Baltimore Orioles closing pitcher Zach Britton visited Neal ElAttrache, MD, of Los Angeles-based Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic after being placed on the disabled list with a left forearm strain, according to ESPN.
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Medtronic Vice President for Global Regulatory Affairs Pat Shrader urged Congress to improve medical device manufacturing facility inspections, according to FierceBiotech.
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Tricare approved coverage for minimally invasive SI joint fusion.
A new study published in Spine examines workers compensation patients who undergo multilevel cervical fusion.
Orthopedic surgeon Scott Wolfe, MD, of Stamford, Conn.-based Hospital for Special Surgery was awarded the Kappa Delta Elizabeth Winston Lanier Award, according to Fairfield Citizen.
Brian McCardel, MD, of Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Medical Group has been named the 2017 physician of the year, according to Fox47.
Here are 13 key notes on orthopedic and spine device companies from the past week.
Medscape surveyed more than 19,200 physicians in more than 27 specialties on their compensation, inclusive of questions on physician debt and net worth. The "Physician Wealth and Debt Report 2017" offers insight into how physicians manage their money.