The anterior approach to total hip arthroplasty may provide a significant increase in hip function and reduction in pain and narcotics use through the first 90 days post-op vs. a posterior approach.
Study results suggest that patients who underwent medial-pivot TKA with MicroPort Orthopaedics' Evolution® system scored significantly better on the Forgotten Joint Score vs. posterior-stabilized knee recipients.
Implanet entered into a U.S. distribution agreement with Aegis Spine, subsidiary of L&K Biomed, to complement Implanet's commercialization activity in the region.
Two-year study results indicate that decompression plus use of Paradigm Spine's coflex® Interlaminar Stabilization® device may enhance the procedure's durability and sustainability vs. decompression alone.