On Thursday, November 13th, you can watch it live. One of the resources listed on this site is OR Live. The site is automated to add it to your Outlook calendar as well. Some of the procedures have available CME credit for physicians as well. I have actually watched a...
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on 10-15-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Surgery, healthcare, Outlook, Education, CME, Knee Surgery, Surgeons, Patients, OR Live, Reminders, Live Broadcast, Surgery Broadcast, DaVinci
How long will that new knee or hip last and what failure or issues can be predicted? There is a study looking at this issue right now. We have all heard and seen the videos with squeaking hips, knees, etc. and some with by far worse issues. Some fail overall, but not many, but the issue is...
Robodoc is now coming to the US for robotic knee and hip surgeries. Just hot from the approval list of the FDA. ROBODOC also has a cousin, ORTHODOC(R). More information at the website. BD The robotic assistant has been used in over 24,000 joint replacement procedures worldwide...
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on 08-25-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, healthcare, Robotics, Hospitals, Orthopedics, Knee Surgery, Robodoc, Hip Surgery