Author: Staff

Robert R. Bell, MD, has joined Orthopedic Associates as its new hand and upper extremity surgeon.

In an article published by The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, physicians found poor kidney function prior to heart surgery can be linked to longer hospital stays and higher surgical costs, according to The Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

A randomized clinical trial published in The Journal of Pain shows that surgery and manual physical therapies were similarly effective in improving pain and function for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome.

In a study conducted by the Patellomafemoral Foundation, researchers found many patients undergoing non-anatomic medial patellofemoral ligament reconstructions have an excellent clinical outcome not only at short-term at also long-term follow up.

Board-certified in orthopedics, Edward Ashman, MD, specializes in the surgical treatment of athletic injuries on the shoulder, knee and elbow. He serves as an assistant professor at The University of Nevada School of Medicine in Reno. Dr. Ashman is affiliated…

In an opinion piece published in The New York Times, brain researcher Bennet Omalu, MD, is calling for a "legal age" to be placed on high-impact contact sports.

The North American spine surgery devices market is expected to grow to 2019, based on a report from MicromarketMonitor, according to WhaTech.

Julian Bailes, MD, neurosurgery chairman of the NorthShore Neurological Institute in Glenview, Ill., argued there is no conclusive evidence that points to long-term concussion damage in young football players, according to The Shreveport Times.

Martin O'Malley, MD, will perform ankle surgery on Brooklyn Nets' Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, according to a New York Post report.

A new meta-analysis published in Spine examines the randomized controlled trials involving cervical disc arthroplasty compared with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for treating one-level cervical disc degeneration.