A new study out of the University of California, San Francisco, found that both low and high levels of physical activity can cause faster knee cartilage degeneration when compared with moderate activity levels, according to an Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics…
Author: Staff
The U.S. arm of the VisionPro Sports Institute Holdings of England is planning a new Major League Soccer stadium in Tampa, Fla., that will include a sports medicine center, according to a Tampa Bay Online report.
Here are 10 recent partnerships and acquisitions for orthopedic and spine device companies. Sign up for our FREE Spine E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to your inbox! Alphatec Spine closed its acquisition of certain assets of Phygen, which…
Researchers at the University of California San Francisco analyzed data on hospital readmissions following spine surgery and found numbers larger than expected or appropriate.
Hospital pharmacies are being forced to increase drug compounding efforts to meet demands after the closure of the New England Compounding Center and related compounding pharmacies linked to a fungal meningitis outbreak, according to WBUR Boston.
Advertisement
Eugene Lipov, MD, founder of The Advanced Pain Centers in Hoffman Estates and Oak Brook, Ill., has completed one of the world's first studies on neck pain treatment using subcutaneous electrical stimulation.
Spinal Elements, a spine device company based in Carlsbad, Calif., has announced its nationwide "Pledge to be a Hero" program, based on its Hero Allograft released last month and named for those who made the tissue donation possible.
There are several key trends making an impact on the financing market today with a specific focus on healthcare and ambulatory surgery centers.
London-based medical device company Smith & Nephew is buying Texas-based Healthpoint Biotherapeutics for $782 million, according to the Washington Post.
Here are 12 spine surgeons who are leading new hospital spine programs that opened in 2012. If you would like to recommend another surgeon for this list, please contact Laura at lmiller@beckershealthcare.com.