing health concern. Traditionally associated with the elderly, this common joint disease currently afflicts over 20 million ...
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Diuretics Associated with Bone Loss in Older Men
Older men who take loop diuretics, commonly prescribed drugs for heart failure and hypertension, appear to have increased rates of hip bone loss than men who are not taking this medication, according ...
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Stem Cells Offer Cartilage Repair Hope For Arthritis Sufferers
Research being presented today (11 April) at the UK National Stem Cell Network Annual Science Meeting in Edinburgh could offer hope that bone stem cells may be harnessed to repair the damaged ...
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Splints Good as Casts for Minor Wrist Fractures -- When Kids Wear Them
Removable splints and plaster casts appears to be equally safe and effective for treating minor “buckle” wrist fractures in children, British researchers report in a new review of studies. However, a ...
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Harvard Announces Pioneering Collaboration with Merck & Co., Inc. to Advance Osteoporosis Research
Harvard University’s Office of Technology Development today announced that it has signed a multi-year license and sponsored research agreement with Merck & Co., Inc. to advance an innovative line of ...
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Chronic Kidney Disease Should Not Prevent Women from Taking the Osteoporosis Drug Raloxifene
The osteoporosis drug raloxifene increases bone mineral density and reduces the risk of vertebral fractures among postmenopausal women with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to ...
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Orencia (abatacept) for the Treatment of Moderate-to-Severe Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) in Patients Six Years and Older
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ORENCIA(R) (abatacept) for reducing signs and symptoms in pediatric patients six years and ...
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Landmark Observational Study Aims to Improve Osteoporosis Care Standards Worldwide
Istanbul, Turkey, April 10 2008 – Nearly 60,000 women aged 55 years and older have enrolled in a landmark, multi-national study that will focus on the management of osteoporosis across the globe. ...
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PrimeSuite® Integrated Electronic Health Record, Practice Management, and Interoperability Solution
Greenway Medical Technologies
PrimeSuite 2007 R2, Greenway’s 2007 CCHIT Certified® integrated EHR, practice management and interoperability solution, improves care, reduces errors and simplifies business processes. PrimeSuite integrates all clinical, financial and administrative data in a single database to promote information sharing and ensure quick adoption through simple, intuitive tools that optimize daily processes. Designed by Greenway’s team of physicians, clinicians, practice administrators, hospital executives, community leaders and healthcare stakeholders dedicated to using technology to improve healthcare, PrimeSuite can be customized to adapt to your existing workflow.
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SportMesh™ Soft Tissue Reinforcement
Biomet Orthopedics, Inc
SportMesh™ Soft Tissue Reinforcement is a partially resorbable, synthetic patch that is used for soft tissue reinforcement for the supraspinatus (rotator cuff ) tendon in conjunction with sutures and/or anchors. It is designed to act as a scaffold for a torn tendon that is too fragile to maintain a strong connection with the bone on its own.
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PowerPulse Lavage System
Smith & Nephew, Inc. - Orthopedics
PowerPulse Lavage System provides optimized balance of pulse strength, pulse frequency and saline flow for noticeably superior cleaning in the O.R. Unlike disposable plastic lavages, PowerPulse is a precision-engineered surgical instrument forged in die-cast metal and powered by 100 psi of compressed air or nitrogen. The result is unparalleled performance in cleaning, operation and reliability that you’ll feel the moment you take it in hand.
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