Author: Staff

Here are five strategies for improving orthopedic practice profits outside of the daily routine.

Wright Medical Group has named Julie D. Tracy senior vice president and chief communications officer, according to a Wright Medical Group news release.

Valerie Maxam-Moore, RN, MN, Vice President, ASC Operations & Quality at Laser Spine Institute, discusses 10 critical components of strong infection prevention programs at spine centers.

Bipedicular kyphoplasty can restore vertebral height more quickly than unipedicular kyphoplasty, although the gap between the two closes quickly, according to a study published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques.

Steven B. Wertheim, MD, co-president of Resurgens Orthopaedics in Atlanta, has been named an Atlanta Healthcare Leader for 2011 by Business Leader magazine, according to a Resurgens Orthopaedics news release.

Patients with subacromial impingement syndrome may receive better long-term improvement after an NSAID injection than a steroid injection, according to a report in AAOS Now.

Marc Philippon, MD, a hip surgeon at The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., recently performed his surgery on Kansas City Royals second baseman Johnny Giavotella, according to a report from The Sacramento Bee.

Synthes reported a net sales growth of 11 percent during the third quarter of 2011 over the same period in 2010, with quarterly revenue exceeding $1 billion for the first time in company history, according to a Synthes news release.

Smith & Nephew has named Stéphane Thiroloix president of Europe Advanced Surgical Devices Division, according to a Smith & Nephew news release.

A former surgical instrument technician has been sentenced to a year of probation for violating HIPAA, according to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.