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Dr. Carlson completed the first outpatient posterior lumbar disc fusion surgery using SpineFrontier instruments at Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News, Va.   https://www.beckersasc.com/components/com_jce/editor/tiny_mce/plugins/article/img/readmore.png);”>   The 58 year old patient was able to return to work ten days…

Thomas Sylvester, MD, a spine surgeon, moved to Community Memorial Hospital in Oconto Falls, Wis., according to an announcement in the Green Bay Press Gazette today.

In a recent study published in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, researchers from the orthopedics department of the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, examined the use of opiates in patients with orthopedic trauma prior to injury…

The American College of Sports Medicine has named David Nieman, DrPH, of Appalachian State University, a recipient of its Citation Award.

The average wait time for patients in a doctors office increased more than a full minute from 2011 to 2012, citing an annual report from Vitals. Naturally, patients select medical providers based on education, experience, personality, and specialty area, but…

In a recent study published in The American Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers explore the efficacy of the Arthroscopic Surgical Skill Evaluation Tool as a method for assessing the orthopedic surgeons' arthroscopic skill.

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Chris Bishop will give a presentation titled "The Movement of High Acuity Cases to ASCs, Why? How? Who Drives It?"

Wilford K. Gibson, MD, FACS, FAAOS is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist in private practice with Atlantic Orthopaedic Specialists. He practices at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, Va. Dr. Gibson earned his medical degree from the Medical…

Orthopaedic & Neurosurgery Specialists, PC, based in Greenwich, Conn., has appointed Jarrett Stern, MHA, its chief operating officer.

Globus Medical launched its LATIS minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion spacer to treat degenerative disc disease.