THE Best New Spine Technologies for 2020 | Orthopedics This Week
WEBJan 4, 2021 · Inventors and Engineers: John Barrett, Murali Kadaba, Ph.D., Dillon Kwiat Technology Description: The Auctus Dynamic Vertebral body Tethering System (VBT) is a non-fusion treatment for pediatric patients (usually 8-12 years old) who have a severe enough spinal curve (cobb > 40 degrees) to warrant surgery.The non-fusion procedure uses a flexible tether made of a high molecular weight ...
Landmark Cartilage Repair Study: Agili-C Superior Over Std of Care ...
WEBAug 5, 2021 · Two-year outcome data from the landmark, 250-patient Agili-C™ IDE [investigational device exemption] study, was just published. Results showed that patients receiving the Agili-C implant for cartilage and osteochondral defects, in both arthritic and non-arthritic knees, improved significantly, based on Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) versus patients treated with the ...
FDA Approves TOPS for Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis
WEBJun 19, 2023 · FDA Approves TOPS for Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis. In a major announcement, the FDA has approved for commercial sale in the United States the TOPS™ motion-preserving facet replacement system. Quoting directly from the June 15, 2023, approval letter: “The TOPS™ System is intended to stabilize the spine following a lumbar decompression ...
FDA Says Multiple Gel-One Injections Are Safe
WEBDec 17, 2015 · Walter Eisner • Thu, December 17th, 2015. Gel-One Cross-linked Hyaluronate / Courtesy of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The FDA says multiple injections of Gel-One Cross-linked Hyaluronate, made by Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., are safe. The early December expanded safety announcement by the company said the FDA agreed the single-injection ...
Study: RF Ablation Relieves Pain After TKR
WEBAug 7, 2015 · A new study has found that cooled radiofrequency (RF) ablation—with the tool known as COOLIEF—provides long-term relief of knee pain after total knee replacement (TKR). The researchers, whose work was published in Pain Practice, indicate that this is the first piece of published literature supporting the …
The 16 Standout North American Sports Knee Surgeons
WEBSep 1, 2016 · No one at OTW names surgeons to the list. The information in quotes is what we heard about these surgeons. In alphabetical order, then, here are 16 of the finest sports knee surgeons in North America. James P. Bradley, M.D., M.S. Dr. Bradley is a sports medicine specialist with Burke & Bradley Orthopedics at the University of …
Spine Surgeon Dr. Stanley Gertzbein Joins Valley View
WEBDec 18, 2020 · Non-operative conservative spine surgeon Stanley Gertzbein, M.D., FRCS (C) is joining the Spine Center at Valley View based in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Dr. Gertzbein is a board-certified, internationally recognized spinal surgeon. He has 50 years of clinical experience and specializes in non-operative conservative spine care.
Evidence Builds for Annular Closure Device, Barricaid
WEBJun 22, 2020 · The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) listed a new billing code for annular closure (C9757) for which the Barricaid Annular Closure device is the only one that is FDA-approved. The new code went into effect on January 1, 2020. Additionally, the International Journal of Spine Surgery issued guidance supporting both coding and ...
Freezing Knee Nerves Kills Pain | Orthopedics This Week
WEBAug 4, 2014 · Freezing Knee Nerves Kills Pain. Vinod Dasa, M.D., an orthopedic surgeon at Louisiana’s State University (LSU) Health Sciences Center, is pioneering the use of iOvera, a nonsurgical pain treatment for patients with arthritis and other knee and joint issues. He sees the use of iOvera as helping close a growing gap between some arthritis ...
Calcifications Likely With Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome
WEBMay 20, 2021 · The researchers wrote, “Pertrochanteric calcifications were common radiographic findings in patients with greater trochanteric pain syndrome and can help guide management in these patients. Proximally and distally directed enthesophytes were strong predictors for the presence of a hip abductor tendon tear, and specifically a full-thickness ...