In a company press release, Smith & Nephew announced two new total knee arthroplasty technologies – the Journey II Medial Dished and Sync Performance Instruments. According to the release, the Journey II Medial Dished attempts to enable smoother patient recovery and improve patient function by helping to recreate more normal knee kinematics, regardless of the [...]
Onkos Surgical has announced FDA 510(k) clearance of its modular collar portfolio to address implant loosening in orthopedic oncology and complex revision surgery, according to a press release. The portfolio, which features the company's BioGrip 3D-printed porous implant technology, is designed to help support bone ingrowth in oncology and complex limb salvage cases. According to Patrick [...]
Around 2 million patients a year worldwide undergo a total knee replacement, and this is expected to rise to 3.5 million by 2030. However, studies suggest that up to 20 per cent of patients are dissatisfied with their outcome. Eventum believes that the key to improving success rates is a greater focus on the positioning [...]
Pioneering ‘printed metal’ procedure to create bespoke treatment for early knee osteoarthritis is set to be trialled in the UK following MHRA approval. A groundbreaking new treatment that uses 3D printed implants and that could bring relief to tens of thousands of knee osteoarthritis sufferers has received approval. The personalised early knee osteoarthritis treatment, developed [...]
MicroPort Orthopedics’ medial-pivot knee systems stand on more than 20 years of clinically demonstrated history with a complete portfolio of medial-pivot design knees. The Advance® Medial-Pivot knee system was built on the latest kinematic evidence of the natural stability and motion of the knee. Its innovative design is carried on by MicroPort’s latest medial-pivot knee, [...]
From the Secretary General of the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty - Peter S. Walker, PhD From 2014 to 2020, while David Stulberg was the Secretary General of ISTA, the scope and attendance of the Annual Conferences had greatly expanded and ISTA was recognized worldwide as the leading Society in joint replacement technology. When I [...]