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NYT Challenges Metal-on-Metal Hips BY LAUREN UZDIENSKI

Wear debris and surgical technique are at the center of a New York Times article on metal-on-metal total hip components, with the paper suggesting that metal-on-metal correlates to poorer outcomes and higher revision rates. The article cites a metal-on-metal revision rate of 1-3%, with women affected more frequently than men. more

Musculoskeletal News Roundup 4-Mar-10 BY LAUREN UZDIENSKI

Corin, Osteotech and Integra report 4Q . . . Baxter to acquire ApaTech for up to $330.0 million . . . Intrinsic Therapeutics closes on $18.0 million of a $20.0 million round . . . FDA schedules Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel meeting for Menaflex . . . Aetna and United Healthcare reverse prior policies and announce that they will cover NuVasive's XLIF . . . Congress delays Medicare pay cut more

NIH, FDA Introduce "Fast Track" Initiative for New Devices BY LAUREN UZDIENSKI

The NIH and FDA plan to collaborate on ways to bring innovative products to market sooner. Among other actions, the two agencies plan to create a Joint Leadership Council, which will focus on encouraging researchers to think about regulatory issues early in the technology development cycle. The council will also work to incorporate the latest scientific data into the FDA review process. more

Aetna, UHC Reverse Payment Policies for XLIF BY LAUREN UZDIENSKI

Aetna and United Healthcare both announced that they will cover XLIF, reversing non-coverage policies and allowing the procedure to shed its "investigational" status. more