U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned healthcare providers and patients about counterfeit surgical mesh being distributed in the United States under the C.R. Bard/Davol brand name, according to an FDA news release.
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Daniel Fish, MD, has been named chief of the section of orthopedic surgery at Danbury (Conn.) Hospital, succeeding Ronald Tietjen, MD, according to a Danbury Hospital news release.
A team led by physicians at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., reported a national trend toward younger, more diverse patients having total knee replacement surgery, according to a Mayo news release.
Houston Orthopedic Surgery Center (Warner Robins, Ga.). Houston Orthopedic Surgery Center is home to four orthopedic and sports medicine specialists and one spine surgeon. The ASC consists of two operating rooms, a sub-sterile area, four preoperative rooms and five PACU…
Houston Orthopedic Surgery Center (Warner Robins, Ga.). Houston Orthopedic Surgery Center is home to four orthopedic and sports medicine specialists and one spine surgeon. The ASC consists of two operating rooms, a sub-sterile area, four preoperative rooms and five PACU…
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After a three-week trial, a Detroit federal jury convicted Jose Castro-Ramirez, MD on 13 counts in connection with an $18.3 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the OIG's office.
John J. Callaghan, MD, was elected president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons at the organization's 2010 meeting in New Orleans. A specialist in adult reconstruction with an emphasis on hip and knee replacement, Dr. Callaghan is the Lawrence…
A study presented at the AAOS annual meeting found Medicare patients with a hip fracture are more likely to die when admitted to hospitals with lower nurse-staffing levels, according to a report by MedPage Today.
Total knee replacement significantly improves balance among elderly patients, according to a study released at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' annual meeting.
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based OrthoScan, a privately held medical device company, has launched a new version of its Mini C-Arm product with flat detector, according to an OrthoScan news release.