by ARC | Mar 8, 2010 | Knee
Articular cartilage repair and restoration is an emerging clinical treatment option for patients with injury or disease of articular cartilage. An increasing body of clinical and scientific experience, as well as published literature, supports the rationale, technical...
by ARC | Mar 8, 2010 | General
It is estimated that more than 500,000 bone-grafting procedures are performed annually in the United States, with approximately half of these procedures related to spine fusion. These numbers easily double on a global basis and indicate a shortage in the availability...
by ARC | Mar 8, 2010 | General
Most orthopaedic surgeons in the course of their practice will encounter and explant medical devices which have failed. Such failures may simply result from long-term in-vivo device usage, component material breakdown, technique at the time of implantation or patient...
by ARC | Mar 8, 2010 | Ankle
The use of total ankle replacements is increasing as an alternative to arthrodesis that allows patients to maintain both mobility and function concomitant with pain relief. Their success, however, remains mixed mostly attributed to the interaction of design geometries...
by ARC | Mar 8, 2010 | Spine
The evolvement of cervical and lumbar disc replacement designs as alternatives to spinal fusion has resulted in a significant number of ongoing United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA)-sponsored clinical trials. While these seek to establish “safety and...