A study at New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery is exploring if a "prehabilitation" program could empower patients undergoing knee replacements and lead to improved outcomes.
Author: Alan Condon
Robert Rosenthal, PhD, was appointed to the board of directors at InVivo Therapeutics on Nov. 8.
A junior nursing student at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven died Nov. 10, two days after suffering a spinal cord injury during a gymnastics team workout NBC News reports.
Steven Kalkanis, MD, is chair of the department of neurosurgery at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit and medical director of the Henry Ford Cancer Institute.
Tampa-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute welcomed Kapil Mehrotra, MD, to its group on Nov. 5.
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Several big transactions have occurred in the spine device market this year.
The Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education accredits 11,000 residency programs in the U.S. annually and removed credentials from eight programs this year.
Kern Singh, MD, and his surgical team performed the first four minimally invasive outpatient spine surgeries at a new surgical facility in Oak Brook, Ill., on Nov. 7.
Carrum Health in San Francisco recently partnered with Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedic Institute as its newest center of excellence.
Domagoj Coric, MD, is chief of the department of neurosurgery at Carolinas Medical Center and spine division chief of Atrium Musculoskeletal Institute, both of Charlotte, N.C.