Pop Warner youth football, an organization service 280,000 children nationwide, recently announced that players and cheerleaders suffering concussions must have clearance signed by a medical professional trained in injury before returning to play, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
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The University of Miami recently received a $5 million donation to construct a two-story athletic complex which will include an enlarged sports medicine facility, according to a Miami Herald report.
SI-BONE, a San Jose, Calif.-based medical device company, has received the CE mark for its iFuse Implant System, according to a Science 2.0 report.
The Spine Correction Center of the Rockies in Fort Collins, Colo., is continuing growth by adding a new nurse practitioner to meet the nationwide demand for nonsurgical scoliosis treatment, according to a practice news release.
Simon Lee, MD, and Johnny Lin, MD, physicians in the foot and ankle department at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago, recently provided free foot screenings to the local homeless population as part of a program sponsored by Soles4Souls, according…
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The treatment of severe spinal deformity should include a collaborative assessment between the orthopedic surgeon, anesthesiologist, pulmonologist and neurologist, according to an article published in Spine.
Here is a list of 30 orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons that recently began practicing at new locations.
Michael Shapiro, MD, chief of orthopedic surgery at South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, N.Y., is the first surgeon on Long Island to use Cortoss bone augmentation material to repair a vertebral compression fracture, according to a hospital news release.
Jeffrey R. McConnell, MD, is a physician with Philadelphia's OAA Orthopaedic Specialists' Pennsylvania Spine and Scoliosis Institute. He is one of the leaders of "Operation Straight Spine," a charitable mission project that provides spinal treatment for the underserved population in…
Hospitals in smaller communities and rural settings often have a difficult time attracting spine surgeons. However, once a community has established the need for a spine surgeon, there are a few things hospitals can do to attract good surgeons. Here…