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		<title>Tarsa Therapeutics And Unigene Present Preclinical Data Suggesting Calcitonin May Have Utility In Therapy For The Treatment Of Osteoarthritis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tarsa Therapeutics, Inc. and Unigene Laboratories, Inc. reported preclinical data showing that calcitonin may have synergistic effects in combination with other drugs in reducing the collagen degradation associated with osteoarthritis. The data are being presented at the 2010 Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) World Congress in Brussels, Belgium. Unigene produces Fortical® nasal calcitonin product for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.orthopedicproductguide.com/2010/09/29/tarsa-therapeutics-and-unigene-present-preclinical-data-suggesting-calcitonin-may-have-utility-in-therapy-for-the-treatment-of-osteoarthritis/</link>
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		<title>ArthroCare Receives FDA Clearance For Parallax Contour Vertebral Augmentation Device</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ArthroCare Corp. announced that it has received clearance from the FDA to market its Parallax® Contour® Vertebral Augmentation Device (Contour) specifically for void creation in a vertebral body followed by injection of bone cement. Vertebral body void creation followed by bone cement augmentation is commonly used to treat painful vertebral compression fractures. The newly cleared [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.orthopedicproductguide.com/2010/09/29/arthrocare-receives-fda-clearance-for-parallax-contour-vertebral-augmentation-device/</link>
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		<title>HydroCision Announces New Investment To Accelerate Growth Of Novel Fluidjet Technology For Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery</title>
		<description><![CDATA[HydroCision Inc has announced the purchase of the majority of the Company by new investors, led by venture capital firms Volcano Capital, Bioventures, and Omega Funds. HydroCision is the developer, manufacturer, and marketer of SpineJet®, whose innovative Fluidjet surgical technology allows discectomy and interbody fusion procedures to be performed faster, less invasively, and with a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.orthopedicproductguide.com/2010/09/24/hydrocision-announces-new-investment-to-accelerate-growth-of-novel-fluidjet-technology-for-minimally-invasive-spine-surgery/</link>
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		<title>Enobia Provides Update On Progress With ENB-0040, A Bone-Targeted Enzyme Replacement Therapy For Hypophosphatasia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Enobia Pharma provided an update on key developments in its comprehensive effort to develop ENB-0040 (asfotase alfa), an experimental bone-targeted enzyme replacement therapy, for the treatment of hypophosphatasia (HPP). Hypophosphatasia is a rare, inherited, and sometimes fatal metabolic bone disease that affects individuals of all ages. Enobia announced today that it has been issued United [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.orthopedicproductguide.com/2010/09/24/enobia-provides-update-on-progress-with-enb-0040-a-bone-targeted-enzyme-replacement-therapy-for-hypophosphatasia/</link>
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		<title>Amedica(R) Receives Patents For Innovative Motion-Preserving Total Disc Implant Featuring Silicon Nitride</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Amedica Corporation announced that it has been granted two United States patents for its total disc replacement (TDR) technology that features the use of silicon nitride in the construction of the complete implant. U.S. Patent No. 7,758,646 B2 and U.S. Patent No. 7,771,481 B2 cover the disc&#8217;s design and the use of the silicon nitride [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.orthopedicproductguide.com/2010/09/16/amedicar-receives-patents-for-innovative-motion-preserving-total-disc-implant-featuring-silicon-nitride/</link>
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		<title>Wintherix Announces Potent Small Molecule Wnt Activators For Bone Healing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wintherix, LLC announced that WX04554, a potent small molecule activator of the Wnt pathway, has been designated as a lead drug for clinical development in bone healing and repair indications. Pre-clinical studies indicate that this class of small molecules potently activates the Wnt pathway and causes bones to heal and become stronger by forcing stem [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.orthopedicproductguide.com/2010/09/16/wintherix-announces-potent-small-molecule-wnt-activators-for-bone-healing/</link>
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		<title>Afferent Pharmaceuticals Presents Data Supporting Use Of P2X3 Antagonists In Reducing Bone Cancer Pain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Afferent Pharmaceuticals has announced preclinical in vivo results demonstrating that an investigational P2X3 receptor antagonist significantly prevented and reversed bone cancer pain behavior in comparison to vehicle controls. These data expand on earlier findings and reveal that a marked reduction in apparent bone cancer pain occurs following oral administration of the proprietary P2X3 antagonist. Results [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.orthopedicproductguide.com/2010/09/10/afferent-pharmaceuticals-presents-data-supporting-use-of-p2x3-antagonists-in-reducing-bone-cancer-pain/</link>
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		<title>Anesthesia Type May Impact Whether Total Hip Or Knee Replacement Patients Contract A Surgical Site Infection</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A study appearing in the August 2010 issue of Anesthesiology found that patients receiving a total hip or knee replacement in Taiwan had a higher incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) when general anesthesia was administered for the operation than when the same procedures were performed under epidural/spinal (regional) anesthesia. The study&#8217;s findings support the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.orthopedicproductguide.com/2010/09/10/anesthesia-type-may-impact-whether-total-hip-or-knee-replacement-patients-contract-a-surgical-site-infection/</link>
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		<title>New Insights Into Detecting Osteoarthritis Via Sodium MRI, NYU Researchers Find</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Researchers at New York University have developed an innovative way to look at the development of osteoarthritis in the knee joint &#8211; one that relies on the examination of sodium ions in cartilage. Their work, which appears in the Journal of Magnetic Resonance, may provide a non-invasive method to diagnose osteoarthritis in its very early [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.orthopedicproductguide.com/2010/09/03/new-insights-into-detecting-osteoarthritis-via-sodium-mri-nyu-researchers-find/</link>
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		<title>CareFusion Announces National Launch Of Spinal Fracture Device</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CareFusion announced the national commercial launch of the AVAmax® Vertebral Balloon, a minimally invasive device for use during kyphoplasty, a procedure for treating spinal compression fractures. The AVAmax Vertebral Balloon represents a competitive breakthrough and is expected to enhance the affordability of spinal fracture procedures. CareFusion&#8217;s vertebral balloon product and related components cost up to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.orthopedicproductguide.com/2010/09/03/carefusion-announces-national-launch-of-spinal-fracture-device/</link>
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