Steve Shin, MD, repaired the torn ligament in Houston Rocket's center Clint Capela's right thumb, the team announced.
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Physicians and staff at Naples (Fla.) Community Hospital unanimously voted "no confidence" in CEO Allen Weiss, according to NBC 2.
A study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery examined the effects automated text messaging systems had during the recovery process in patients who underwent total joint arthroplasty.
Georgetown, Texas-based Bergeson Spine Clinic newly affiliated with Seton Healthcare Family in Austin, Texas, according to the Community Impact Newspaper.
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures are widely common and used to treat degenerative disorders.
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John A. Hatheway, MD, of Spokane, Wash., enrolled the first patient in the clinical study to evaluate Medtronic's SynchroMed II Intrathecal drug delivery system for patients with primary back pain.
Moody's expects robotics to continue expanding in orthopedics and spine, according to the firm's Healthcare Quarterly.
The Flower Orthopedics FlowerCube® system in first metatarsal phalangeal joint fusions led to a 33 percent reduction in intraoperative time compared to using traditional implants, according to a multicenter, prospective, IRB approved clinical trial.
More and more surgeons are beginning to talk about biologics, stem cells and regenerative medicine. Sameer Mathur, MD, an orthopedic surgeon, explains the future of stem cells in a sponsored article with WRAL.com.
The State of Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board approved Barrington (Ill.) Pain and Spine Institute's certificate of need application to add orthopedic and podiatric surgery services.