COMMUNITY GUIDELINES

Thank you for being a member of the Chime community. This is a professional, educational network of passionate, experienced surgeons. It’s your place to share information, inspire, motivate and participate in international exchanges.

Here are a few guidelines to make your experience here engaging and beneficial for everyone.

Exactech exists to help people improve their quality of life and regain their independence if they’ve been injured or developed arthritic disease. We want to manage this community the same way we operate our business – with a commitment to our values of Integrity, Teamwork, Accountability, Passion and Innovation. We all must do our part to respect fellow community members and the real patients behind the cases posted on this app. Simply put: If you would not say it in front of a patient, do not say it here.

Any comment or post that includes profanity, hate speech, personal attacks, false or misleading information, off-topic information, off-label claims, political endorsements, spam or third-party solicitations, or violates any of Chime’s Terms and Conditions may be removed. Duplicate posts may also be removed from Chime. Posts may be removed at any time and at our discretion. Users who engage in prohibited conduct may be blocked from posting on Chime without prior notice.

All photos posted to Chime should be related to orthopaedic surgery. All personal and confidential information, including identifying details, must be removed for your post to remain on Chime. Chime features a blur tool to help you protect your patients’ privacy.

Content Guidelines

Exactech hosts this discussion forum for use of its devices and does not participate in the discussion, but it does monitor the forum for profanity and obscenity. Exactech does not create the content of the forum. Exactech is not responsible for the information that is posted by independent third parties and can, if Exactech so chooses, correct misinformation according to FDA “Guidance for Industry Internet/Social Media Platforms: Correcting Independent Third-Party Misinformation about Prescription Drugs and Medical Devices.”

This application is intended to be general guidance based on the experiences of the surgeon and does not supplant the independent medical judgement of other healthcare professionals.

Sometimes we may need to take the conversation offline to be handled by the proper team. In these cases, we will need to share your contact information with various departments for a follow-up. You can see our privacy statement on our website at https://staging.exac.com/privacy-statement/.

Any events being discussed within this forum that allege any deficiency of an Exactech product, including but not limited to, revision of Exactech products for any reason, should be reported as a complaint to your local Exactech Representative. A representative from Exactech’s Quality Assurance Department may contact you to request additional information.

If your post concerns an Exactech product-related revision surgery, adverse event, or concerns an Exactech product not meeting its therapeutic intent or otherwise not performing as expected, please report this as soon as reasonably possible to your Exactech sales representative or directly to Exactech at complaints@exac.com.