More than one-quarter of physicians (28 percent) report the prior authorization process required by health insurers for certain drugs, tests and treatments have led to serious or life-threatening events for their patients, according to a new survey by the American Medical Association (AMA). The survey of 1,000 practicing physicians found that prior authorization continues to have a distressing…
Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus – Allograft no better than micro fracture?
A new multicenter study has ruled out a newer allograft technology in the fight against cartilage injuries. The study, “Comparison of Juvenile Allogenous Articular Cartilage and Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate Versus Microfracture With and Without Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate in Arthroscopic Treatment of Talar Osteochondral Lesions,” is published in the April 2018 edition of Foot &…
Use of hollow awl in microfracture yielded more open marrow channels, greater stem cell mobilization
Recent research published in Arthroscopy showed use of a cannulated hollow awl during microfracture led to more patent marrow channels at the adjacent subchondral bone of the microfracture hole, as well as greater mobilization of the reparable cells to the defect in human knee joints compared with use of a conventional awl. Researchers made a…
FDA grants marketing permission for diabetic foot ulcer treatment device
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