Medical Implant Market 2018 To Flourish With Dazzling CAGR of 7.07% | By Types; Orthopedic Implants, Cardiac Implants And Spinal Implants | Global Forecast Up To 2023 By MRFR
Published on May 9, 2018
by MedGadget
The success rate of surgery is one of the major factors driving the Global Medical Implant Market. As it gains the confidence of patient suffering from orthopedic, cardiac, and others diseases that implantation procedure help in improving quality of life.
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Bionic Baby Boomers - Orthopedic Surgeons Struggle to Keep Up With Joint Replacement Demands
Published on April 6, 2018
by Becker's Spine Review
Remaining active is a lifestyle necessity for older adults and due to continuous advancements with medical devices and implants the opportunities to remain active are high.
While baby boomers continue to choose to undergo hip and knee replacements, orthopedic surgeons are struggling to keep up with the demand, The Boston Globe reports.
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Boomers Are Going Bionic, and They Want Joint Replacements to Let Them Do It All
Published on April 2, 2018
by The Boston Globe
For a generation that pounded its joints doing aerobics, running marathons, and carving up the ski slopes, it’s time to roll out the spare parts.
Take Elliott Francis, 64, who had his second hip replacement surgery in February. Growing up, he was “a jumper and a rebounder,” he said, scooping basketballs off the rim during Roxbury pickup games and later playing in high school and college.
“We thought we’d be young forever,” said Francis, who co-anchors a radio news program in Washington, D.C. “The big wake-up call is when our bodies wear down.”
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prior to Dental Procedures in Patients With Orthopedic Implants
Published on February 26, 2018
by Contagion
Over 1 million primary hip and knee arthroplasties are performed in the United States each year. The reported risk of periprosthetic and deep implant infections ranges from 0.3% to 8.3%. Although dental procedures may result in transient bacteremia, there is no controlled evidence to suggest an association between bacteremia following dental procedures and prosthetic joint infection. Lingering historical concerns have led to inconsistent practices in antibiotic prophylaxis in this population. In 2015, the American Dental Association (ADA) published guidelines that advised against the use of antibiotic prophylaxis prior to dental procedures in patients with orthopedic implants due to the lack of evidence associating dental procedures with prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) and the absence of data supporting a benefit of antibiotic prophylaxis.
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Worldwide Medical Implants Market is Projected to Grow at a CAGR of 7.07% by 2023
Published on February 15, 2018
by Industry Today
The success rate of surgery is one of the major factors driving the global medical implant market. As it gains the confidence of patient suffering from orthopedic, cardiac, and others diseases that implantation procedure help in improving quality of life.
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AJRR Report Offers New THA and TKA Insights
Published on February 16, 2018
by Orthopedic Design & Technology
In 2017, the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) achieved a major milestone—entering over one million arthroplasty procedures into its database. The AJRR 2017 Annual Report gives the most comprehensive picture to date of U.S. hip and knee replacement patterns. The annual report collects data from 2012-2016 and contains 860,080 procedures. Reflecting rapid and accelerating growth, the Registry’s one million milestone was achieved in March of last year.
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Take Intraoperative Steps to Reduce Joint Infection Risk
Published on December 29, 2017
by Healio/Orthopedics Today
With an increasing number of total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty procedures being performed in the United States, the rate of failure has also increased. In its annual report, the American Joint Replacement Registry listed infection as a leading cause of TKA and THA revisions from 2012 to 2016. Research has also shown failures due to periprosthetic joint infection are expected to increase at an annual rate of between 38,000 cases and 270,000 cases by the year 2030.
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Lee v. Padgett: Ceramic-Ceramic Bearings in Patients 60 Assures Longevity
Published on December 26, 2017
by Orthopedics This Week
This week’s Orthopaedic Crossfire® debate was part of the 33rd Annual Current Concepts in Joint Replacement® (CCJR®), Winter meeting, which took place in Orlando. This week’s topic is “Ceramic-Ceramic Bearings in Patients <60 Assures Longevity.” For is Gwo-Chin Lee, M.D., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Opposing is Douglas E. Padgett, M.D., Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York. Moderating is Thomas S. Thornhill, M.D., Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
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AJRR: 2017 Annual Report on 860,000 Hip, Knee Arthroplasties
Published on November 21, 2017
by Orthopedics This Week
The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) has just released its 2017 Annual Report on hip and knee arthroplasty data at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) 2017 Annual Meeting.
According to AJRR, “The 2017 Annual Report analyzes data on 860,080 hip and knee replacement procedures from 4,755 surgeons at 654 institutions.”
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A Look at U.S. Hip and Knee Replacement Patterns
Published on November 13, 2017
by Outpatient Surgery Magazine
Total knee procedures represent nearly 60% of joint replacements and women make up about 60% of the total joint population. Those are just a couple of the many trends in knee and hip arthroplasty you'll find in the American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) 2017 Annual Report.
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AJRR Releases 2017 Annual Report on Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Data
Published on November 3, 2017
by OrthoServiceLine
The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) releases its 2017 Annual Report on hip and knee arthroplasty data today at the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS) 2017 Annual Meeting. The information in this year’s report gives the most comprehensive picture to date of patterns of hip and knee arthroplasty in the U.S. This is the fourth annual report that AJRR has released.
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AJRR Issues 2017 Annual Report
Published on November 17, 2017
by ASC Focus
The American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) has issued its 2017 Annual Report on hip and knee arthroplasty data. The report analyzes data on 860,080 hip and knee replacement procedures performed by 4,755 surgeons at 654 organizations.
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