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geons place the arm on top of the table, a sleeker approach to intraoperative imaging that improves maneuverability around the patient, limits the unit's footprint on valuable OR real estate and, according to the
company, ultimately improves image quality.
The over-rotation feature is fantastic and what's key here. It's always challenging to get mortise views of the ankle with a C-arm that can't
rotate enough, so you're constantly contorting the ankle in attempts to capture a good picture. This C-arm comes over the top of the table nicely for capturing mortise views of the ankle, as well as anteroposterior images of the foot.
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Tenex Health says ultrasonic energy can eliminate elbow pain.
Tenex Health
TX1 System
This new tool for percutaneous tenotomies and fasciotomies delivers ultrasonic frequency optimized to cut, debride and aspirate pathological tendon or soft-tissue. The TX1 System is currently FDA-approved for treating recalcitrant lateral and medial epicondylitis, patellar tendinopathy, plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendinopathy. A company rep explained that the system removes the pain generator (necrotic or pathological tissue) in these conditions without harming normal tissue.
Patients require minimal prepping (local anesthetic, sterile dressing), so the procedure can be completed in a surgery center's pain or procedure room. The technique, which takes about 20 minutes to complete (from patient in to patient out, with the energy time
