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Archive > May, 2010 Vol. XI, No. 5

What's New in Orthopedic Surgery

A guided tour through the latest products and services on display at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' annual meeting.

C. David Geier, MD

More than 500 companies from around the world filled the seemingly never-ending aisles of technical exhibits at the annual American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons meeting in New Orleans this year. For outpatient surgery, ACL reconstruction was a hot topic, with 2 companies debuting new tools and techniques for the anatomic approach. Manufacturers also displayed new solutions for everything from intraoperative imaging to patient positioning to fluid management. Here's an overview of some of the highlights of AAOS 2010.

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