Author: Staff

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, G-A Lawson-Boucher, MD, will give a presentation titled "Anesthesia Issues; Shorten Your Length of Stay in PACU."

Around 71 percent of orthopedic surgeones are in private practice, according to the 2012 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons census report.

A new study, published in Spine, assessed surgeon exposure to radiation during lateral lumbar interbody fusion procedures.

Oakland Regional Hospital in Southfield, Mich., has recently opened the Oakland Regional Orthopaedic & Hand Center. The center includes six exam rooms.

Here are eight recent leadership and executive moves at spine and orthopedic device companies nationwide.

Fargo, N.D.-based Sanford Health has opened the $9 million Sanford Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Center in Bemidji, Minn., according to a Real Estate Journals report.

County commissioners in Lake County, Fla., are extending a ban on new pain management clinics until Oct. 1, according to an Orlando Sentinel report.

Charles Nussbaum, MD, a neurosurgeon at Seattle-based Virginia Mason Medical Center, will provide consultations with patients at Kittitas Valley Healthcare in Ellensburg, Wash., according to a Daily Record report.

Bacterin International Holdings received FDA 510(k) approval for its OsteoSelect DBM Putty to be used in spinal fusion procedures.

In the past two years, approximately 118 procedures have been performed using the Mazor Robotics Renaissance spine system at the University Medical Center in Mainz, Germany.