Search Results for 'tkr'
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Large Joint | Software & Quality
App Helps Improve Pain Control & Reduce Opiate Use After TKR
Patients input their pain level and, based on other factors, the app offers advice on drug pain relief use and exercises or rest.European Society of Anaesthesiology 06.03.19
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Large Joint | Spine/Neurology
AAOS News: Myoscience Presents Positive Post-TKR Data for iovera Therapy
Preliminary data shows significantly reduced pain and opioid use among patients treated with cryoneurolysis prior to total knee replacement.Myoscience Inc. 03.12.19
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Large Joint
Ethicon's Skin Closure System Leads to Higher Patient, Surgeon Satisfaction After TKR
Study finds combination topical skin adhesive and self-adhering mesh preferred over skin staples for wound closure.Johnson & Johnson 09.26.18
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Large Joint
Claris Reflex Launches to Provide 24/7 Coaching and Monitoring of TKR Patients at Home
New medical device saves providers both time and money by improving patient compliance.Claris Healthcare 11.20.17
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Instruments | Large Joint
NAVIO Surgical System Launches First Robotics-Assisted Bi-Cruciate Retaining TKR
Smith & Nephew’s system aids in implanting the JOURNEY II XR, which retains the ACL.Smith & Nephew 11.13.17
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Large Joint
Opioid Use Pre-TKR Results in Worse Pain Outcomes
Patients taking opioids pre-TKR experienced 9 percent less pain reduction 6 months post-surgery compared to those who didn't.Brigham and Womens Hospital 05.19.17
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Large Joint | MIS/Robotics
First U.S. Revision TKR Surgery Using Exactech's Guided Personalized Surgery System
To develop this technology, the company partnered with orthopaedic surgeons.Business Wire 10.10.16
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From Removing Broken Bones to Minimally Invasive TKR: We’ve Come a Long Way
When my grandfather emigrated from Germany in 1906 at the age of 5, a broken bone almost cost him his entry to the United States. At 3, he’d fallen down a flight of stairs and fractured his leg. At the time, German doctors apparently didn&rsquo…Dawn A. Lissy, Empirical 08.09.16
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Large Joint
Minorities Less Likely to Have TKR Surgery, More Likely to Suffer Post-Surgical Complications
Minorities were less likely to undergo TKR in high-volume hospitals.American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 08.04.16
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Increase in TKR Surgeries Linked to Obesity
Knee replacement surgeries far outpace hip replacement surgeries over past 20 years.06.06.14
