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  • Apr 19, 2024
    PGA Tour

    Arthrex innovation for Achilles repair is helping PGA Champions Tour legend Bernhard Langer get back on the golf course. The decorated champion is preparing for the PGA Champions tour after Chris Hodgkins, MD, fixed Langer’s torn Achilles using the Arthrex PARS Achilles Midsubstance SpeedBridge™ repair. The 66-year old golfer was inspired by NFL star Aaron Rodgers’ speedy recovery from the same procedure utilizing SpeedBridge, saying “that encouraged me that I may be able to do something similar.” “My goal was always to be the best that I could be,” said Bernhard Langer.

  • Apr 18, 2024
    Sports Illustrated

    The Arthrex UCL InternalBrace™ system is making headlines, including in Sports Illustrated, after the Atlanta Braves announced star pitcher Spencer Strider underwent the procedure to repair his right elbow.

    Keith Meister, MD, performed the surgery on the Braves ace utilizing this innovative technique.

    Thank you to SI.com for detailing how the UCL InternalBrace procedure can “help mitigate future damage to the joint” compared to traditional Tommy John surgery.

    Read more information on how this innovative repair technique is helping athletes recover from injury.

  • Apr 15, 2024
    Medscape/WebMD

    Arthrex’s game-changing solution for one of the most common elbow injuries in athletes of all ages and levels of play continues to make headlines with a recent story in Medscape Medical News.

    The WebMD-owned news outlet highlighted the Arthrex UCL repair with the InternalBrace™ system in a March article, calling it “the suture of the future.”

    Arthrex Senior Product Manager Allen Holowecky shared insight with Medscape on why UCL InternalBrace is an innovative alternative to Tommy John surgery.

  • Apr 9, 2024
    NDInsider

    Arthrex is proud to see Notre Dame quarterback Riley Leonard back in action after enduring multiple injuries last season, including a high ankle sprain. Leonard had surgery to repair his ankle using the Arthrex Syndesmosis TightRope® XP implant system.

    “Physically this is the best my ankle has felt in about six months now, so we’re finally kind of over that hump,” Leonard said during the team’s spring practice press conference.

    Learn more about Arthrex’s minimally invasive solution for treating high ankle sprains on arthrex.com and read about Leonard’s recovery and “upbeat prognosis” on NDInsider.

  • Mar 19, 2024
    NBC2

    The Florida bobcat treated with Arthrex Vet Systems products to repair her fractured leg has been successfully released to the wild after spending time recovering at the Naples Zoo.

    Southwest Florida affiliate NBC2 wrote, "A fracture plate, donated by Arthrex, with locking screws, was used to stabilize the leg."

    Read more on nbc-2.com and visit arthrexvetsystemsblog.com to learn more about the #Arthrex OrthoLine™ fracture management system used to repair the bobcat's leg.

  • Mar 13, 2024
    MLB.com

    Boston Red Sox ace Lucas Giolito undergoes UCL InternalBrace™ procedure to repair his right elbow. Renowned surgeon Jeffrey R. Dugas, MD, of Andrews Sports Medicine in Birmingham, AL, used the Arthrex UCL InternalBrace™ system to help the pitcher return to the mound. As Boston's team manager Alex Cora told MLB.com, Giolito will undergo rehab and eventually “help the Red Sox win some more games.”

    Learn how this innovative repair technique is helping athletes in their recovery.

  • Feb 11, 2024
    WINK News

    Immediately following the Super Bowl on CBS, Southwest Florida affiliate WINK News shared how Arthrex is helping patients worldwide. From a local runner near Arthrex global headquarters in Naples to professional athletes like Brock Purdy competing on the world stage, the story discussed how our innovative surgical technology is changing the game for patients of all activity levels.

    WINK News health and medical reporter Amy Oshier spoke with Arthrex Senior Vice President, General Counsel John Schmieding and Senior Vice President of Medical Education Christopher Adams, MD, about Arthrex products and procedures. Her story also highlights faculty surgeon Brian Wallace, DO, and a patient he treated utilizing the NanoNeedle Scope Operative Arthroscopy System.

    Watch the full segment and read more on winknews.com to learn how Arthrex is revolutionizing the field of sports medicine and orthopedics.

  • Feb 9, 2024
    The ROAR

    From elite athletes to active adults of all ages, Arthrex is dedicated to making people better at every stage of life. In the latest sports medicine segment on “The Mickey Plyler Show” on The ROAR FM, Arthrex faculty surgeon and New York Yankees head team physician Christopher Ahmad, MD, discussed the evolution of the UCL InternalBrace™ and its impact on patients worldwide.

  • Feb 8, 2024
    Arthrex

    The innovative Arthrex Syndesmosis TightRope® XP implant system is making headlines across the world, helping surgeons to return elite athletes and weekend warriors to activity following ankle injuries.

  • Jan 20, 2024
    NBC Sports Bay Area

    San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy reflects on the progress he’s made after having #Arthrex UCL repair with InternalBrace™ augmentation in March 2023–  “It feels really good. It feels strong, it feels fresh again… I think it’s a little bit stronger from where I started on day one in the NFL,” Purdy said on KNBR’s “Murph and Markus Show, as reported by NBC Sports Bay Area.

    Purdy set a franchise record for single-season passing yards as the 49ers clinched the number one-seed in the NFC playoffs.

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