(MD+DI) – Stryker made the market wait for more than a year after FDA approval for the full commercial launch of its Mako total knee product, prompting us to wonder, at the time, if the robot would be worth the wait. […]
(ODT) – People whose knees have been affected by osteoarthritis, also known as the “wear and tear” arthritis, often have to get knee implants to repair the damage. […]
(Medscape) – Hundreds of clinics in the United States are selling stem cell treatments for knee osteoarthritis without solid evidence of their claims, researchers warn. […]
(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. […]
STAT – The world’s most common orthopedic procedure — knee arthroscopy — is frequently a waste of time and money and should almost never be performed on patients with degenerative knee disease. […]
Medscape – Total knee replacement provides minimal quality-of-life benefit for patients with less severe disability at baseline, according to new research. Thus, the treatment, as currently practiced in the United States, is not cost-effective. […]
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