The Library
Every issue, filed by subject
The full run of Foot and Ankle News, sorted into shelves. Browse by what’s happening to your territory, your market, or your pipeline.
Deals & Acquisitions
6 issuesWho bought whom, what it cost, and who's next.
The Artelon Playbook: How to Engineer an Exit
Stryker pulls the trigger. Here is the five-step playbook that got Artelon there.
ConMed Acquires In2Bones — Who's Next to Go?
The details of the deal, plus Q1 earnings from Treace and Paragon 28.
Medartis Buys Nextremity — Who's the Next Target?
Another deal closes, and a handicap sheet on the acquisition targets still standing.
CrossRoads Sells to DePuy Synthes, Plus the Bunion DTC Marketing War
J&J finally makes its move, and a look at who is winning direct-to-patient.
Total Ankle Shake-Up: The STAR Lands at DJO
Regulators force a divestiture, Vilex takes Hintegra, and APEX 3D clears the FDA.
Elective Surgery Returns, and the 2020 Extremity Acquisition Scorecard
Conventus takes Flower, Anika takes two, and the obvious question of who's next.
Product Launches
9 issuesNew implants, jigs, and systems as they hit the field.
Year-End Launches: DJO Nitinol, a Treace Plate, and Stryker Anchors
Q4 is usually about hitting numbers. This one brought real products instead.
No Summer Break: Paragon 28, Enovis, Ossio, and Vilex Launch
Four launches heading into AOFAS, plus a read on the May 510(k) clearances.
Six New Product Launches, Plus Ex-Fix Specialists Worth Knowing
Four companies, six products, and new total ankle literature worth your time.
Fusion Orthopedics Challenges Treace in the Lapidus Fight
A rotational Lapidus jig, a radiolucent frame, and a wireless scope walk into a quarter.
Breaking: Arthrex's New MIS Release
The first time FAN broke product news instead of reporting someone else's.
Grading the December Product Launches
Technology, company impact, and market fit — grading the launches that missed awards season.
The Nitinol Wars: CrossRoads, MedShape, and Arthrex Escalate
Everyone has a nitinol staple. These three are trying to do more with it.
3D Printed Foot and Ankle Implants: A Company Review
Who is actually printing foot and ankle implants, and what they are printing.
MIS Bunion Systems Compared: Arthrex, Novastep, and Wright Medical
A side-by-side look at the three MIS bunion platforms currently on the market.
Little Guy, Big Idea
3 issuesStartups and challengers before the market notices.
A New 3D PSI Player Enters the Rotational Lapidus Race
A new product, an AR acquisition, and patient-specific instrumentation for Lapidus.
Little Guys, Big Ideas II: Osteocentric and Unique Implant Tech
Patented implant technology from companies most surgeons have not heard of yet.
Innovation Is Not Dead: Up-and-Comers Worth Watching
Novel products not yet mainstream, and at least one about to be acquired mid-issue.
Market Analysis
7 issuesNumbers, reimbursement, short reports, and market reads.
Treace and Paragon 28 by the Numbers, Plus Lapidus Launches
FY2023 results for the two public pure-plays, and a newcomer in biologics.
The Treace Report: Inside Culper Research's Short Thesis
An activist short seller accuses Treace of fraudulent coding. We read all 21 pages.
The Syndesmosis Market, Reviewed
The soft tissue battle heats up as Paragon 28 and Medline UNITE debut new products.
The CMS Amniotic Clawback Is Coming
Medicare wants its money back, plus a new surgeon CMO and a run of fresh launches.
Surgical Volumes Rebound, and a New Total Ankle Enters the Field
Case volumes recover faster than forecast, plus a CE mark and a new total ankle.
Hammertime: The Decade of the Hammertoe Implant
Plus AdvaMed's rep reentry rules, April's 510(k) clearances, and a Vantage TAR walkthrough.
Arthrex Goes Direct-to-Patient with AnkleSprain.com
Two million ankle sprains a year, and a company building the landing page for them.
Golden Demobone Awards
4 issuesFAN's annual awards for the products and people of the year.
Golden Demobone Awards: Treace Takes Rotational Bunion, Plus a Market Share Read
A winner in the year's most contested category, plus where market share is heading.
Golden Demobone Awards: Rotational Bunion and MIS Products of the Year
The two hottest markets in foot and ankle go head to head for hardware of the year.
Golden Demobone Awards: Acquisition of the Year
The votes are in on the year's biggest deal, and two new categories open.
Introducing the Golden Demobone Awards
FAN's first annual awards for the products, people, and deals that defined the year.
Meeting Coverage
4 issuesAOFAS and ACFAS, from the exhibit hall floor.
AOFAS Savannah Preview: MIS Achilles and the New Launches
Unsolicited advice for exhibitors and surgeons, plus a challenger to Arthrex PARS.
AOFAS Vancouver Preview: Sneak Peeks from the Exhibit Hall
Product releases before they hit the floor, plus a new social platform for surgeons.
AOFAS Preview: Ossio, Fusion Orthopedics, and Conventus Flower
Disruptive up-and-comers heading to Quebec City, and the symposiums worth attending.
ACFAS in Austin: Product Launches and Little Guys
FAN worked the floor in Austin. Here is what was actually worth stopping for.
Practice & Industry
3 issuesThe business side of running a foot and ankle practice.
Michael Jordan's Navicular and the Future of Med Ed
Stress fractures, The Last Dance, and where medical education goes after COVID.
Where Will the STAR Ankle Land — and Should You Move Cases to an ASC?
Divestiture rumors swirl, plus the economics of surgery centers versus hospitals.
The CARES Act, Decoded for Foot and Ankle Practices
What the loan programs actually mean for private practices, distributors, and 1099s.