orthopedics

Knee replacement
Biotech

Anika Therapeutics acquires two companies for their joint-replacement products

By Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe

Surgery
Health

Surgeons test-drive the amputation of the future with a mail-order limb, rerouted nerve, and prosthetic hand that grips like the real thing

By Gideon Gil

Biotech

Biotech’s idea for a better ACL treatment gets funding from NFL players union

By Jonathan Saltzman — Boston Globe

An x-ray of a hip replacement.
The Watchdogs

Artificial hip maker demands retraction of a paper calling its research ‘grave fraudulence’

By Ivan Oransky and Adam Marcus

Histological section of rat knee joint
In the Lab

Peek inside a lab growing cartilage to repair bum knees

By Rebecca Robbins

Jamaica Medical Tourism
Health

In Jamaica, a push to market island getaways — with a side of surgery

By Rebecca Robbins

arthroscopic knee surgery
Hospitals

This orthopedic surgery is the world’s most common. But patients rarely benefit, a panel says

By Casey Ross

In the Lab

Scientists turn bones transparent to let them see into marrow

By Kate Sheridan

Knee replacement
Health

As orthopedic procedures rise, surgeons debate the meaning of necessity

By Casey Ross

Artificial hip
Hospitals

Insurers pay twice as much as hospitals for hip and knee implants

By Casey Ross

Weather
Health

A myth that won’t die: Why patients blame the weather for their aching joints

By Eric Boodman

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