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A study in the Clinical Journal of Pain suggests early intervention in orthopedic trauma patients with uncontrolled postoperative pain may be able to reduce rates of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.

Bradley T. Butkovich, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists, a practice with offices throughout Virginia. His clinical interests include arthroscopy and sports medicine.

The Spine Journal published a study examining the variability between 10 MRI centers that took imaging exams of the same patient's spine during a three week period.

Providers spanning the nation are facing rising costs and debt, with medical student graduates having an average debt surpassing $150,000, according to Forbes.

New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University researchers found 22 percent of patients who went to the emergency room received care from an out-of-network physician, despite the ER being within their insurance network.

Boston-based Harvard Law School researchers conducted a two year study that advised any medical personnel caring for NFL players, such as team physicians, to not report to team management or coaches as it may impede player health, Sports Illustrated reported.

Julio Petilon, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at Spine Center Atlanta in Georgia, discusses his career, minimally invasive spine surgery and what the future holds for the industry.

Here are eight things for spinal surgeons to know for Nov. 17, 2016.

Paul Grundy, MD, Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM's global director of healthcare transformation, discussed changes coming down the pipeline in the healthcare industry, during the Transforming Our Health forum in New Philadelphia, Ohio, according to TimesReporter.com.

The multi-clinic practice Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance has added James H. Rubright, MD, to its medical team.