by By Liz Neporent | September 2011 The harder the exercise, the faster knees wear out. But put down that ice pack. These innovative treatments can ease injury and arthritis pain ASAP. LAST year Leslie Magno tore the meniscus cartilage in her left knee while dancing in a Zumba class near her Roy, Washington, home….
First FDA approved –patient specific Total Knee Replacement with Customized Alternative to Traditional Total Knee Replacement Performed Successfully Atlantis, Florida. – July 25, 2011 – JFK Medical Center announced that the first surgery in the Southeastern United States using the iTotal CR knee resurfacing system was successfully completed in Atlantis, Florida. A new technology known…
Ahora una nueva mesa especialmente diseñada para esta cirugía facilita una técnica con la que no es necesario cortar los músculos y ligamentos para reemplazar con prótesis las articulaciones. La mesa se llama Hana y fue diseñada para realizar la técnica quirúrgica denominada reemplazo anterior directo de cadera, en la cual se puede reemplazar la…
By Barbara Mannino | November 17, 2011 FOXBusiness – The weak economy and anemic labor market have caused many Americans to put off necessary treatments and surgeries due to fear of missing work or not being able to afford the medical bills. But new technologies could change the health-care landscape and enable people to undergo…
by Lynn Allison | June 19, 2010 Singing legend Connie Francis is miraculously on her feet again after surgery on her painful, arthritis-riddled hip. The 71-year-old singer of the classic ’50s and ’60s tunes Lipstick on Your Collar, Who’s Sorry Now and Stupid Cupid underwent the operation on her left side less than two months…
April 26, 2011 | PALM BEACH, Fla.–(EON: Enhanced Online News)–Dr. Gregory Martin of Performance Orthopedics of the Palm Beaches is participating in a ten year follow-up trial of the ConforMIS iUni® G2 knee resurfacing device, an FDA cleared implant for patients with osteoarthritic damage in a single compartment of the knee. Unlike traditional total knee…
Rodillas sobre medidas Antiguamente las personas no usaban ropa prefabricada, sino que iban al sastre o a la modista para que les tomara medidas y les confeccionara prendas que les quedaran perfectas. Ahora es posible hacer lo mismo con los implantes parciales de rodilla, gracias a una nueva tecnología que los fabrica a la medida…
En cirugías para reemplazo de cadera y rodilia los cirujanos usaban mesas reguiares de quirófano y debian cortar músculos que luego tardaban en sanar. 29-03-2010 – La mesa Hana facilita una técnica por medio de la cual no es necesario cortar los músculos y ligamentos para reemplazar con prótesis las articulaciones naturales. “Fue diseñada especialmente…
iTotal CR Recognized as One of the Most Innovative New Medical Devices May 25, 2012 – BURLINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Privately-held ConforMIS, Inc. announced that its iTotal® CR Knee Replacement System has been awarded Silver in the “Implant and Tissue-Replacement Products” category of the 2012 Medical Design Excellence Awards (MDEA) competition. The MDEA is the industry’s premier…
May 2012 – Knee paid due to arthritis is one of the most common causes of disability in America and affects millions of people, both young and old. Although traumatic situations and systemic diseases can cause arthritis, by far the most common cause is wear and tear of the joint. This loss of the cushion…