Advertisement
Home Tags Implants

Tag: Implants

Disparities Seen in LVAD Use for Heart Failure in Seniors

Authors say disparities in LVAD use by race, sex likely driven by clinician decision-making

Cochlear Implants Can Benefit Deaf Children With Autism

Improvement seen in language skills and social engagement

Protocol May ID Candidates for Neuromodulation Therapies for Pain

Screening protocol could identify candidates for neuromodulation therapies who could skip a formal in-person psychological assessment

FDA Approves First Nerve-Stimulation Device to Aid Stroke Recovery

Vivistim System is a prescription therapy for ischemic stroke patients who have moderate-to-severe difficulty moving their arms and hands

Meniscal Implant May Ease Post-Partial Meniscectomy Pain

Greater improvements in KOOS Overall and KOOS Pain seen in patients receiving synthetic medial meniscus implant versus nonsurgical care

TB Outbreak May Be Linked to Bone Repair Product

Aziyo Biologics recalling 154 containers of the bone putty that includes human cells and is used in a range of orthopedic procedures

Cardiac Monitor Implant Detects A-Fib in More Stroke Patients

Rate of incident AF over 12 months higher with implant versus usual care with external cardiac monitoring in patients with ischemic stroke

Rehab + Vagus Nerve Stimulation May Restore Arm Function After Stroke

Arm function improved for patients who had moderate-to-severe arm weakness at least nine months after ischemic stroke

Delay in Cancer Treatment Linked to Increased Mortality

Women Forgoing Reconstruction After Mastectomy Pleased

22 percent experienced 'flat denial,' when the option of no reconstruction after mastectomy was not initially offered

Preexisting Tinnitus May Be Exacerbated by COVID-19

Cochlear Implants Aid Speech Recognition in Most Adults

However, individual benefit shows large degree of variability