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Mon Jun 22

• Global Hip and Knee Implants: Market Penetration to Drive Growth: press release for a competitors hip and knee arthroplasty report, with a global focus.

Tue May 26

• UW Medicine - Thumb Arthritis

Sun May 24

• Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement? Sometimes.: ?There is no follow-up beyond 5 years with minimally invasive knee replacements, so no one knows whether or not there is a negative impact on long-term results,? he said. ?Some of us are concerned that the alignment may not be as ideal as if you have a more significant exposure [of tissues] or that there may be bone cement retained in the knee which leads to wear and tear on the components,

Sun May 17

• Knee Revision Surgery - Definition, Purpose, Demographics, Description, Diagnosis/prep aration, Aftercare, Risks, Normal results, Morbidity and mortality rates, Alternatives

Mon Mar 9

• Canadians Take Charnley Award: an article about the awarding of the Charnley award to some Canadian doctors for their study that compared hip resurfacing with large-head metal-on-metal total hip arthroplasty, which found that the only benefit that resurfacing has over large-head MxM THA is that resurfacing has superior femoral bone preservation, and therefore the indication for hip resurfacing should possibly be only younger (45 and younger?) patients.

Sat Feb 21

• Is One Really Better? Fixed vs. Mobile Bearing Knee Replacement : totalkneeweb.c om: In the January 2007 Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Research article, the authors reviewed two major types of total knee replacements: fixed bearing and mobile bearing designs. The theoretical advantages of the mobile bearing design are discussed and the review is broken down into two main sections, a "Biomecha nical Review" and a "Clinical Review" where the results of the two types of designs are compared.

Tue Feb 17

• Small Bone Innovations, Inc. Completes Acquisition Of S.T.A.R. Total Ankle Replacement System: Small Bone Innovations, Inc. Completes Acquisition Of S.T.A.R. Total Ankle Replacement System a press release confirming the completion of the sale of the star to sbi from link ortho on feb 3rd

Tue Feb 10

• Endotec's Ankle Implant Stands Up to Court Scrutiny - MPO Magazine: article on endotec's countersuing the FDA and winning the countersuit with regards to their Buechel Pappas mobile bearing ankle, which the FDA sought to have them stop distributing because it doesn't have FDA approval, but they won the suit because the judge decided that the implants are custom, as endotec claimed.
• Stepping out: Doctors hoping for new era of artificial ankles : North County Times - Californian 02-08-2009: An article regarding the third generation of ankle implants that includes estimates on the ankle implant market including arthrodesis and arthroplasty numbers from the AAOS

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