Graft

Orthofix Medical Inc. announced the 510(k) clearance and full commercial launch of OsteoCove, an advanced bioactive synthetic graft, according to a company press release.

OssDsign AB has announced FDA clearance of the OssDsign Catalyst, a nanosynthetic bone graft, for use in interbody cages during spinal surgery, according to a press release.

NEW ORLEANS — Although augmentation of rotator cuff pathology with patches and grafts may play a role in decreasing the retear rate, a presenter said more research is needed to define the best indications and graft source.

A stent graft for abdominal aortic aneurysm repair was associated with durable performance and low rates of aneurysm-related mortality at 10 years, researchers reported at the Charing Cross Symposium.

The VeriCyn Wound Wash medical device by Armis Biopharma has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA for use in cleansing wounds of debris, according to a company press release.

Using deceased kidney donors who had COVID-19 produced similar long-term outcomes for graft survival to donors without the virus, according to research presented at the American Transplant Congress.

NEW ORLEANS — Results presented here showed arthroscopic glenoid reconstruction with button fixation yielded a high failure rate, possibly due to the graft not being flush against the glenoid.

Radial artery graft for the second most important coronary target was associated with lower 15-year all-cause mortality vs. right internal thoracic artery or saphenous vein graft for CABG, researchers reported.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Jack M. Bert, MD, spoke about use of the quadriceps tendon for ACL reconstruction and repair instead of bone-patellar tendon-bone graft.

Compared with single-limb grafting, double-limb graft medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction yielded superior clinical and patient-reported outcomes for the treatment of recurrent patellar dislocation, results showed.