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Jun 1
1 min

Wound Care Business in Crisis

BioAventis has agreed to sell its wound business to LifeNet Health, which includes skin substitutes TheraSkin and TheraGenesis. The...

Apr 6
1 min

Foot and Ankle Leadership News

Dr. Ned Amendola MD, FAAOS, FRCS(C) from Duke University was named second vice president of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons...

Apr 6
1 min

Novastep Deal Consumated

As speculated in February 2023 FIX, Enovis announced early this week that it has consummated a deal for Novastep with the MIS bunion...

Mar 23
1 min

Capital Markets, SVB, Foot & Ankle Innovation

Startup capital is the fuel for innovation in foot and ankle surgery. There are several sources for capital with debt financing through...

Mar 23
1 min

Evolution, Not Revolution, in the Foot & Ankle Space

Several factors contribute to the foot and ankle market becoming the most lucrative across all orthopedic subspecialties. Following are...

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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....

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

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
2 min

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 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 6, 2022
1 min

Promising Mitigation Strategy to Reduce Postoperative Surgical Site Infection

The Irrimax Medical Advisory Board recently convened in Atlanta Georgia, the headquarters of Irrimax Corporation – a company focused on...

Oct 6, 2022
1 min

Deep Dive in Practice EMR Performance

The electronic medical records (EMR) market will exhibit a CAGR of 7.8% for the forecast period 2021-2031 and reached a valuation of...

Sep 22, 2022
1 min

Digital Planning 2.0

Prophecy planning opened up the foot and ankle world to digital planning. Released in 2008, Prophecy showed that the INBONE II implant...

Aug 11, 2022
1 min

Private Equity in Foot & Ankle

Private equity is making inroads into physician practices. In 2019, its highest penetration was in dermatology at 7.5% and 1.9% (460 of...