GLG News by Orthopedic Surgeons (US)

This article speculates that hip resurfacing will increase in popularity.  Because traditional total hip arthroplasty is predictable, reliable, and safe, hip resurfacing will not capture more than 4-5% of the THA market. 

1. An electronic health record will streamline patient's care, making it more effective and less costly both to themselves and the medical system.2. Some form of this idea will become indispensable in the near future.  

Implications: 1. Decreased cost 2. Decreased morbidity

Implications:1. This has been done before2. No long-term data

-Resurfacing is not new and will result in modest inroads into the market. -The HemiCAP from Arthrosurface expands surgical options in osteonecrosis of the shoulder and hip.

The current data regarding efficacy of spinal fusion does not justify any changes in clinical practice.   There is insufficient data, new or old, to change reimbursement patterns for spinal surgery.The publication of the SPORT study (the fusion cohort of patients) in the next two years...

Once released on the market, this device will be a major competitor for the X-STOP which was recently approved by the FDA.There is a large group of patients with mild to moderate lumbar spinal stenosis who might benefit from this technology.

The X-STOP device, and other intespinous spacers, may replace conventional surgery for a large number of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.More studies, long term follow-up, and comparison to current surgical options will still need to be assessed prior to making spacers standard treat...

If proven successful, this device will be used on the large majority of patients diagnosed with primary malignant brain tumors.

The conclusion of the SPORT study comes short of favoring one treatment over another. One thing that was clear from the study was the equivalence of the two treatment options.This study has no implications on cost of care, as the differential cost of the two treatment options was not studied. This study,...