Author: Staff

A study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons shows a team-based care approach, along with newer pain management strategies, can lead to quicker and shorter recovery times for patients after total knee replacement surgery.

Michael R. Yorgason, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon with Billings-based Ortho Montana.

Anthony Roccisano, DO, is an orthopedic spine surgeon with Billings-based Ortho Montana.

Here are 11 orthopedic surgeons in the news this past week:

Here are eight spine and neurosurgeons in the news this past week:

Northwest Michigan Surgery Center in Transverse City implemented a new app allowing patients' friends and family to follow their journey through the surgery center, according to a Health Data Management report.

A new study published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques examines the cost of one- and two-level dorsal lumbar fusions with and without rhBMP-2 after one year.

A new study published in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery examines how to improve orthopedic surgeon residency skills for knee arthroplasty.

Orthobiologics company Cerapedics reported results from the FDA investigational device exemption clinical trial for i-FACTOR Peptide Enhanced Bone Graft in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures, published in Spine.

Scott Slagis, MD, an orthopedic surgeon with Tucson Orthopedic Institute, will now be seeing patients in Douglas, Ariz., according to the Douglas Dispatch.