by ARC | Mar 8, 2007 | Spine
The growth of spinal implant and orthobiologic technologies over the last several years is increasing in tempo and fast approaching the US hip and knee markets in annual dollar sales. During this time, a number of start-up and established medical device manufacturers...
by ARC | Mar 7, 2006 | General
Aseptic loosening attributed to cement fracture and the subsequent disruption of fixation interfaces remains a major long-term failure mode of cemented arthroplasty. Knowledge of the fracture strength of bone cement, especially in fatigue, is an important indicator of...
by ARC | Mar 7, 2006 | 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 7, 2006 | General
The use of musculoskeletal allograft tissue in reconstructive orthopaedic procedures has markedly increased over the last decade. Surgeon knowledge of tissue bank practices in donor consent and screening, serology testing and processing is important when making the...
by ARC | Mar 7, 2006 | Knee
Isolated, patello-femoral arthritis, although uncommon, has been reported to affect 8% of women and 2% of men over the age of 55. Both conservative and surgical non-arthroplasty interventions have been advocated, however, their reports suggest limited success....