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Orthopedics This Week — 100 episodes
New Bill Streamlines Medical Device Process
Hanging Tough: Lumbar Disc Replacement Over Fusion
Spooks, Phishing and Cyberattacks Cripple Hospitals
Systemic Bias in Clinical Research
The Last Men Standing
HCAHPS Report Card: A+ or C-?
All Aboard the Opioid Tax BOAT
A Cry for Help? FDA Bares Concerns in NEJM
New MIS Spine Study Group Launch; New Study Targets Cellular RA Triggers; Active Implants Names Ted Davis President, CEO
The Case of Brazil's "Prosthetic Mafia"
Galatz v. Crosby: Biceps Long Tendon: Pain Generator Requiring Tenodesis in TSA
Flatow v Seitz: Optimal Glenoid Fixation Requires Cement
The $1,000 Infection Tax
New Evidence: Mild Concussions Related to ALS
12 Leading North American Hand Surgeons
Romeo v Sperling: Moderate OA in Patients <50: Best Treated with Arthroscopic Debridement
Lewallen v. Hofmann: The Cemented All-Poly Tibia: An Affordable Care Act Solution
Pain Meds and Hearing Loss in Women; Houston Methodist's New Biomechanics Lab; Implant Corrosion Update
Judge Backs DOJ Effort to Stop Aetna-Humana Merger
Zimmer Biomet Finally Settles for $30.5 Million
$31 Million Lawsuit: Orthopedic Surgeon Seeks Justice After Attack
10 Surprising 2017 Shoulder and Foot/Ankle Market Insights
Untwisting the Obamacare Rubik's Cube
3D Print This!
onner v. Haas: Patella Resurfacing: Rarely if Ever Necessary
NASS Issues Major Spine Stim Coverage Recommendations
Jones v. Berend: The Tourniquetless TKA: Let It Bleed
New Spine Surgeon Survey: 10 Surprising Answers
The Ten Best New Spine Technologies for 2016
Five Physicians Join Rush; New Vertebroplasty Study; Need Surgery? Name Your Price!
Game Changer for Large Joint Patients and Their Rehab
The Use of Stems in Complex Primary TKA: Necessary & Sufficient
Nam v Lombardi — Patient Specific Instrumentation: Added Cost & Unproven Value
Did Zimmer Biomet Just Pull a 'Soft' Turn With Vanguard?
Will a $95 Million Deal Bring Chemonucleolysis Back?
With 1.2 Million Medical Marijuana Users, Orthopods in Crosshairs
The 16 Standout North American Sports Knee Surgeons
JBJS Study: Extended Release Steroid Amplifies Pain Relief
Jump in Adverse Events Prompts Action From NSPSS
Gonzalez Della Valle v. Gross: Extensive Acetabular Bone Loss: Impaction Grafting, a Preferred Solution
Berend v. Dunbar: Outpatient TJA: "Drive-Thru" Surgery
Thienpont v. Ranawat—UKA: The Gold Standard for Medial Compartment Disease
Gehrke v. Haidukewych: Mega Prosthesis for Distal Femoral Peri-Prosthetic Fx's
Yet Another Major U.S. Investment Firm Bets on Spine
DOJ Sues to Block Insurance Mega-Mergers
Inside DePuy Synthes' Strategic Playbook - Part II
Inside DePuy Synthes' Strategic Playbook - Part I
FTC Slams Invibio's PEEK Implant Business Practices. Alleges Monopolistic Practices
California's "Spinal Cap" Politicians Plead Guilty
Haidukewych v. Su: ORIF for Displaced Femoral Neck Fx's in the 50-60 Year Old Patient
The Eleven Best Sports Medicine Technologies for 2016
"Steering and Tiering" Showdown in Carolina
26 of the Top North American Spine Surgeons
Is Urge to Merge About to Take Over Spine?
World's Largest Spinal Implant Company Adds Robotics
POD Growth Stirs Call for More Sunshine
"Value" Will Change Everything You Are Doing
Lee v. Schmalzried: Ceramic-Ceramic THA in Patients <60
Famous Private Equity Firm Bets on Spine
Landmark Study: Spine Care Prior-Authorizations May Not Reduce Surgeries or Costs
Preop Injections Elevate Infection Risk! // Patients With Preop Malnutrition 2x as Likely to Develop Infection // and More!
56% of Ortho Programs "Unprepared" for Bundled Payments! // Joint Replacement: Big Differences in Academic, Community Hospitals // and More!
Good News: FDA Faster, More Approvals
AxiaLIF – Back From the Dead
Hozack v. Haddad: The Anterior Approach: Better, Faster, Cheaper
As Disability, Scoliosis Ranks Very High // Using Art to Hone Doctors' Observational Skills // and More!
Mind-Controlled Arm Allows Finger Wiggling // Non-Opioid Care Improves Outcomes for Those on Opioids for Pain // and More!
Alphatec's Turmoil
Sculco v. MacDonald: Dual Mobility: An "Every Man's" Choice for Primary THA
#1 Debated Issue in TKA Is…. // Freeze Nerves Before TKA, Improve Outcomes // and More!
The Cost of Donaldcare
An Alternative to EXPAREL?
Medtronic Fights On After FDA Panel Rejection
Jacobs v. Murphy: Distal Neck Modularity in Primary THA: The Bridge Too Far
Genes Increase Stress Fracture Susceptibility // Partial Meniscectomy Not So Great After All // and More!
How Breg Doubled in Three Years
Wrong Site Surgery Highest Among Spine Surgeons? // Bariatric Surgery Before TKR Is Cost-Effective // and More!
"Natural Orifice" Spine Procedures
It's Not a "Booth", It's a Spaceship
De Smet v. Dunbar: Metal-On-Metal Hip Resurfacing: An Option for Right Patient & Surgeon
National Spine Foundation Attacks Spine Disability With Major Initiative // JBJS Launches Elite Reviewer Program // and More!
A Better Way to Measure and Communicate Shoulder Outcomes // How to Clear Backlog of OR Cases // and More!
1st Mandated Payment Model Hits Orthopedics
The Most Incredible Orthopedist You'll Ever Read About
The Paris Tragedy and Orthopedics
Medicare Forces Hospitals to Violate Stark Law – Or Lose Funding
Washington Update: February
5-Year Data Favors Coflex® Over Fusion for Back Pain
17 of the Top North American Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeons
Adding Stem Cells to Cartilage Repair: Not Helpful, But... // Athletes: Posterior Instability & RC Tears Do Better Than SLAP Tears and RC Issues // and More!
The Rise (and Issues) of Anterior Hip Arthroplasty
8 Myths About the Orthopedic Consumer
Orthopedic RCTs Underpowered // Correct DDH, Prevent Osteoarthritis at Birth?! // and More!
Foot, Ankle Patients Avoiding Clots by "Sheer Luck" // JUST Fixing Rotator Cuff Not Enough // and More!
Barrack v. Kwong: Mobile Pump DVT Prophylaxis: Just Say No to Drugs
Washington Update: January 2016