Author: Staff

New Orleans Hornets center Robin Lopez underwent knee surgery to repair a medial meniscus tear, according to an NBC Sports report.

Smith & Nephew CEO Olivier Bohuon is looking for a merger/acquisition deal, according to a Mass Device report.

The Indian market for orthopedic soft tissue repair and sports medicine exceeded $17 million in 2011, according to the latest from Reportlinker.

The Palm Beach County (Fla.) Health Department issued a public notice that at least 86 patients of its health centers may have had confidential information in their medical records disclosed to an unauthorized source.

Oct. 3 is the last day for eligible professionals to begin their 90-day reporting period for the Medicare Electronic Health Record Incentive Program in calendar year 2012.

The Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques published a study which found that minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion significantly shortened patient's hospital stay and cost less than open surgery.

Though the number of female orthopedic residents is on the rise, the field remains largely male-dominated, and several organizations are encouraging women to pursue orthopedic surgery, according to the Huffington Post.

Cadence Health in Winfield, Ill., announced its plans to acquire OAD Orthopaedics, a seven-office medical practice in DuPage County, according to the Kane County Chronicle.

Since new regulations took effect in Tennessee to curb pill mills, the state's Department of Health has issued 255 pain clinics licenses, according to a Chattanooga Times Free Press report.

Indiana State Senator Ron Grooms, a Republican, announced plans to sponsor a bill that would require pain clinic owners in the state to be licensed physicians, according to a WDRB report.