Big Data
Big data may change how orthopedists are paid
(Orthopedics Today) – Big data are now a mainstay in orthopedics, may help personalize patient treatment. […]
Joint Replacement
3D Printing
Innovative Therapies Enhance Results of Total Knee Replacement
(Cleveland Clinic) – Total knee replacement (TKR) is utilized for end-stage knee osteoarthritis, which often leads to excellent long-term outcomes with greater than 95 percent survival at 20 years. Yet it has been shown that 20 percent or more of these patients can be dissatisfied with the procedure. […]
Business
India introduces price controls for knee implants
(Reuters) – India has capped prices of orthopaedic knee implants, in the country’s latest move to bring down prices of medical devices. The introduction of price controls marks the latest step by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government to make drugs and medical devices more affordable. […]
Joint Replacement
Is There a Method to Stryker’s Mako Madness?
(Qmed News) – An orthopedic surgeon wanting a Mako Total Knee robot today would likely have to wait about five months before being able to start performing total knee surgeries with the robot. But, there is a method behind Stryker’s Mako madness. […]
3D Printing
Could the future of joint replacement be 3D?
(Private Healthcare UK) – In the UK, there are in excess of 160,000 hip and knee replacement operations performed every year and that number is just set to rise with an ever-growing ageing population experiencing joint wear and tear. […]
Joint Replacement
Robot wars: knee surgery marks new battleground for companies
(Reuters) – The world’s top medtech companies are turning to robots to help with complex knee surgery, promising quicker procedures and better results in operations that often leave patients dissatisfied. […]