Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., unveiled its $16.5 million neurosciences intensive care unit for neurology and neurosurgery patients.
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Among orthopedic surgeons, the three most-frequently cited primary areas of practice are sports medicine (15.8 percent), hand surgery (10.8 percent) and total joint procedures (10.4 percent), according to the 2014 Orthopaedic Surgeon Census from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
A new U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs and Stanford (Calif.) Health study found between 30 percent and 50 percent of lumbar spine MRIs are inappropriately ordered, according to Scope. The American Journal of Managed Care published the study.
Amedica will host a conference call and live webcast to present the 24-month clinical results from a blinded, randomized clinical trail for CASCADE.
Materialise NV signed an agreement with Swiss orthopedic producer Mathys for the use of Materialise's Shoulder Guide System.
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Research presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons showed evidence that rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis may be predicted through a person's joint pain, diabetes status and overall physical health, as reported by Bel Marra…
In a study published in the Journal of Arthroplasty, patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty following a periarticular fracture had worse overall revision-free survival at 20 years compared with patients who underwent the procedure for osteoarthritis.
Rick Wilkerson, DO, is an orthopedic surgeon with the Northwest Iowa Bone, Joint & Sports Surgeons in Spencer.
Rojeh Melikian, MD, is an orthopedic spinal surgeon with DISC Sports & Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif.
A new study published in Spine examines pediatric cervical spine and spinal cord injury outcomes.