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  • No bones about it - ankle replacements on the rise Tampa Tribune - September 2nd, 2010

    Sep. 2, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- SAN ANTONIO -- Jim Triplett had already had his right knee replaced, but thanks to a traffic crash in the 1970s, he still walked with a limp.

    In the wreck, which happened on his way home from work, the clutch was forced into his left ankle, mangling it. The injury never healed properly, and by age 73, Triplett couldn't play golf or bowl anymore. Continue Reading
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Bone-fusion protein raises questions about doctors' financial stakesAugust 29th, 2010 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Aug. 29, 2010 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) -- In January 2002, a group of Food and Drug Administration advisers met on whether to approve a powerful new biological agent that promised to revolutionize back surgery.

The product was like nothing the burgeoning field of spinal fusion surgery had seen before. If used properly, it essentially turned whatever it touched into bone. This was a good thing if it could be confined to the tiny space between vertebrae, but potentially calamitous if it leaked out.
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