Month: February 2016

Össur reported a 5% increase in sales for the fiscal year 2015 and a 5% increase in sales for the fourth quarter of 2015, according to recently released financial results. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the…

In patients without vitamin D deficiency, supplementation is unlikely to prevent prediabetes from progressing to type 2 diabetes, according to recent findings. Rolf Jorde, MD, PhD, of Tromsø Endocrine Research Group at The Arctic University of Norway, and colleagues evaluated…

Patients who underwent atherectomy during endovascular lower-extremity revascularization had lower rates of amputation, mortality and postprocedural complications compared with patients who did not receive atherectomy, according to data published in The American Journal of Cardiology. Researchers analyzed participants of the…

A recent study published in PAIN found the central nervous system plays a key role in the development of diabetic peripheral neuropathy and its symptoms. Solomon Tesfaye, MD, of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals National Health System Foundation Trust, and colleagues found…

Researchers of this retrospective review found patient-specific factors, such as BMI and comorbidities, can have a significant impact on postoperative hospital costs following elective lumbar decompression spinal surgeries. Researchers focused on specific patient characteristics to determine which factors drive postoperative…

The Amputee Coalition has announced its national sponsors for 2016. According to a press release, the sponsors support the Amputee Coalition’s mission and its programs for amputees including support, education and advocacy. “As we begin our 30th year in 2016,…

Researchers from the British Heart Foundation have developed an imaging technique that could reduce the need for amputation in people with critical limb ischemia. Data recently published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology show the technique maps…