As the Trump administration begins, it is unclear how the ACA will change. However, certain provisions, including the Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement model have proven effective and cost-efficient.
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Frederick M. Azar, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at the Campbell Clinic, a Memphis, Tenn.-based orthopedic practice with five offices throughout Mississippi and Tennessee. His clinical interests focus on sports medicine.
Zachary, La.-based Lane Regional Medical Center has elected its medical staff officers for 2017, including orthopedic surgeon Adam Whatley, MD, according to The Advocate.
Hand surgeon R. Glenn Gaston, MD, and hip and knee surgeon Walter B. Beaver Jr., MD, presented their research findings related to orthopedic injuries in NASCAR pit crews at the 2017 NASCAR Summit earlier this month.
The FDA cleared Raynham, Mass.-based DePuy Synthes for its VIPER and EXPEDIUM Fenestrated Screw Systems.
Dallas-based Gramercy Extremity Orthopedics earned FDA clearance for its GEO Bone Screw System.
Inspired by the Women's March on Washington on Jan. 21, 2017, scientists are joining together to create their own movement, CNN reported.
Minneapolis-based VTI received a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office patent for its InterCushion pipeline product.
In a study published by The Spine Journal, researchers compared the reliability of reading CT scans of thoracolumbar spine fractures via two formats:
On Jan. 10, 2017, neurosurgeon Aria Sabit, MD, received a 235-month prison sentence for fraud. He had been behind bars since his arrest on Nov. 24, 2014.
