A new study published in Spine examines the cost and effectiveness of three corpectomy techniques for destructive thoracolumbar spine disease.
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John F. Lovejoy Jr., MD, a retired orthopedic surgeon of Jacksonville, Fla., received the AAOS 2015 Humanitarian Award for his musculoskeletal-related humanitarian activities around the world.
William J. Maloney III, MD, was elected second vice president of the AAOS board of directors, which begins the first of a three-year term of volunteer service for Dr. Maloney, culminating in a one year presidency term in 2017-2018.
A study published by Anthony J. Scillia, MD, and colleagues in the American Journal of Sports Medicine finds 67 percent of NFL players are able to return to play after arthroscopic knee surgery, including chondroplasty of the articular cartilage lesions.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons named David J. Mansfield, MD, chair of the board of councilors.
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The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons named Gerald R. Williams, Jr., MD, its first vice president.
The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California Internal Medicine Residency Program and Apollo Medical Holdings launched of a one-year training and education program named the USC Hospitalist Leadership Fellowship Program at ApolloMed.
The Louisiana Orthopaedic Association appointed Mark A. Dodson, MD, as president, according to a report by The Advocate.
Michael Glover, MD, has been named Flagstaff (Ariz.) Medical Center's 2015 Nathan Avery Physician of the Year, according to an AZ Daily Sun report.
Glenn B. Anderson, MD, recently joined Houston Methodist Neurological Institute at Willowbrook and celebrated the opening of his practice, according to a Cypress Creek Mirror report.