American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons President John R. Tongue, MD, recently issued a statement in response to the U.S. Government Accountability Office's position on patient referrals.
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With the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in place, the country will need roughly 52,000 more primary care physicians by 2025 to cover the law's preventive care provisions and general population growth, according to a new study from the…
The Food and Drug Administration granted 57 orthopedic- and spine-related clearances in October.
Edward V. Craig, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the Hospital for Special Surgery Affiliated Physicians Office in Greenwich, Conn., has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the New York chapter of the Arthritis Foundation, according to a Norwalk Plus report.
Orthofix has launched its TrueLok Hexapod System, or TL-HEX, through its international orthopedic distribution network.
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James Andrews, MD, orthopedic surgeon with Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine in Gulf Breeze, Fla., has performed knee surgery on Minnesota Timberwolves forward Chase Budinger, according to a Pioneer Press report.
Researchers have calculated the mortality rate for spine surgery patients at 1.8 deaths per 1,000 patients, according to a study published in Spine.
Tornier has appointed David H. Mowry as interim president and CEO, effective immediately.
Stephen Hochschuler, MD, met Ralph Rashbaum, MD, while they were both stationed at the Air Force base in Wichita Falls, Texas, before they were even specializing in orthopedics, let alone leading one of the preeminent spine groups in the country.…
The North American Spine Society will be providing various grants for research funding in 2013.