Raging Bull, Meet Wimbledon
Raging Bull, Meet Wimbledon El Nino, Raging Bull, King of Clay — all are nicknames earned during Rafa Nadal's hall-of-fame tennis career....
Jun 30, 20221 min read
Concentric Placement of Tibia Half Pins Reduces Risk of Stress Fractures With External Fixation
in People With Peripheral Neuropathy Historically, surgeons have avoided using tibial half pins in circular external fixation for the...
Jun 30, 20221 min read
The Bone, the Cartilage – Which Is It?
Autologous matrix-related chondrogenesis (AMIC) technique consists of bone marrow stimulation via microfracture, autograft filling of...
Jun 30, 20221 min read
An Ounce of Prevention​
The orthopedic device industry has devoted its efforts to the treatment of disease, leaving prevention to other players. A new paradigm...
Jun 16, 20221 min read
Convent Artificial Intelligence: A Glance at the Future of Diagnosis
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is intelligence demonstrated by machines, as opposed to natural intelligence displayed by human beings. It...
Jun 16, 20221 min read
America's Best Selling Vehicle Has Two Wheels
In 2021 e-bikes outsold electric cars. The U.S. imported nearly 790,000 electric bikes in 2021. Including plug-in hybrids Americans...
Jun 16, 20221 min read
Summer Means Shedding the Shoes
Being the shoe police is one task most foot and ankle-focused physicians dislike. Evidence says that taking away shoe support can result...
Jun 2, 20221 min read
Conventus-Flower Orthopedics to Announce Invitation of Flex-Thread Ankle Fracture Fixation Studies
Conventus-Flower Orthopedics, a Horsham, Pennsylvania-based company, is soon to announce the initiation of clinical studies for its...
Jun 2, 20221 min read
Fitness Trackers and Wearables
By the end of 2022, statistics project there will be 1 billion wearable devices worldwide. While there are many reasons to wear such a...
Jun 2, 20221 min read
Subchondral Insufficiency in Osteochondral Lesions & Osteoarthritisof the Foot & Ankle
​Subchondral insufficiency is defined as a type of stress fracture occurring below the cartilage surface on the weight bearing surface of...
May 19, 20221 min read
Fusion Orthopedics and the Lawyers
Fusion Orthopedics has made a move into the bunion market with their LapiLock 4D Bunion Correction System. They tout their technology and...
May 19, 20221 min read
The Foot & Ankle Consolidation Trend Continues
On May 4, CONMED Corporation (NYSE: CNMD) announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held In2Bones Global, Inc. for cash...
May 19, 20221 min read
Boston Marathon – We Are Back
April 18 marked the return of the traditional running of the Boston Marathon on the third Monday in April, and the only major marathon to...
May 5, 20221 min read
Carbon Footprint of a Different Kind
Implantable carbon devices are making a push for mainstream. GLW has launched its Carbon22 plating system using thin walled titanium and...
May 5, 20221 min read
Is FOMO Entering the Private Equity Dynamic?
Orthopedics and podiatry are a highly fragmented market, making for a unique consolidation opportunity for private equity (PE). Growth is...
Apr 14, 20221 min read
Distraction Arthroplasty: Adjuvant Procedures May Be Doing More Harm Than Good
Distraction Arthroplasty (DA) is an alternative for select patients in the treatment of ankle osteoarthrosis. Distraction offloads the...
Apr 14, 20221 min read
Gender in Foot and Ankle
Recent trends show women occupying the majority of slots in both MD and DPM schools. During the 2019–2020 application cycle, for example,...
Apr 14, 20221 min read
Quality & Collegiality: A New Standard for Foot & Ankle Conferences
The 2022 American College of Foot & Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) Annual Conference was palpably different from what we’ve all come to expect...
Mar 23, 20221 min read
Glucose Control – With the Emphasis on Control
Self-monitoring blood glucose (SMBG) with paper strips and a home glucometer has been the standard for years. But it brings with it some...
Mar 23, 20221 min read
The Swiss Are No Longer Neutral in the Foot and Ankle Space
By Derek Felici Medartis recently acquired Nextremity Solutions to expand its footprint in the foot and ankle implant space. Already a...
Mar 23, 20221 min read
Bionic Clothing
Pioneering neural stimulative clothing company Cionic has released its prototype lower extremity garment to help patients with foot drop...
Mar 9, 20221 min read
DePuy Synthes Acquired CrossRoads Extremity
Is it Enough to Renew What Some Consider a Dormant Foot and Ankle Portfolio? This month, DePuy Synthes, a West Chester, PA company,...
Mar 9, 20221 min read
Foot Innovate 2.0​
​Foot Innovate founders, Drs. Robert Anderson, Michael Coughlin, Jim DeOrio and Mark Myerson, have made an indelible mark leading foot...
Mar 9, 20221 min read
Ground Reaction Force and Golf
The PGA show held its annual best new product showcase in Orlando last week. Nothing like a product fair featuring outdoor sports to help...
Feb 24, 20221 min read




