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Kristy Weber, MD, president of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, provided an opposition statement to the surprise medical bill proposal of the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019.
Three spine surgeons discuss the precautions they take to ensure patient safety before, during and after surgery.
Denver-based Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children performed the state's first vertebral body tethering procedure on Sophia Clem, 11, 4 CBS Denver reports.
Seth Grossman, MD, of Englewood, N.J.-based The Center for Musculoskeletal Disorders, implanted Aesculap Implant Systems' activL Artificial Disc in a patient to address chronic lower back pain, Jewish Link reports.
Pittsfield, Mass.-based Berkshire Medical Center again earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for total hip and knee replacements, the Berkshire Eagle reports.
Inlay glenoid implants are a "paradigm-changer" in shoulder surgery, according to Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute's John Uribe, MD.
Orthopedic and sports medicine technology company Ortho Regenerative Technologies appointed Pierre Laurin to its board of directors.
Gadsden, Ala.-based Northeast Orthopedics is adapting 3D-printed removable plastic casts for orthopedic patients, reports WBRC.
The Joint Center at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake, N.Y., received certification by the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program for its joint replacement surgery program, reports WCAX.