Researchers sought to compare instrumented fusion outcomes with two decompression procedures for lumbar degenerative spondylolisthesis, in a study published in Spine.
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Effingham, Ill.-based St. Anthony's Center for Interventional Pain Management added Brian Parks, DO, according to XFM Radio.
Laura Matsen Ko, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Proliance Surgeons, a surgical practice with more than 100 locations throughout Washington state. Her clinical interests focus on the treatment of hip and knee arthritic disorders.
A recent article in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons provided an overview of complications and adverse events associated with outpatient orthopedic surgery performed in an ambulatory surgery center.
Carl Sartorius, MD, is a neurosurgeon at Indianapolis-based Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine.
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The American College of Physicians implored the U.S. Senate to vote no on a budget resolution which would begin the ACA appeal process.
Reps. Erik Paulsen (R-Minn.) and Ron Kind (D-Wis.) introduced the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 to permanently repeal the 2.3 percent medical device excise tax enacted on Jan. 3, 2017, the Minnesota Star Tribune reports.
Here are four outpatient orthopedic surgery centers that were announced or opened in December 2016.
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association examined changes in quality, internal hospital costs and postacute care spending for lower extremity joint replacement bundled payments.
A study presented at the Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Annual Forum 2016 compared minimally invasive spine surgery to open procedures for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis correction.