Foot/Ankle News

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Results showed most intermediate-term reoperations after ankle open reduction and internal fixation were due to isolated implant removal.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia —  A presenter at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting said calcaneal avulsion fractures treated at a level 1 trauma center had a 60% complication rate.

Paragon 28 announced the addition of posterior plates to its Gorilla ankle fracture plating system.

Injuries to the ankle cartilage are common and difficult to treat. To standardize the diagnosis and care of patients with ankle cartilage injuries, the International Society on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle will hold the International Consensus Meeting on Cartilage Repair of the Ankle on Nov. 17-18 at the University of Pittsburgh, in collaboration with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

On Sept. 11, CMS closed the comment period on a proposal to remove total knee arthroplasty and some partial and total hip arthroplasty CPT codes from the inpatient-only list in 2018, which may allow more Medicare beneficiaries to undergo these procedures on an outpatient basis. The proposal was released July 13 with the 2018 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and ASC Payment System proposed rule.

By including eight Interactive Expert Exchange sessions in the 2018 congress program, the EFORT Science Committee has built, together with several world-recognized experts, a specific agenda for confirmed specialists and/or senior consultants in various orthopedic and trauma fields.

Mortise Medical announced it has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its LigaMetrics suture anchor system, according to a company press release.

Foot and ankle specialist, C. Thomas Haytmanek, MD, has joined the surgical staff at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colorado as of Sept. 18, 2017.

The orthopedic joint replacement register for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man published a report that demonstrated a significant increase in joint replacement procedures.