April 24, 2021 - Premier Ortho

Dental

Jaw bone grafting is a procedure performed to resolve bone loss in the jaw. The jaw bone is important to keep the teeth in place. Primarily, the reason why you would need a bone graft is that the jaw bone is ultimately decreasing affecting the development of the teeth. Restoring the jaw bone is an important procedure as it is necessary for replacing a missing tooth.

Orthopedics This Week

Building Volunteer Orthopedic and Spine Missions OUS October 19, 2021

Eagle-Condor Humanitarian works hard with surgeons in Peru to identify specific case needs before traveling. While most who visit Peru flock to eye the wonders of history such as Machu Picchu, nearly 500 medical staff and their families have gone there with a Utah-based nonprofit to provide healing to the current generation of Peruvians.

Lisa L. Lattanza Receives AAOS Diversity Award October 18, 2021

Dr. Lisa Lattanza was recently presented with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Diversity Award.

Dave M. Atkins Receives AAOS Humanitarian Award October 18, 2021

Dr. Dave Atkins recently received American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ Humanitarian Award.

Surgical NAV Firm Crosses 200,000 Arthroplasties Milestone October 18, 2021

OrthAlign, Inc., which has developed literally, a hand-held computer for surgical navigation, announced that it had officially crossed the 200,000 joint replacement surgery milestone around the globe.

Baseball Players Should Be Screened with Shoulder Rotational Test October 13, 2021

A shoulder rotational test can help predict a baseball player’s risk of shoulder injury, according to new study from the University of North Carolina.

Arthroscopic Bankart Riskier Than Open Latarjet for Young Males October 13, 2021

Arthroscopic Bankart operation are significantly riskier when it comes to short-term re-dislocations than open Latarjet in young males being treated for anteroinferior instability, according to a new study.

Geisinger & Medacta: 1st to Guarantee Joint Arthroplasty Outcomes October 11, 2021

It’s hard to buy certainty, but two healthcare entities are trying to change that. Pennsylvania-based Geisinger Health Plan, along with the Swiss orthopedics company Medacta, have announced that they will offer a two-year guarantee for total hip, knee and shoulder replacement surgeries—a world’s first.