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A study presented at the AAOS Annual Meeting reveals physicians may be wise to permit at-home recovery for patients recovering from total joint replacement surgeries.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, of the Los Angeles-based Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic, performed a minor arthroscopic surgery on Philadelphia 76ers' center Joel Embiid.

A new report published in Research and Markets suggests the orthopedic navigation systems market will increase significantly by offering options for an aging population suffering from orthopedic ailments.

Allen K. Sills, MD, of Nashville-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center was appointed chief medical officer of the NFL by league commissioner Roger Goodell.

A recent study covered in Claims Journal revealed over 62 percent of workers who underwent spinal fusion surgery had initially reported their conditions as strains or sprains.

Of the 30 largest cities in the U.S., San Jose, Calif., is the most expensive place to receive cervical spine surgery, according to Healthcare Blue Book. However, the physician services fees are highest in Charlotte, N.C., for cervical spinal fusions,…

Zarina Ali, MD, was the first female neurosurgeon at Pennsylvania Hospital in Center City, and now she's encouraging other women to take the plunge, according to a report in The Philly Voice.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch gathered the states where people are least likely to see their physicians; in those states, 10 percent or more of the residents said they hadn't seen a physician in more than five years.

Kennewick, Wash.-based Northwest Orthopedic and Sports Medicine plans to join Kadlec Clinic in Richland, Was., next month, according to a report from the Tri-City Herald. 

A new study published in Clinical Spine Surgery examines the trends in inpatient vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty volume.