The rotating rod strategy is effective in reducing and fusing C1-C3 for atlantoaxial dislocation with odontoid aplasia, according to an article published in Spine.
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OrthoWorx, a Warsaw, Ind.-based company, has entered into an agreement with Grace College, located in Winona Lake, Ind., to launch the country's first graduate program in orthopedic regulatory and clinical affairs, according to a South Bend Tribune report.
NeoStem, a New York-based international biopharmaceutical company, reported $51.7 million in total revenues during the third quarter of 2010, an increase from the $157,700 total revenues reported during the third quarter of 2009, according to a company news release.
S. Robert Rozbruch, MD, a physician with the Hospital for Special Surgery, is performing a relatively new procedure where he injects stem cells into a patient's ankle to heal cartilage damage, according to a hospital news release.
When constructing a new hospital or ambulatory surgical center, it is important for facility leaders and project planners to anticipate the surgical instruments their facility will require once opened. Medical device manufacturer Aesculap Inc. provider of surgical instrumentation and orthopedic/spine…
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Stephen H. Hochschuler, MD, the co-founder of Texas Back Institute, has been a leader in spine surgery for several years. In the past, he has served as a director for Alphatech Spine and serves as the chairman of the scientific…
Small Bone Innovations, an orthopedic technologies company, has entered into an exclusive three-year distribution agreement in the Netherlands with Biomet Nederland BV, according to a Small Bone Innovations news release.
Symmetry Medical, a global orthopedic device manufacturer, reported third quarter revenues at $91.5 million, a 5 percent increase from the total revenue reported during the third quarter of 2009, according to a company news release.
Patients with plantar fascia should complete a regimen of manual stretching exercises first instead of undergoing repetitive low-energy radial shockwave therapy for the best treatment outcomes, according to an article published in the Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.
Neck pain is most often part of a larger regional or widespread musculoskeletal pain among patients, which means physicians should assess other crucial pain sites when patients report neck pain, according to a story published in Spine.