GLG News by Physicians who Perform Procedures Using the Arthrocare Opus Collection (US)

Patients, especially so called "boomers" can have unrealistic expectations of appropriate activity levels after joint replacement surgery. Like an mecahnical sytem they are subject to fatigue which could lead to early failure. It is up to surgeons to set realistic expectaions for patients, al;though...

The implant market is very competitive with surgeons being aggresive as early adopters to try to get a competitive edge and market themselves as using state of the art implants. This is pushed by the implant makers and often offer cooperative advertising....

Possible nonoperative treatment for arthritis of the knee which effects 10's of millions of patients, with a predictable lasting effect. Could revolutionize the treatment of arthritis which currently has no predictable, lasting  nonoperative treatments.

-Decrease Mortality -Decrease Medical Costs -

The differential diagnosis of hip and spine has plagued orthopaedic surgeons for some time. Patients often present with both as not only can the pain be linked mechanically there are obvious neurologic reasons for someone with back problems to have referred pain to the hip. Hip arthroplasties...

Vertebral compression fractures are a painful and deblilitating problem. We will see an increase as the baby boomers move solidly into clinically significant osteoporosis...Hip fracture also will increase for the same reason....although they do not have a high complication rate if the correct surgery...