MedShape Eclipse Soft Tissue to Bone Anchor Cleared in U.S.
MedShape (Atlanta, GA) won FDA approval for its Eclipse Soft Tissue Anchor, a device for securing tendon, ligament or soft tissue to bone. Made of MedShape’s own PEEK (polyether ether ketone) Altera shape memory material, the Eclipse doesn’t require rotation to place the implant. This overcomes some of the downsides of using traditional screws and other devices for attaching softer tissue to bone.The device works through a disposable gun which is compatible with both arthroscopic and mini-open procedures.Read More (Source: Medgadget)
Source: Medgadget - April 22, 2013 Category: Technology Consultants Authors: Editors Tags: Orthopedic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Discharge a PE? that's crazy talk!
So I recently sent home a patient with a Pulmonary Embolism (PE) for the first time. Or perhaps I should say that that it was the first time I ' ve < i > knowingly < /i > & nbsp;sent home a patient with a PE, but that ' s neither here nor there. < br / > < br / > This was an unusual case, to be sure. The patient was young and healthy, a triathlete in & nbsp;exceptional & nbsp;condition. He had had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee about a month ago, and a few days after that developed this sharp pleuritic left chest pain. The pain was quite severe, but he ignored it for about three weeks until finally, since it wasn ' ...
Source: Movin' Meat - November 21, 2012 Category: Emergency Medicine Source Type: blogs
How I Avoided Knee Surgery
I remember it like it was yesterday. While playing racquetball in December 2011, I felt a sudden click in my right knee. I just knew that I had torn my right knee medial meniscus. The knee MRI proved it. The pain was excruciating, and it was compounded by the thought that this happened 9 weeks before my annual Rocky Mountain ski trip.
The misery did not last long though. I’ve been through this scenario before. I did the exact same thing to my left knee in 2010. (I have the MRI for that one, too!) So, I turned to the revolutionary treatment that got me back up on my feet and on the slopes last time this happened.
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Source: Sarasota Neurology - May 15, 2012 Category: Neurologists Authors: Dan Kassicieh, D.O. Tags: Pain Platelet Rich Plasma avoid surgery blood growth factors healing injuries knee pain meniscus MRI natural platelets PRP PRP therapy therapist Source Type: blogs
