Latest Orthopedic surgery Stories
According to a court order issued on March 20, a settlement has been reached in a Wright Profemur hip lawsuit alleging that the implant failed. In light of this news, AttorneyOne, a recognized authority on law, informs that they are now providing advice, including how to get in contact with legal counsel, to people potentially affected by Wright Hip Implant serious complications. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) June 17, 2013 AttorneyOne.com, a recognized authority on law, updated the website...
The US Drug Watchdog says, "About 140,000 US citizens are recipients of the DePuy Pinnacle metal on metal hip implant, and we are urging all recipients to get a specific blood test that has been designed to measure cobalt, and chromium levels in a recipient's blood stream, because we think this is the best way to see if a DePuy Pinnacle metal on metal hip implant has failed." For more information about the DePuy Pinnacle hip implant, and or issues related to metal on metal...
North Texas Foot & Ankle Staff Member, Jeremy Shepard, Recently Received Pedorthotist Certification Irving, Texas (PRWEB) June 17, 2013 The podiatry specialists at North Texas Foot & Ankle are proud to announce that medical assistant Jeremy Shepard is now a certified pedorthotist, specializing in the use of footwear and supportive devices to address conditions which affect the feet and lower limbs. “We have a large shoe selection at our practice. I wanted to ensure that if...
The Firm is actively filing Biomet hip replacement lawsuits on behalf of individuals who suffered serious complications, including metallosis, premature device failure, and need for revision surgery, allegedly due to the Biomet M2a Magnum hip. New York, New York (PRWEB) June 16, 2013 Biomet hip lawsuit claims alleging serious injuries due to the Biomet M2a Magnum Hip Replacement System continue to mount in a federal multidistrict litigation underway in U.S. District Court, Northern...
Book Launch Marks Hospital's 150th Anniversary NEW YORK, June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With 537 pages and 150 photographs, "Anatomy of a Hospital" chronicles the history of the nation's oldest hospital for orthopedics, from its beginnings in a doctor's home to help destitute children with disabilities to the premier hospital it has become today. From its founding during the Civil War to the present, the book's history of the hospital parallels the history of medicine, of New York...
SANTA ROSA, Calif., June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Osseon(®) announces the release of the Osseoflex(®) CD-H hydraulic cement delivery system. This latest addition to the Osseon product line is designed for delivery of medium to high viscosity bone cement during the treatment of vertebral compression fractures (VCF). The Osseoflex(®) CD-H hydraulic cement delivery system complements Osseon's family of steerable vertebral augmentation devices. The Osseoflex(®) CD-H hydraulic...
At Least 41 Stryker Hip Replacement Lawsuits Stemming from the Rejuvenate and ABG II Hip Stem Recall Have Been Transferred to U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota. Columbus, OH (PRWEB) June 13, 2013 Wright & Schulte LLC, an experienced medical device injury law firm, reports that the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) has ordered that all Stryker hip replacement lawsuits involving Rejuvenate and ABG II hip stems be consolidated in a multidistrict litigation...
Founder of leading global manufacturer of cast covers, Annette Giacomazzi of CastCoverZ!™, gives tips for keeping children break-free this summer and dispenses advice on keeping children with broken bones active. SAN JOSE, CA (PRWEB) June 13, 2013 Breaking a bone during summer vacation can be particularly devastating for a child and a task for parents trying to keep their children entertained. CastCoverZ! founder and CEO, Annette Giacomazzi, knows this all too well. Giacomazzi's...
The Firm is currently representing Stryker hip lawsuit clients who have allegedly suffered serious complications associated with the Stryker hip recall for Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck Hip Stems. New York, New York (PRWEB) June 13, 2013 Stryker hip lawsuit claims filed in the wake of the July 2012 Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular-Neck Hip Stem recall have been consolidated in a multidistrict litigation and transferred to the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota for pretrial...
The Firm is actively filing Biomet hip replacement lawsuits in the federal litigation on behalf of individuals who suffered hip implant failure, metallosis and other complications allegedly due to the Biomet M2a Magnum hip implant. New York, New York (PRWEB) June 13, 2013 Biomet hip lawsuit claims pending in a federal multidistrict litigation now underway in U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana, continue to move forward, Bernstein Liebhard LLP reports. According to an Order...
Latest Orthopedic surgery Reference Libraries
Laminotomy is a procedure that works to decompress the spinal nerve root and/ or spinal cord by removing part of a lamina of the vertebral arch. This started as a hemilaminectomy which is the removal of half of the lamina, left or right, but now is the removal of portions of both sides of the lamina to allow for vertebral stability. Laminotomy is most often accompanied by a facetectomy which is the decompression of a spinal nerve root. How it is Performed When a laminotomy is...
