AVN & Prosthetic Replacement of the Talus
Avascular necrosis of the talus has been a diagnosis vexing foot-and-ankle surgeons for a long time. Real pain and disability with...
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- Mar 9
- 1 min
Cannabinoids in Orthopedics
Cannabis sativa derivatives, or cannabinoids, are making their way into many of our pain strategies. Cannabidiol (CBD) is the most...
- Mar 9
- 1 min
Achilles Lengthening and TAR
Motion improvement is one goal patients and surgeons can agree on with total ankle replacement. In search of dorsiflexion (DF) motion,...
- Feb 23
- 1 min
Ultrasound Stickers
The great challenge of MSK imaging is using static images like MRI to diagnose a dynamic element such as the achilles tendon. Ultrasound...
- Feb 23
- 1 min
Soccer Is Sexy and Expensive
Chelsea spent close to $750 million on player acquisition in the past year, culminating in a $131 million deal for Enzo Fernández. The...
- Feb 23
- 1 min
International Faculty and Research, Front and Center
The 2023 American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) Annual Conference was last week in Los Angeles, CA. Here are some highlights,...
- Feb 9
- 1 min
Nailed it ... Maybe
Some may suggest that there is a paradigm shift from traditional plate and screw (PS) fixation for ankle fractures to intramedullary...
- Feb 9
- 1 min
Acquiring a MIS Market Position
Rumor has it Enovis is acquiring Novastep from Amplitude Surgical SAS, a public company listed on the Paris stock exchange. The gold...
- Feb 9
- 1 min
Back Together
Big Sky and AOFAS. The intimate setting of Big Sky, Montana hosted the AOFAS winter meeting last month. Designed as a smaller meeting in...
- Jan 12
- 1 min
A Staple Amongst the Community
The U.S. market for staple fixation is expected to reach $220.1M in 2023. Fixed angle, nitinol, mixed with plates and now some new...
- Jan 12
- 1 min
The Continuing Evolution of VR in Medtech
VR and implant design Virtual reality (VR) and medical device companies are teaming up to create a virtual lab for design surgeons....
- Jan 12
- 1 min
Understanding Healthcare Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs)
by John Strong Barriers to new technology? Do you have a contract with our GPO? GPOs write contracts and negotiate contract terms....
- Jan 12
- 1 min
Stryker/Wright v. Paragon 28 in Court (Dun, Dun)
First filed in 2018, Wright Medical Technology, Inc. alleged that Paragon 28 infringed on 10 patents with 100 different implants related...
- Dec 27, 2022
- 1 min
Medical Providers and Pro Sports
"Head Team Physician." That has a nice ring to it, and for some the title is a career goal. In 2021, the authors of Training Background...
- Dec 1, 2022
- 1 min
Uncloaking the Mystery of the 3 National GPOs
by John Strong National GPOs are for-profit. Each one is organized as a for-profit entity. Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry...
- Dec 1, 2022
- 1 min
Treace Medical Lawsuit: Fact, Fiction or Both?
Consider these three angles following the shareholder alert over the Treace Medical Investigation last week. 1. Fact The double-edged...
- Nov 17, 2022
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Understanding Healthcare Group Purchasing
by John Strong Healthcare Group Purchasing is a $235+ billion business. Consolidation of GPOs Healthcare group purchasing organizations...
- Nov 17, 2022
- 1 min
How Reliable Is the Data?
Concern has been raised regarding the quality of foot and ankle research. Authors have eloquently highlighted inherent biases in study...
- Nov 17, 2022
- 1 min
Ankle Fusion Vs. Total Ankle
In a small 10-patient study, Timothy R. Daniels et al. compared patients living with an ankle fusion on one side and a TAR on the other....
- Nov 3, 2022
- 1 min
May I Have More, Please?
Since the opioid crisis forced a relook at the way we manage pain, there is strong momentum toward limiting and perhaps avoiding...
- Nov 3, 2022
- 1 min
The Rep-Less OR
The concept of removing the talents (and costs) of the medical device sales rep from the OR has long been debated. The good news is that,...
- Nov 3, 2022
- 1 min
F&A – Where the Action Is
The foot and ankle market segment is now, for the first time, considered one of the most lucrative orthopedic segments. $2-$5 billion,...
- Oct 20, 2022
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Do External Fixation and Innovation Belong in the Same Sentence?
External fixation carries a high asking sales price and must be offered by any large orthopedic company focused on the foot and ankle...
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
Poor Bone Quality Alert
DXA is a poor measure of extremity bone quality. Using indirect measures of bone quality like DXA is not an accurate way to predict bone...
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